{"id":250,"date":"2018-03-23T10:01:19","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T09:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/templategdr.dii.unipd.it\/?page_id=223"},"modified":"2026-04-23T11:30:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T09:30:45","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.dii.unipd.it\/bierlab\/team\/","title":{"rendered":"Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Co-Chairs<\/h2> <\/div> <\/div>
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Prof. Eleonora Sforza<\/h4>

Associate professor<\/p>

Optimization of photosynthetic microorganisms and bacterial cultivation for environmental, commercial and energy applications: lab experiments, growth modelling and process simulation.<\/p> eleonora.sforza@unipd.it<\/a>

<\/i><\/a> <\/i><\/a> <\/i><\/a> <\/i><\/a><\/div> ORCID<\/a> Scopus page<\/a><\/div><\/div> <\/div>
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Elena Barbera<\/h4>

RTDb<\/p>

Process simulation and techno-economic analysis of chemical and biochemical processes, including microalgae production, anaerobic digestion for biogas and biomethane, production of bio-based products, carbon capture and storage, hydrogen production and carbon-neutral fuels.<\/p> elena.barbera@unipd.it<\/a>

<\/i><\/a> <\/i><\/a> <\/i><\/a> <\/i><\/a><\/div> ORCID<\/a>Scopus page<\/a><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/div>

Team members<\/h2> <\/div> <\/div>
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Danilo Marchese<\/h4>

PhD student<\/p>

Bicarbonate-based microalgae and cyanobacteria cultivation, biological carbon capture, novel species characterization and cultivation process optimization<\/p> danilo.marchese@phd.unipd.it<\/a>

<\/i><\/a> <\/i><\/a> <\/i><\/a> <\/i><\/a><\/div> Publications<\/a><\/div><\/div> <\/div>
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Adriano Porcelli<\/h4>

PhD student<\/p>

Optimization of bacteria fermentation process for antibiotics production. Studying and modeling of
\nbacterial growth and antibiotic biosynthesis under various fermentation conditions<\/p>adriano.porcelli@phd.unipd.it<\/a>

<\/i><\/a> <\/i><\/a> <\/i><\/a> <\/i><\/a><\/div> Publications<\/a><\/div><\/div> <\/div>
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Leonardo Pattaro<\/h4>

PhD student<\/p>

Biological processes modeling and simulation.
\nCircular economy assessment in microalgal production systems for the food and feed industry<\/p> leonardo.pattaro@phd.unipd.it<\/a>Publications<\/a><\/div><\/div> <\/div>

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Matteo Ferrari<\/h4>

PhD student<\/p>

Optimization of marine microalgae cultivation in small-scale photobioreactors for biomass production, CO\u2082 sequestration, and high-value products generation<\/p>matteo.ferrari.12@phd.unipd.it<\/a>

<\/i><\/a> <\/i><\/a> <\/i><\/a> <\/i><\/a><\/div>Publications<\/a> <\/div><\/div> <\/div>
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Elisa Palandri<\/h4>

PhD student<\/p>

Optimization of calcifying marine microalgae (coccolithophores) cultivation for enhanced calcium carbonate production and exploration of potential advanced application.<\/p>elisa.palandri@phd.unipd.it<\/a>

<\/i><\/a> <\/i><\/a> <\/i><\/a> <\/i><\/a><\/div>Publications<\/a> <\/div><\/div> <\/div>
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Matteo Zandolini<\/h4>

Reasearch Assistant<\/p>

Optimization of cultivation conditions to enhance photofermentation-based biohydrogen production using purple non-sulfur bacteria. Emphasis on reducing process costs through optimization of key operational parameters, including illumination strategies<\/p>matteo.zandolini@unipd.it<\/a>

<\/i><\/a> <\/i><\/a> <\/i><\/a> <\/i><\/a><\/div>Publications<\/a> <\/div><\/div> <\/div>
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Silvia Michelini<\/h4>

Research Assistant<\/p>

Optimization of the biosynthesis of pharmaceutical compounds through microbial fermentation<\/p>silvia.michelini@studenti.unipd.it<\/a>

<\/i><\/a> <\/i><\/a> <\/i><\/a> <\/i><\/a><\/div>Publications<\/a> <\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div>

The group<\/h2> <\/div> <\/div>
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Co-Chairs Prof. Eleonora Sforza Associate professorOptimization of photosynthetic microorganisms and bacterial cultivation for environmental, commercial and energy applications: lab experiments, growth modelling and process simulation. eleonora.sforza@unipd.it ORCID Scopus page Elena Barbera RTDb Process simulation and techno-economic analysis of chemical and biochemical processes, including microalgae production, anaerobic digestion for biogas and biomethane, production of bio-based products,…
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