ADRIA ALTAYÓ SANFELIU

PhD Student

PhD program:: XLI
email: adria.altayosanfeliu@uniroma1.it
building: Istituto Ricerca Sulle Acque (IRSA-CNR)- Area della ricerca di Roma 1 Via Salaria km 29,300 00010 Montelibretti (RM), IT
room: Laboratori di Bioprocessi




supervisor: Federico Aulenta
advisor: Federico Aulenta
co-supervisor: Jo Phillips
joint PhD: Abraham Esteve Nuñez

Research: Electrobioremediation of groundwater containing complex mixtures of contaminants

I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and a Master’s degree in Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. My academic background is focused on environmental biotechnology, with a strong interest in bioremediation and sustainable wastewater treatment.

I have gained research experience in both academic and industrial settings. I was involved for one year and a half in research activities at BioremUAB (Toxics Group), working at a pilot-scale facility for the biological treatment of agricultural wastewater with fungi. I have also collaborated with Venvirotech Biotechnology on the development of sustainable bioplastics from organic residues, strengthening my interest in applied research and technology transfer.

Additionally, I completed a research internship at the Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) and an academic mobility stay at the University of Coimbra (Portugal).

As a doctoral student, my goal is to contribute to the development of innovative and sustainable biotechnological solutions to environmental challenges, specially those that investigate the elimination of microcontaminants in the environment.

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