Research: Valorization of agro-industrial lignocellulosic biomass for biographene and advanced carbon-based materials
October 2020 – Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome.
December 2022 – Master’s Degree in Industrial Chemistry (ARES: Environment, Resources, Energy and Safety), Sapienza University of Rome, graduated with honors (110/110 cum laude).
Experimental thesis: Hydrothermal production of composite adsorbents for the removal of arsenic from contaminated water.
March 2023 – June 2023 – Erasmus+ Internship at the University of Évora (Portugal).
Research project: Laboratory- and pilot-scale studies on the use of Fe-hydrochar composite bio-adsorbents for the removal of some organic contaminants from contaminated water.
2023 – 2024 – BASF Italia S.p.A. (Rome).
Environmental Control Technician in the Effluents Department, involved in the protection and monitoring of industrial wastewater destined for discharge into surface waters.
2024 – 2025 – Research Fellow at the University of Rome Tor Vergata.
Research activity carried out at the Department of Enterprise Engineering “Mario Lucertini”, focusing on the study of the conductive effects of graphene coatings on aluminum cables for electrical energy transmission.
November 2025 – Present – PhD Candidate in Chemical Processes for Industry and the Environment at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Materials and Environment.
Research topic: Valorization of lignocellulosic biomass from the agri-food sector for the production of bio-graphene and high value-added materials.