Francesco Zanobetti

Academic experience:

• Novembre 2024 - Present: Research fellow at CIRI FRAME, University of Bologna. Project title: “Utilisation of CO₂ in synergy with hydrogen conversion.”
  

• November 2024 - December 2024: Teaching tutor for the First-Level University Master's Programme in "Management of Health, Safety, Environment & Quality Systems" at Eni Corporate University (Milan, Italy).

• September 2019 - September 2024: Teaching tutor for the Bachelor's Degree in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering and Master's Degree in Chemical and Process Engineering at the University of Bologna (teaching activities: Thermodynamics of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering T, Fundamentals of Industrial Chemistry T, Laboratory of Process Design M, Chemical Engineering Equipment Design M).

• January 2024 - July 2024: Visiting researcher at The Sargent Centre for Process Systems Engineering, Imperial College London (London, United Kingdom).

• May 2021 - October 2021: Research fellow at LISES - Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Egineering (DICAM) of the University of Bologna. The research activity focused on the risk assessment of offshore Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) systems and on the techno-economic analysis of CCS technologies in future decarbonization scenarios.

• September 2020 - February 2021: Research period funded by the Erasmus+ Programme at University College London (UCL) (London, United Kingdom). The research activity involved the development of multi-objective optimisation methods for techno-economic and environmental performance of pipeline-based Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) systems.
  

Education:

• October 2024: PhD in Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering at the University of Bologna. Thesis title: “Quantitative assessment of safe and sustainable strategies in the pursuit of decarbonisation”.

• July 2023: Qualification to the profession of industrial engineer (section A) according to the Italian framework.

• March 2021: Master's Degree in Chemical and Process Engineering with grade 110/110 cum laude at the University of Bologna. Thesis project: "Development of a multi-objective optimisation approach for the assessment of techno-economical and environmental performances of pipeline-based Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) systems".

• December 2017: Bachelor's Degree in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering with grade 110/110 cum laude at the University of Bologna. Thesis project: "Analysis of the flavor scalping phenomenon in food packaging".