Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow, Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna
Visiting Scholar, Energy Science and Engineering, Doerr School of Sustainability, Stanford University
Visiting Scholar, Géosciences Rennes CNRS – Université de Rennes
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About Me
I am a Marie Skłodowska–Curie Actions (MSCA) Fellow with a PhD in Fluid Mechanics, specializing in flow and transport in subsurface geological formations. My current research, conducted within the MSCA Global Postdoctoral Fellowship GEONEAT, focuses on physics-based and stochastic modeling of flow, heat transfer, and anomalous transport in fractured systems, in collaboration with Stanford University, the University of Bologna, and Géosciences Rennes.
GEONEAT (Complex Fluids in Fractured Geological Media for Enhanced Heat Transfer, score: 100/100) focuses on the development of physics-based and stochastic models for flow and transport in fractured geothermal systems. My work investigates the interplay between fluid rheology, fracture-scale heterogeneity, and fracture–matrix interactions, with particular emphasis on anomalous transport and non-local effects. A key objective is to exploit the non-linear rheology of complex fluids to enhance heat tracer tests and improve the inference of structural and transport properties through inverse modeling.
Featured Article
Effects of Wall Roughness on Coupled Flow and Heat Transport in Fractured Media
Journal of Fluid Mechanics (2026)
My background
My research focuses on the interplay between fracture-scale heterogeneity and the non-Newtonian rheology of complex fluids, such as biopolymers and foams, in controlling flow and transport in geological media. These fluids are relevant to a range of subsurface applications, including enhanced oil and gas recovery and the delivery of remedial amendments. I am also interested in the mechanics of gravity currents in porous media and free-surface flows, with applications to underground carbon storage and aquifer remediation. In parallel, I have contributed to several national and European research projects at the University of Bologna, including WATERGY, GST4Water, BRIGAID, StopUP, and MAR2PROTECT.
| Date | Events | Locations | Infos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/03/2024 | Launch of the MSCA project GEONEAT | Bologna, IT | New Project |
| 01/03/2024 | Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Fellow | Stanford, CA, US | New Position |
| 13/07/2024 | GRS Flow and Transport in Permeable Media | Newry, ME, US | Oral Presentation |
| 14/07/2024 | GRC Flow and Transport in Permeable Media | Newry, ME, US | Poster |
| 30/09/2024 | International Conference Participation: 25th Computational Methods in Water Resources 2024 | Tucson, AZ, US | Oral Presentation |
| 30/09/2024 | Co-Chair CMWR2024 Session 13 on “Computational Modeling and Model-Data Interaction for Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport” | Tucson, AZ, US | Conference |
| 08/11/2024 | Accepted HPC Project – CINECA ISCRA “Italian SuperComputing Resource Allocation”, Class C project – HP10CEAPM0 | Bologna, IT | New Project |
| 21/05/2025 | International Conference Participation: Interpore 2025 | Albuquerque, NM, US | Oral Presentation |
| 28/05/2025 | Invited speaker in a panel of Marie Curie Fellows hosted by the Stanford Grant Writing Academy | Stanford, CA, US | Panelist |
| 31/08/2025 | End of the MSCA outgoing phase (Energy Science & Engineering, Stanford) | Stanford, CA, US | Project Update |
| 01/09/2025 | Beginning of the secondment at Géosciences Rennes | Rennes, FR | Project Update |
| 28/02/2026 | End of the MSCA secondment hosted by Géosciences Rennes (Fluids, transport and reactivity TERA Group, Rennes) | Rennes, FR | Project Update |
| 01/03/2026 | Beginning of the Returning Phase at University of Bologna (DICAM) | Bologna, IT | Project Update |
| 07/04/2026 | New Publication on the Journal of Fluid Mechanics: Effects of Wall Roughness on Coupled Flow and Heat Transport in Fractured Media | Journal of Fluid Mechanics | New Publication |
| 03/05/2026 | European Geosciences Union 2026 General Assembly – EGU 2026 – Session HS8.1.1 | Vienna, AT | Oral Presentation |
| 08/05/2026 | Invited Talk at International Workshop on Mixing and Transport in Media with Morphology Modifications | Vienna,AT | Oral Presentation |
| 19/05/2026 | International Conference on Porous Media – Interpore 2026 – Session 4.1.MS08 | Nantes, FR | Oral Presentation |
| 19/05/2026 | Co-Chair Interpore 2026 – Session MS03 – Flow, transport and mechanics in fractured porous media | Nantes, FR | Oral Presentation |
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