At Politecnico di Milano’s Laboratory of Catalysis and Catalytic Processes, I developed and validated 2D and 3D CFD models of an electrically heated steam methane reformer for sustainable hydrogen production. By incorporating additional heat-transfer mechanisms, I brought simulated temperature profiles within 10 K of experimental results.
In my Politecnico di Milano process design projects, I used Aspen HYSYS to model a hydrodealkylation process and optimize methanol production. I also analyzed thermodynamic equilibrium and reactor configurations in MATLAB.
For a molecular modelling project at Politecnico di Milano, I reimplemented a CHO ReaxFF force field in LAMMPS to simulate polypropylene pyrolysis, with activation-energy estimates agreeing within ±5 kJ/mol of a published study. I completed my MSc in Chemical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano, including an exchange semester at ETH Zürich.
