Marta Chia

·       Lead the research and implementation of paper-based compostable flexible packaging projects for the Indian market, progressing concepts from laboratory evaluation to trial readiness through technology scouting, supplier engagement, and cross-functional programme leadership.
·       Team Digital Champion, driving alignment with internal digital and data requirements to improve the quality,

·       Led research on biodegradable and biobased materials for rigid components, identifying and trialling 12+ machine-scale solutions for injection moulding applications.
·       Led research on heat-seal solutions for paper-based flexible packaging, supporting the shift towards lower-plastic packaging formats.
·       Identified top-performing material grades and translated technical findings

- Study degradation of polyolefins in the environment and in lab conditions
- Look into bulk and localised chemical and mechanical changes of the materials during degradation
- SEM, TEM, Raman spectroscopy, FT-IR, Nanoindentation, DSC, XRD, Mechanical testing

- Helped design formulations for a biological wood glue to substitute formaldehyde with "green" chemistry
- Prepared and tested samples of chipboard wood for mechanical testing
- Helped in upscaling the experiments to pilot scale
- Wrote and edited parts of the patent for the glue
- Contacted possible partners and buyers

- Advised the company on Certifications, focused on the quality guarantee of the products and the process with respect to health and environmental security requirements of the chemical products and of the production system of the textiles.
- Organised the chemical products in a digital database. Substitute the products that were identified as non-compliant following the ZDHC chemical management co

- Project OASI - Milano Salone del Mobile 2018. Advised on the technologies, materials and on the design of a kitchen with the collaboration of Aran Cucine

- Part of the Research Team on Urban Forestry. Helped in the developing of a Manifesto on Urban Forestry, looked into case studies and organised data

- Designed a plan for a vertical garden in the university premises
- Selected most appropriate species, irrigation system and type of culture
- Managed/Coordinated/Assigned tasks to a multidisciplinary team of 11 people (chemistry, biology, physics and architecture)

worked in different research projects:
- The isolation and characterization of alkaloids in tropical plants

- Development of spray coating for 3D printed artifcial climbing hold

- Drug elution kinetics using functionalized porous nanostructures

Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering from Imperial College London, completed in 2023.

Relevant coursework
- Material Characterisation
- Thin Film Layer Technology
- Nanomaterials I
- Polymers and Composites

Thesis: "study on the degradation and fate of micro-sized polystyrene in freshwater"

Participating in an acceleration project for a startup on a sustainable vertical garden.

- Researched on the synthesis of a Cyclodextrin polymer crosslinked with Tetrafluoroterephthalonitrile and Decafluorobiphenyl
- Tested the polymer for the kinetics and thermodynamic uptake of micropollutants in water
- Characterized the polymer through surface area, elemental analysis and ICP-OES
- Co- Author in "Phenolation of Cyclodextrin Polymers Controls Their Lead and Organic Micropollutant