Serena CasanovaCurriculum Vitae

Education2016–2020 Full-time PhD Research Programme in Chemical Engineering, University of

Bath, Bath, United Kingdom, Specialised in Hybrid Nanostructured Membranes forWater Treatment.

2014-2016 120 ECTS MSc Membrane Engineering (EM3E programme), University ofMontpellier 2, Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Twente , France,Czech Republic and The Netherlands, Overall score – B.

2011–2014 Bachelor in Chemical Engineerig, University of Genoa, Italy, Overall Score –110/110.

2013 LLP Erasmus, University College of Cork, Ireland, Scores –1Hx3; 2H1x2; 2H2x1.

PhDTitle Synthesis of Nanostructured Hybrid Membranes to Explore Fouling Resistance and

Transport Pathways in Novel Anti-aging MaterialsSupervisors Dr. D. Mattia & Dr. D. A. Patterson

Master ThesisTitle In situ Characterization of Organic Solvent Nanofiltration Membranes

Supervisors Prof. Dr. Ir. N.E. Benes & K. Tempelman, M.Sc.Description When purifying wastewater using polymeric membranes, solvent contaminants

can contribute to performance decrease. In this project, the stability of widelycommercially used polysulfone (PSU) support in water-solvent mixtures was studied.Changes in thin films were tracked in situ by combined swelling ellipsometry (SE)and quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D). This research gives aninsight into PSU feasibility of application and the dynamics behind its failure asSolvent Resistant Nanofiltration (SRNF) support if not adequately modified.

H (+44) 7397237835 • B S.Casanova@bath.ac.ukORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1668-545X

ExperienceProfessional

2015 Internship, Membrane Research group of Genoa (DICCI), Italy.Data collection and interpretation, permeation experiments, membrane testing and charac-terisation, FC assembling under the supervision of Prof. Antonio Comite.

2016-Present Laboratory Demonstrator, University of Bath, United Kingdom.Domonstration of second year undergaduate filtration and fluidisation laboratories

2010-Present Student jobs.Part time job during BSc studies at Restaurant La Campora (Genova, Italy) ; Lifeguard atPiscina FPX (Genova, Italy); Teaching Italian (Cork, Ireland); Volunteering at Tankstationcultureel vulpunt (Enschede, The Netherlands); Babysitting (Enschede, The Netherlands);Examinations Invigilator (Bath, UK)

Miscellaneous2010–Present Extracurricular activities.

Publications Il piu violento dei vigliacchi and La misteriosa ragnatela. Uno sguardo sulla reteof Vita Pensata, italian philosophic magazine; Seminary Costruirsi un futuro nellâĂŹindustriaChimica by Federchimica, Milan; Conference Prof. Miroslav M. Begovic, President of theIEEE Power and Energy Society Solar Photovoltaic Energy: Generation Technology of theFuture, Universita’ di Genova; Workshop EM3E and EUDIME on Membrane Engineering,Montpellier; Collaboration in the organization of Materiaux Conference of Montpellier,France; Partecipation to the International School Montpellier Chaire Total, France; Lecturesof Professor Richard D. Noble on Gas Separation, UCT Prague; TEDx Saxion -Pursuit ofHappiness, Enschede; Online course Gravity! From the Big Bang to Black Holes October2015, Paris Diderot

SkillsLaboratory Casting, Solution Preparation, Polymer Chemistry, GLP, CVD, Ellipsometery, SEM,

TGA/DSC, Permeation, Refractometry, AFM, Optical MicroscopyIT OPs: Windows, Linux, Fedora. Languages: VBA, Fortran, Matlab. Softwares: AS-

PEN + and hysys, Microstation, Pspice, Polymath, LaTeX, QTools, CompleteEASE,OriginLab, Nanoscope Analysis, ChemDraw, LabView

Soft Skills Communication, time management, planning, quality assessment, decision making,team-work, intercultural relations, TRIZ approach to problem solving, ICM, HRmanagement, peer review

LanguagesFluent English (IELTS Academic Certificate March 2014 with Band Score 7); Italian

(mothertongue)Elementary German (Goethe certification B1); French (Attestation UM2 Level A2); Czech

(Attestation UCT Prague, A2), Dutch (A1), Russian (beginner)

Interests- Listening to inspiring podcasts - Swimming and sports in general- Riddles and games - Travelling and change

H (+44) 7397237835 • B S.Casanova@bath.ac.ukORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1668-545X