Project Title:
In-Situ Self-Sustaining Treatment for Active Remediation (STAR)
Project Description:
Demonstrate whether STAR is a viable treatment approach when conducted
in in-situ mode.
Personal Background:
Graduated from the University of Bologna (Italy) with a BSc in Physics
(1995) and a MEng in Environmental Engineering (2002). Subsequently,
obtained his PhD in Environmental Engineering in 2009 from the
University of Edinburgh, studying the applicability of smouldering
combustion to the remediation of NAPL contaminated soil. Also worked as
an environmental consultant and as a civil servant in Italy's
Environmental Protection Agency.
Travel and Awards:
- American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA:
December 2009
- 32nd International Symposium on Combustion, Montreal, Canada: August
2008
- Geosyntec Consultant’s Student Research Prize – Awarded second place
in annual contest for students pursuing research pertaining to the
assessment and remediation of groundwater contamination: March 2008
- Geological Society Bicentenary Conference, London, UK: September
2007
- 31st International Symposium on Combustion, Heidelberg, Germany:
August 2006
