Marco worked in the group as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate on iodine removal and immobilisation from nuclear fuel recycling. This work was funded by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, in collaboration with Separations and Nuclear Chemical Engineering (SNUCER) in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, the Department of Chemical Engineering & Analytical Science, University of Manchester, and the National Nuclear Laboratory.

Marco’s PhD project involved the design of a novel route for the decarbonisation of CaCO3, potentially able to avoid both the combustion and process CO2 arising from the conventional process. Marco was also involved in other projects focusing on the immobilisation of the radionuclide 90Sr into Calcium aluminate cements, and the clinkering/hydration of chlorine-containing materials.

In 2019, Marco was awarded with the Battelle Fellowship, thanks to which he could spend four months at the University of Kentucky (US), working as visitor researcher at the Centre for Applied Energy Research (CAER). Marco obtained his Master’s degree in Chemistry at the University of Rome “La Sapienza” working on bio-electrochemical systems for the reduction of CO2 to CH4, while he focused on the synthesis of protein-based carriers for drug delivery.

After working in the group in 2021 and 2022, Marco has taken on an exciting role at as a consultant at Rina.