Trainees

International trainees joining CESAR to carry out their research stays in safety science.

Current trainees (2026/2027)

Giacomo Rossi

University of Bologna (UniBo)

Period:
1 September 2026 – 1 February 2027
Supervisor:
Enrico Danzi / Mentor Václav Nevrlý
Study programme:
Ingegneria Energetica e Nucleare
Topic:
Hybrid mixtures generation in the nuclear fusion applications: safety perspectives and explosion testing

Alessandro Mazzuoli

University of Bologna (UniBo)

Period:
16 September 2026 – 16 February 2027
Supervisor:
Aleš Bernatík / Mentor Václav Nevrlý
Study programme:
Ingegneria chimica e di processo
Topic:
Optical Monitoring of Non-Stoichiometric Combustion Products

Chiara Bernini

University of Bologna (UniBo)

Period:
16 September 2026 – 16 February 2027
Supervisor:
Stefan Spitzer / Mentor Václav Nevrlý
Study programme:
Ingegneria Energetica e Nucleare
Topic:
Safety Assessment of Iron-Based Metal-Enabled Cycling of Renewable Energies (MeCRE) Systems

Emanuele Filippo Serapide

University of Bologna (UniBo)

Period:
16 September 2026 – 16 February 2027
Supervisor:
Enrico Danzi / Mentor Václav Nevrlý
Study programme:
Sustainable Technologies and Biotechnologies for Energy and Materials
Topic:
The Generation of Hybrid Mixtures in Nuclear Fusion: Safety Implications and Explosion Testing

Sahar Sirani

University of Bologna (UniBo)

Period:
1 September 2026 – 28 February 2027
Supervisor:
Václav Nevrlý
Study programme:
Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering (Cozzani)
Topic:
Hydrogen Fluoride Emissions from Laboratory-Scale Burning of Fluorinated Compounds

Nicholas Franco

University of Bologna (UniBo)

Period:
From 15 January 2027
Supervisor:
Aleš Bernatík / Mentor Václav Nevrlý
Topic:
Testing of sensors for the detection of hydrogen release from pressurized equipment and pipelines

Marvin Baburek

BHT (Berliner Hochschule für Technik)

Period:
Summer semester 2027
Supervisor:
Enrico Danzi
Study programme:
Industrial Engineering for Energy and Environmental Resources

Marvin Elias Düffelmeyer

TU Bergakademie Freiberg

Period:
14 September 2026 – 15 February 2027
Supervisor:
Václav Nevrlý
Study programme:
Optical Thermometry in Laminar Premixed Flames

Alumni trainees

Elisa Maria D’Angelo

University of Bologna (UniBo)

Period:
15 September – 15 December 2025
Topic:
Laminar burning velocity analysis using a heat flux burner

Flavia Nasso

University of Bologna (UniBo)

Period:
15 September – 15 December 2025
Topic:
Explosion characteristics of hybrid mixtures involving dust combined with gases, vapours or mists

Luca Guiseppe La Rocca

University of Bologna (UniBo)

Period:
1 October – 31 December 2025
Topic:
Dust explosion: the case of hybrid mixture

Matteo Raffaele Colacicco

University of Bologna (UniBo)

Period:
1 October – 31 December 2025
Topic:
Detection of Molecular Hydrogen using IR laser-spectroscopy

Alea Gerdes

Berliner Hochschule für Technik (BHT)

Period:
2 March – 31 August 2026
Topic:
Safety observations on green iron reduction processes

Andrea Dolcet

University of Bologna (UniBo)

Period:
2 February – 2 July 2026
Topic:
Dust explosions of iron-based hybrid mixtures
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