Early Stage Researchers (ESRs)
Negar Razaghi (ESR1)
I hold B.Sc. & M.Sc. in petroleum engineering, and I graduated from the Sharif University of Technology. Given the multidisciplinary nature of petroleum engineering, I have established a solid knowledge and foundation in the fundamentals of fluid flow in porous systems, including the soil-water system. My research and study background has thus enabled me to work in other interrelated and interdisciplinary fields of research. Since the environmental issues in water management are receiving more and more attention, during my PhD studies, I intend to leverage my background to address water remediation and removal of contaminants from the water resources. Trying to establish practical, sustainable solutions for capturing and removing Iodinated X-ray Contrast Media (ICMs) from water resources is the primary focus of my PhD research within the REMEDI project.
Email: Negar.Razaghi@warwick.ac.uk
Website: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Negar-Razaghi
Stefano Seccia (ESR2)
I am an Italian materials scientist and engineer, with a background in biology and environmental science. The passion I developed in studying the applications of materials science and technology in the environmental field has led me to pursue a postgraduate research position within the REMEDI ITN. My research is focused on the investigation of strategies for the removal and capture of iodinated X-ray contrast media agents (ICMs) from waters, and the environmental effects of such strategies, including a focus on Fe-containing geomaterials as remediating agents.
Email: Stefano.seccia@warwick.ac.uk
Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanoseccia/
Useful links: https://bit.ly/3JVnMc5
https://www.comune.cinisello-balsamo.mi.it/spip.php?article34248
Angeliki Koupa (ESR3)
I studied chemical engineering in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. My expertise is mainly microfluidics and the design of chemical plants. I am currently working in Politecnico di Milano, at the Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering Department, doing a PhD in the REMEDI project, which aims to trap and remove contrast media agents from water resource. A key point of my research is to model reactive transport in porous media in the microscale.
Email: angeliki.koupa@polimi.it
Website: https://linkedin.com/in/angeliki-koupa-0ab44b1b6/
Useful links: https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5521/4/1/8
Milad Panahi (ESR4)
I am interested in Physics-informed machine learning problems in general. More specifically, my research mainly focuses on principled techniques for extracting knowledge from the complex structures or networks and using it to build predictive models – in that way merging insights both from experimental data mining and machine learning. My PhD research within REMEDI project, will lie at the intersection of Probabilistic Machine Learning and Data Driven Scientific Computing with a focus on leveraging physics-inspired machine learning methods to explore and stochastically model Geo-Hydrologic dynamical systems.
Email: Milad.panahi@polimi.it
Website: https://github.com/MiladPnh
Useful links: Google Scholar
Ashfeen Ubaid Khan (ESR5)
I am an analytical chemist with a strong zeal towards environmental remediation, environmental geochemistry and nanochemistry. As ESR5 my work deals with mechanistic studies such as theoretical and practical investigations on transformation and speciation of ICM-containing iron geomaterials. It includes analyzing effects of inorganic/organic solutes and soil chemistry on the colloidal stability, physiochemical transformation and uptake of ICMs interacting with iron geomaterials in soil, sediment and water. Prior to joining the REMEDI project, during my master’s degree I worked on fate and transformation of various nanoparticles such as silver sulfide nanoparticles in different biological and environmental scenarios.
Email: ashfeenubaid.khan@polimi.it
Website: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ashfeen-Ubaid-Khan