Chiara Recalcati
PhD candidate
I started my PhD in 2020 after graduating in Civil Engineering. My research activity is keyed to the characterization of (geochemical) surface processes taking place during dissolution/precipitation reactions at the interface between natural porous media and fluids. In this context, I am performing laboratory-scale experimental activities as well as theoretical/modeling analyses and characterization of the observed processes. Laboratory experiments are performed at the micro-scale, taking advantage of modern microscopy features offered by the use of Atomic Force Microscopy imaging. Modeling is based on a stochastic theoretical framework inspired to geostatistics. As support to experimental data, I am also performing numerical simulations of nanoscale dissolution processes within the kinetic Monte Carlo framework. I am involved in a cotutelle PhD program between Politecnico di Milano and UNIL Lausanne, where I am working on environmental microfluidics.
Expertise in:
- Atomic Force Microscopy imaging
- Geostatistical modeling of hydrogeological quantities
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Environmental microfluidics
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