Ph.D. Student
Erica Bertozzi obtained her Laurea Triennale (equivalent to a Bachelor of Science) in Chemistry and Chemical Technologies from Università degli Studi di Torino (UniTO) in December 2019 and her Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to a Master of Science) from the same university in April 2022. In June 2023, with a thesis on the anthropological impact of European projects for water management in Lake Victoria, she obtained a certification of Alta Qualificazione (equivalent to a Second Level Master’s Degree) from Scuola di Studi Superiori “Ferdinando Rossi” of Turin (SSST), an institution recognized for excellence and higher education in University Studies.
During her Master’s, supervised by Prof. Paola Calza (UniTO) and co-supervised by Vittorio Boffa (Aalborg University), Erica’s research focused on the combined effect of nanofiltration and advanced oxidation processes for wastewater treatment. Specifically, her work involved synthesizing solar photoactive zinc-oxide materials and developing photocatalytic membranes targeting the removal of emerging contaminants within the nanofiltration step.
In April 2026, she completed her Ph.D. studies in Environmental Engineering at Politecnico di Torino under the supervision of Prof. Alberto Tiraferri. Her research centered on exploiting membrane processes for wastewater reuse and implementing circular economy practices in industry, with a specific focus on the recovery of valuable compounds and resources. During her Ph.D., Erica spent 9 months at Rice University (TX, USA), where she joined Prof. Menachem Elimelech’s research group as a visiting graduate student. There, her work focused on enhancing membrane performance by combining electrochemical catalytic processes with membrane technologies.
She is currently a post-doctoral researcher working on catalytic membranes.
Erica’s curriculum vitae, updated as of July 2025.