Arianna Berto is Research Associate (RTDa) at the University of Padova, Department of Industrial Engineering.

ACADEMIC CAREER
- Research Associate (RTDa) at the University of Padova, Department of Industrial Engineering. Academic sector: ING-IND/10. From 01/03/2023 – present
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Padova, Department of Industrial Engineering. Academic sector: ING-IND/10. From 01/10/2020 to 28/02/2023

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
- Degree in Energy Engineering, University of Padova, 16/12/2016. Final mark: 110/110 with honours.
- Research Doctorate in Industrial Engineering, curriculum Energy Engineering.
- Visiting student at Laboratoire Plasma et Conversion d'Energie, University Toulouse III Paul Sabatier (France), 11/2019-12/2019.
- Visiting student at the Microgravity Research Center (MRC) of Brussels School of Engineering (ULB), Belgium, 09/2018-10/2018.

TEACHING AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Responsible and co-responsible of the course for PhD students “Experimental measurements in thermal fluid dynamics”, 2022-present
Lecturer for the course Applied Physics, bachelor degree in Aerospace Engineering at University of Padova, 2022
Lecturer for the course Applied Physics, bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering at University of Padova, 2023
M.Sc. thesis co-supervisor.

RESEARCH INTERESTS
The research interests cover the following fields:
- Phase change heat transfer processes. In this context, the activity carried out includes both the study of condensation and vaporization, with different geometries and within mini- and micro-channels.
- Refrigeration systems. The experimental and theoretical activity covers the study of new refrigerants and the development of innovative heat exchangers to be used as evaporators and condensers in refrigeration systems.
- Heat storage. This activity aimed at studying the use of phase change material as integrated thermal storage in heat exchangers and in particular in evaporators.
- Nanofluids for solar applications. In this context, the activities carried out include the testing of carbon nanofluids in a direct absorption solar collector and the monitoring of their stability. Numerical simulations in Ansys Fluent of the direct absorption solar collector were also performed.

PARTICIPATION TO EUROPEAN AND NATIONAL PROJECTS
Participation to international projects:
- ESA SciSpacE (Science in Space Environment) MAP (Microgravity Application Programme): ENCOM-4, ENhanced COndensers in Microgravity, 2019-2023
- ESA MAP (Microgravity Application Programme): ENCOM-3, ENhanced COndensers in Microgravity, 2015-2018.
-Parabolic flight campaign as University of Padova representative: ESA-PFC 70th
Participation to national projects:
- NEST PNRR PE2 Spoke 1, “Network 4 Energy Sustainable Transition”

PATENTS
Italian patent application n. 102019000010215 “Dispositivo essiccatore per il trattamento di gas, in particolare aria”.
US patent application n. 16912903, “Device for drying a gas, in particular air”.
European patent application n. 20182435.6-1008, “A DRYING DEVICE FOR PROCESSING A GAS, IN PARTICULAR AIR”.

Author of more than 20 papers published in international journals, h-index = 6 (Scopus).

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