Curriculum Vitae – page under construction

Erika Michela Dematteis, PhD
erikamichela.dematteis@unito.it
PM me for phone number

PhD in Chemistry & Material Science.
Metallurgist. Hydrogen storage.

Researcher unique identifier(s)ORCID: 0000-0002-3680-4196, Research ID: F-1350-2016
Date of birth:5 January 1991
Nationality:Italian
■ PERSONAL INFORMATION

● RESEARCH EXPERIENCE AND PRINCIPAL INTEREST

Erika has a strong background in industrial chemistry and material science; she attended several international conferences presenting 11 Posters and 10 Talks (2 invited). She published 13 papers (8 first author, 8 open access). The high level of her work is recognized by 2 prizes: best Master Thesis in Industrial Chemistry, and best oral presentation at the EMRS Fall meeting 2017. Her research focused on thermodynamics and applications of complex hydrides (i.e. borohydrides) and intermetallics (FeTi-based) as energy storage materials, towards industrial applications. She developed expertise in thermodynamic modelling according to the CALPHAD approach (TERMO-CALC software) and in the experimental study and interpretation of multi-component phase diagrams data. She has a good know-how in inorganic and alloy synthesis (wet-chemistry, reactive ball milling, arc melting, induction furnace), preparation (sampling, cutting, etching, polishing, closing silica tube under vacuum or inert atmosphere for thermal treatment) and advanced multi-technique characterization methods such as: optical and electronic microscopy, hardness and strength tests, failure analysis. She can manipulate air-sensitive materials using glove box and Schlenk lines, and she has expertise in advanced crystallography (in-situ Synchrotron Radiation Powder X-ray and Neutron Diffraction, Rietveld Method), Sievert’s method (PCI, TPD), calorimetry and thermal analysis (HP-DSC, TGA-DSC-MS, TPPA). She gained familiarity in writing research proposals for obtaining beamtime at synchrotron facilities, teaching in laboratory courses and training/supervising students. She was involved in many European projects (BOR4STORE, ECOSTORE, HyCARE) and European Researchers’ Nights. The ER consolidated experience in combining experiments and theoretical approaches is her strength for developing new promising materials for energy storage and gaining the maximum amount of information on every single system. She wants to develop new skills in computer science and big data to push the boundaries of material innovation towards fast development of industrially relevant materials, reaching leading position in the field.

● EDUCATION

  
01/10/2015-19/10/2018PhD in Material and Chemical Science (PhD cum laude) University of Turin, Department of Chemistry and NIS, Torino, Italy PhD Supervisor: Prof. Marcello Baricco Thesis: “Thermodynamics of Boron-based Complex Hydrides for Energy Storage”
  
01/10/2013-21/07/2015Master Degree in Industrial Chemistry (110/110 magna cum laude) University of Turin, Department of Chemistry and NIS, Torino, Italy MSc Supervisor: Prof. Marcello Baricco Thesis: “Thermodynamic investigation of borohydrides eutectic mixtures for hydrogen storage application”
  
01/10/2010-16/10/2013Bachelor Degree in Industrial Chemistry (109/110) University of Turin, Department of Chemistry and NIS, Torino, Italy MSc Supervisor: Prof. Livio Battezzati Thesis: “Failure Analysis of metallic components by metallographic and analytical techniques” after 2 months internship at MTC s.r.l., MotivexLab, Avigliana, Italy

● CURRENT POSITION

  
01/02/2020-31/01/2021Post-doctoral Research Fellow INSTM, University of Turin, Department of Chemistry and NIS, Torino, Italy Project: “Materials for hydrogen storage , and HyCARE”

● PREVIOUS POSITION

  
01/02/2019-31/01/2020Post-doctoral Research Fellow ICMPE (UMR7182), CNRS, UPEC, Thiais (Paris), France Project: “HyCARE: Hydrogen CArrier for Renewable Energy storage”
  
01/10/2018-31/01/2019Post-doctoral Research Fellow University of Turin, Department of Chemistry and NIS, Torino, Italy Project: “Complex Hydrides for Energy Storage”

● FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

  
23/09/2020Selected among the 10 Finalists of the IX° National Prize of popularization of science “GiovedìScienza”, Italy
  
01/02/2020-31/01/2021INSTM Post-doctoral Research Fellowship to fund research at the Department of Chemistry, University of Turin, Italy. Project: “Materials for hydrogen storage”. Funding: 14 K€/yr (fellow salary).
  
01/02/2019-31/01/2020FHC-JU Post-doctoral Research Fellowship to fund research at ICMPE, CNRS, Thiais (Paris), France. Project: “HyCARE”. Funding: 27 K€/yr (fellow salary).
  
01/10/2018-31/01/2019 & 01/10/2015-01/10/2018Italian Ministerial PostDoc & PhD Fellowship to fund research at the Department of Chemistry, University of Turin, Italy. Project: “Thermodynamics of Boron-based Complex Hydrides for Energy Storage”. Funding: 14 K€/yr (fellow salary).
  
01/03/2017-02/05/2017Erasmus Traineeship Fellowship for mobility period at Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research, Geesthacht, Germany Project: “Experimental investigation of complex mixtures of borohydrides for hydrogen storage”. Funding: 400 €/mo (mobility support)
  
25/05/2016-30/08/2016Erasmus Traineeship Fellowship for mobility period at Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark Project: “Synthesis and characterization of complex hydrides for energy storage (hydrogen storage and batteries)”. Funding: 450 €/mo (mobility support)
  
02/03/2015-19/06/2015Erasmus Traineeship Fellowship for mobility period at Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark Project: “Experimental investigation of the thermodynamic properties of eutectic borohydrides for hydrogen storage”. Funding: 450 €/mo (mobility support)
  
20/09/2017Award “Best student oral presentation of symposium C”, EMRS, Fall Meeting 2017, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland – Award: 200 €
  
16/05/2017Award “Best Master Thesis in Industrial Chemistry, Academic year 2014/2015”, University of Turin, Italy

● SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS

  
2019Mentor of 1 visiting PhD Student at ICMPE (UMR7182), CNRS, UPEC, Thiais (Paris), France
  
2016-2018Tutor of 1 BSc, 3 MSc and 1 international internship student during their thesis work at University of Turin, Department of Chemistry and NIS, Torino, Italy

● TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  
15/10-14/12/2018“Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry”, BSc Degree in Chemistry, University of Turin, Italy (48h laboratory lessons, ca. 60 students)
  
07/06/2018“Optimization and computation of thermodynamic proprieties and phase diagrams”, PhD Course in Chemical and Material Science, University of Turin (4h tutoring of hands-on session, ca. 10 students)
  
23/10-03/11/2017“Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry”, BSc Degree in Chemistry, University of Turin, Italy (40h laboratory lessons, ca. 60 students)
  
24-25/05/2017“Polymeric materials Laboratory”, MSc Degree in Forensic and Sports Clinical Chemistry, University of Turin, Italy (10h laboratory lessons, ca. 20 students)
  
15-23/05/2017“Metallic materials Laboratory”, BSc Degree in Material Science, University of Turin, Italy (30h laboratory lessons, ca. 30 students)
  
16-24/05/2016“Metallic materials Laboratory”, BSc Degree in Material Science, University of Turin, Italy (37h laboratory lessons, ca. 30 students)

● ORGANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

to be updated

.

.

.