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Trainees

International trainees joining CESAR to carry out their research stays in safety science.

CESAR trainee operating minimum ignition energy test apparatus

Current trainees (2026/2027)

8 trainees

Giacomo Rossi

University of Bologna (UniBo)

“Hybrid mixtures generation in the nuclear fusion applications: safety perspectives and explosion testing”

Period
1 September 2026 – 1 February 2027
Supervisor
Enrico Danzi / Mentor Václav Nevrlý
Programme
Ingegneria Energetica e Nucleare

Alessandro Mazzuoli

University of Bologna (UniBo)

“Optical Monitoring of Non-Stoichiometric Combustion Products”

Period
16 September 2026 – 16 February 2027
Supervisor
Aleš Bernatík / Mentor Václav Nevrlý
Programme
Ingegneria chimica e di processo

Chiara Bernini

University of Bologna (UniBo)

“Safety Assessment of Iron-Based Metal-Enabled Cycling of Renewable Energies (MeCRE) Systems”

Period
16 September 2026 – 16 February 2027
Supervisor
Stefan Spitzer / Mentor Václav Nevrlý
Programme
Ingegneria Energetica e Nucleare

Emanuele Filippo Serapide

University of Bologna (UniBo)

“The Generation of Hybrid Mixtures in Nuclear Fusion: Safety Implications and Explosion Testing”

Period
16 September 2026 – 16 February 2027
Supervisor
Enrico Danzi / Mentor Václav Nevrlý
Programme
Sustainable Technologies and Biotechnologies for Energy and Materials

Sahar Sirani

University of Bologna (UniBo)

“Hydrogen Fluoride Emissions from Laboratory-Scale Burning of Fluorinated Compounds”

Period
1 September 2026 – 28 February 2027
Supervisor
Václav Nevrlý
Programme
Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering (Cozzani)

Nicholas Franco

University of Bologna (UniBo)

“Testing of sensors for the detection of hydrogen release from pressurized equipment and pipelines”

Period
From 15 January 2027
Supervisor
Aleš Bernatík / Mentor Václav Nevrlý

Marvin Baburek

BHT (Berliner Hochschule für Technik)
Period
Summer semester 2027
Supervisor
Enrico Danzi
Programme
Industrial Engineering for Energy and Environmental Resources

Marvin Elias Düffelmeyer

TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Period
14 September 2026 – 15 February 2027
Supervisor
Václav Nevrlý
Programme
Optical Thermometry in Laminar Premixed Flames

Alumni trainees

Elisa Maria D’Angelo

University of Bologna (UniBo)

“Laminar burning velocity analysis using a heat flux burner”

Period
15 September – 15 December 2025

Flavia Nasso

University of Bologna (UniBo)

“Explosion characteristics of hybrid mixtures involving dust combined with gases, vapours or mists”

Period
15 September – 15 December 2025

Luca Guiseppe La Rocca

University of Bologna (UniBo)

“Dust explosion: the case of hybrid mixture”

Period
1 October – 31 December 2025

Matteo Raffaele Colacicco

University of Bologna (UniBo)

“Detection of Molecular Hydrogen using IR laser-spectroscopy”

Period
1 October – 31 December 2025

Alea Gerdes

Berliner Hochschule für Technik (BHT)

“Safety observations on green iron reduction processes”

Period
2 March – 31 August 2026

Andrea Dolcet

University of Bologna (UniBo)

“Dust explosions of iron-based hybrid mixtures”

Period
2 February – 2 July 2026
In the laboratory

Trainees at work

CESAR trainees together during a social evening
The 2026 trainee cohort
CESAR trainee preparing an explosion-safety experiment in the laboratory
CESAR trainee instrumenting a pressure vessel in the laboratory
CESAR trainee carrying out a safety test in the laboratory
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