Gholamreza Masoudi Rad from Iran is the DC5 Doctoral Candidate (Reactor scale) in the UPCYCLE MSCA Doctoral Network. With a background in chemical engineering, Gholamreza is pursuing a PhD at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ljubljana under the supervision of Prof. Tine Seljak and Prof. Johan De Greef. His research focuses […]
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Jiaxin Ren from China is the DC4 Doctoral Candidate (Molecular scale) in the UPCYCLE MSCA Doctoral Network. With a background in Chemical kinetic modeling, Jiaxin is pursuing a PhD at the Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta” at Politecnico di Milano under the supervision of Matteo Pelucchi and Alberto Cuoci. His research focuses on the development of detailed chemistry models for the pyrolysis/gasification of
Santhosh Srinivasan from India, our DC3 Doctoral Candidate (Molecular scale) in the UPCYCLE MSCA Doctoral Network. With a background in Chemistry and Sustainable chemical processes, Santhosh is pursuing his PhD at the Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta” at Politecnico di Milano under the supervision of Prof. Matteo Pelucchi and Prof. Alessio Frassoldati. His research focuses on developing mechanistic chemical kinetic models for hydrothermal carbonization and liquefaction (HTC/HTL)
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Sophie Shrees from Nepal is the DC2 Doctoral Candidate (Process Scale) in the UPCYCLE MSCA Doctoral Network. With a background in Environmental Technology and Engineering, Sophie is pursuing her PhD at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Politecnico di Milano under the supervision of Andrea Turolla and Elena Ficara. Her research focuses on resource recovery from hard-to-recycle biogenic waste, with particular attention to the valorisation of pyrolysis products derived from
Nimra Shahid from Pakistan is the DC1 Doctoral Candidate (Process Scale) in the UPCYCLE Doctoral Network. With a background in chemical engineering and sustainable biomass processing, Nimra is pursuing her PhD at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Politecnico di Milano under the supervision of Andrea Turolla and Elena Ficara. Her research focuses on sustainable resource recovery from hard-to-recycle biogenic waste, with particular attention to
♻️UPCYCLE Kick-Off Meeting with Doctoral Candidates at Politecnico di Milano (27–29 January 2026)♻️ Following the initial project kick-off with academic and associated partners, the UPCYCLE Doctoral Network held its first Kick-Off Meeting involving Doctoral Candidates from 27 to 29 January 2026 at Politecnico di Milano, Italy. This meeting marked the official start of the doctoral
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🎉 The UPCYCLE team has officially come together! We’re thrilled to announce that all 15 PhD candidates have been successfully selected. A big thank you and congratulations to all applicants, your interest, passion, and dedication made this process incredible. Thank you to all applicants! 🙌 🌍 Diversity – Applicants from 10 Countries:Pakistan, Iran, India, China, Egypt,
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📢 UPCYCLE – Final Application Snapshot 🌍 The response to the UPCYCLE-MSCA-DN open call has been phenomenal. As of May 1st, we received 367 applications from 199 unique candidates representing 34 countries , a strong indicator of the global interest in developing cutting-edge solutions for biogenic waste conversion! 🔢 Total Applications: 367👤 Individual Candidates:
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♻️ Successful UPCYCLE Kick-Off Meeting at Politecnico di Milano! ♻️ On March 24-25, all partners and associated partners of the UPCYCLE-MSCA-DN project gathered at Politecnico di Milano for a highly productive kick-off meeting. The event marked a key milestone, ensuring that everyone is aligned and fully committed to achieving project objectives for innovative waste management
