Federico did his PhD in physics in joint agreement between Université Paris-Saclay in Orsay, France, and NTNU in Trondheim. During his doctorate, he focused on the physics of the fluids flow in porous media, involving both yield stress fluids and immiscible two-phase flow. The whole study was conducted with a theoretical approach, combining analytical calculations and numerical simulations.
Federico started as a postdoctoral fellow with PoreLab at UiO in January 2024. He will be working on the flow of complex fluids in porous media, with a focus on non-Newtonian fluids. Numerical simulations will be performed, adopting different models and methods to solve the nonlinear equations governing the flow. Experimental studies will also be involved, where the flow of polymeric solutions in 3D-printed porous media is investigated, with the goal of comparing the laboratory results with the theoretical predictions