Professor Maria-Chiara Ferrari

• Chair of the IChemE Fluid Separations Special Interest Group from 2025. (Member of the committee from 2016).
• Member of the Directorate of SCCS (Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage centre) from 2017 to 2023.
• Member of the council and treasurer of the European Membrane Society from 2017 till 2021. 

• PhD in Chemical Engineering, University of Bologna, Italy, 2009
• Master degree in Chemical Engineering, University of Bologna, Italy, 2005

AMIChemE

• Membranes Separation Processes
• Gas Separation Using Membranes
• Process Dynamics and Control

Research interests are centered around the development of membranes for energy applications, looking at developing polymeric and hybrid membrane materials and processes to tackle environmental challenges with both experimental and modelling tools. One of the research focuses is on efficient membranes for carbon capture. 

• Membranes
• Carbon Capture
• Gas Separation
• Polymer characterisation
• Process design and simulation
• Technoeconomic assesment