SPILIMBERGO SARA

Education
M.D. in Chemical Engineering (1998, University of Padova). Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (2003, University of Padova). 2004-2014 Assistant professor of Chemical Engineering (University of Trento, Department of Industrial Engineering). 2014 to present Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering (University of Padova, Department of Industrial Engineering). Attainment of the National Scientific Qualification as Full Professor of Chemical Engineering, 09/D3 – (November 2014).
Teaching Activity
From 2003– Instructor for different courses on at University of Padova, University of Trento, University of Verona and University of Udine.
Research Activity
The research activity is mainly addresses to the investigation of supercritical CO2 processes, as a low-temperature method of pasteurization for liquid and solid foodstuff, as an innovative drying technique for food and biological matrixes and as a novel method for biopolimers production.
Coordination of Research Projects
She has received funding and served as national leader for many European and national projects and research projects. Her collaborations include consultant agreements with food and pharmaceutical companies such as Trentofrutta S.p.A., Sealed Air S.p.A., Messer S.p.A., Ferrarini S.p.A., Effegilab S.r.l., Nano s.r.l.

Scientific Honours
Designed by Pfizer Inc as quality expert review of a project concerning the use of supercritical CO2 for sterilization of an active pharmaceutical ingredient to be submitted at EMEA (European Medicines Evaluation Agency).
Nominated as a member of the International Committee of the 14th European Meeting on Supercritical Fluids, Marseille (France), 18-21 May 2014, 12th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, Antibes (France), 23-25 April 2018, 21st International Drying Symposium, Valencia (Spain), 11-14 September 2018.