Curriculum Vitae PERSONAL INFORMATION Sara Corrado Via Cappi 34, 26010 Ripalta Cremasca (Italy) [email protected] Sex Female | Date of birth 06 February 1987 | Nationality Italian WORK EXPERIENCE January 2014–Present Research fellowship and PhD student Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza (Italy) Agrisystem interdisciplinary doctoral school May 2012–December 2013 Research fellowship Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza (Italy) Collaboration with the company Sprim Italia (Milan) from May 2012 to May 2013. Main activities: - Evaluation of the environmental performance of supply chains of food products, particularly dairy ones, through the use of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) - Support to organisations to analyse their environmental performance and implement environmental business strategies August 2011–December 2011 Traineeship at the Joint Research Centre (JRC), Institute for Energy and Transport, European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) - Institute of Energy and Transport, Petten (Netherlands) Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of the wood pellets production and combustion chain EDUCATION AND TRAINING 10 October 2013–11 October 2013 September 2009–April 2012 LCA and Simapro Course 2B S.r.l., Mogliano Veneto (Italy) Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering Politecnico di Milano, Milano (Italy) Major academic courses highlights: - wastewater and drinkable water treatment - atmospheric pollution - management of solid waste - analysis of pollution phenomena - soil decontamination - hydraulics. Thesis: Life Cycle Assessment of pellets production and combustion chain in the European context, in collaboration with the Joint Research Centre (JRC), Petten (NL). Final mark: 107/110 17.2.14 © European Union, 2002-2013 | http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 1 / 2 September 2006–September 2009 Bachelor's Degree - Environmental Engineering Politecnico di Milano, Milano (Italy) Final mark: 101/110 September 2001–July 2006 Scientific diploma Liceo Scientifico Leonardo Da Vinci, Crema (Italy) Final mark: 100/100 PERSONAL SKILLS Mother tongue(s) Italian Other language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production English C1 C1 C1 C1 French A2 A2 C1 2007 TOEFL IBT, level C1 A1 A1 Levels: A1/A2: Basic user - B1/B2: Independent user - C1/C2: Proficient user Common European Framework of Reference for Languages Computer skills - Very good knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, GaBi and Simapro (software for LCA) - Moderate knowledge of the software Esri Arcgis and Autocad Driving licence B ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 17.2.14 Publications Giuntoli J., Boulamanti A. K., Corrado S.,Motegh M., Agostini A., Baxter D., 2012. Environmental impacts of future bioenergy pathways: the case of electricity from wheat straw bales and pellets. GCB Bioenergy 5 (497-512) Presentations Corbo C., Corrado S., Riscazzi P., Pauze E., Trevisan M.. The Environmental Label: a tool to communicate the environmental impact of food for the Italian market. Poster at SETAC EUROPE 19th LCA CASE STUDY SYMPOSIUM. LCA in market, research and policy: harmonisation beyond standardisation. 11 - 13 November 2013. Rome © European Union, 2002-2013 | http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 2 / 2