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Giulia Finotello is an assistant professor at the Power and Flow group in the Mechanical Engineering Department of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). Her research focuses on the experimental and numerical investigations of multiphase flows. The research objectives of her group include the study of metal powder production and reactive particle-based processes. The production and deposition of metal particles through spray technologies (gas and ultrasonic atomization) is crucial for additive manufacturing. Furthermore, metal powder can be used as a C02-free energy carrier. Within the topic of the metal fuel cycle, Giulia focuses on designing and developing technologies for the regeneration of combusted powder.
Academic background
After completing her studies in Chemical Engineering in Polytechnic of Torino (Italy), Giulia Finotello started her PhD in the Multiphase Reactors Group of Professor J.A.M Kuipers at Chemical Engineering Department of TU/e. In February 2019 she obtained her PhD on experiments and simulations of droplet collision dynamics in a spray dryer. Giulia Finotello worked during her postdoc on the design and teaching of a new Course, Practical Transport Phenomena, for the Bachelor program of Chemical Engineering. From 2019 she is assistant professor in the Power and Flow group of the Mechanical Engineering Department of TU/e.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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REGENERATION OF METAL POWDER: closing the metal fuel cycle
Finotello, G. (Project Manager), Stevens, N. C. (Project member) & Deen, N. G. (Project member)
28/06/21 → 27/06/25
Project: First tier
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Sustainable PrOcess heaTing (SPOT)
Finotello, G. (Project Manager)
1/01/20 → 31/12/23
Project: Research direct
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Electrochemical Reduction of Combusted Iron
Deen, N. G. (Project Manager), Majid, A. I. (Project member), Finotello, G. (Project member) & Tang, Y. (Project member)
1/01/20 → 31/01/25
Project: Third tier
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Lighthouse - Metal Energy Carrier
de Goey, L. P. H. (Project Manager), Shoshyn, Y. L. (Project member), Spee, T. (Project member), Hessels, C. (Project member), van Rooij, N. E. (Project member), Finotello, G. (Project member) & Krugers, J.-P. (Project member)
1/01/20 → 1/07/22
Project: Research direct
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Assessment of H2-air and CH4/H2-air fuel-rich premixed flames for flash reduction of magnetite particles
Dolai, A. (Corresponding author), Finotello, G. & Mi, X. C., 15 Jan 2026, In: Fuel. 404, Part A., 13 p., 136202.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Droplet formation in ultrasonic atomization: Influence of film thickness, amplitude and liquid properties
Jin, W., Deen, N. G., Remmers, J. J. C. & Finotello, G. (Corresponding author), May 2026, In: Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science. 175, 12 p., 111739.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Exploring consecutive cycles of iron powder combustion for sustainable thermal energy
Prasidha, W. (Corresponding author), Stevens, N., Baigmohammadi, M., Finotello, G., Shoshin, Y. & de Goey, P., Jan 2026, In: Combustion and Flame. 283, 13 p., 114582.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Hydrogen-based direct reduction of steel by-product mill scale
Kuypers, B., Stevens, N. C., Hessels, C. J. M., Jacques, P. J., Finotello, G. & Choisez, L. (Corresponding author), 27 Mar 2026, In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 221, 14 p., 154185.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Hydrogen reduction of combusted iron powder: Role of the fluidization regime on the conversion
Stevens, N. C. (Corresponding author), Deen, N. G. & Finotello, G., 1 Mar 2026, In: Fuel. 407, Part B, 10 p., 137393.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Prizes
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Best oral presentation at 13th International Conference on CFD in the Minerals and Process
Finotello, G. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Best poster presentation at Dynamics of Evolving Fluid Interfaces - DEFI Gathering physico-chemical and flow properties
Finotello, G. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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2nd conference on the Metal-enabled Cycle of Renewable Energy (MeCRE)
Hermanns, R. T. E. (Organiser), Mi, X. (Organiser), Finotello, G. (Organiser), Dreizler, A. (Organiser), Hasse, C. (Organiser) & Schmidt, M. (Organiser)
13 Nov 2024 → 15 Nov 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Workshop, seminar, course or exhibition › Scientific
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Unravelling internal porosity of metal powders using 3D X-ray vision
Hessels, C. (Speaker), Finotello, G. (Speaker), Mi, X. (Speaker), Hermanns, R. T. E. (Speaker) & de Goey, L. P. H. (Speaker)
30 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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Reduction and combustion of iron powder: the influence of micro-structure
Hessels, C. (Speaker), Finotello, G. (Speaker), Mi, X. (Speaker), Hermanns, R. T. E. (Speaker) & de Goey, L. P. H. (Speaker)
30 Nov 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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13th International Conference on CFD in the Minerals and Process Industries
Finotello, G. (Speaker)
2018 → …Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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9th International Conference on Multiphase Flow (ICMF 2016), May 22-27, 2016, Firenze, Italy
Finotello, G. (Speaker)
23 May 2016 → 27 May 2016Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
Courses
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Design project
Manito Pereira Rovers, A., Rebrov, E., Kuipers, J. A. M., van Sint Annaland, M., van der Schaaf, J., Hensen, E. J. M., Gallucci, F., Kosinov, N. A., Finotello, G., Peters, E. A. J. F. & Forner Cuenca, A. 1/09/19 → 31/08/26
Course
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Engineering design 1
Finotello, G., Giuntini, D., Tiels, K., Verhoosel, C. V., de Lange, H. C., Remmers, J. J. C., Ouwerkerk, H. & van Gorp, M. 1/09/23 → 31/08/26
Course
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Engineering design 2
Tiels, K., Giuntini, D., Verhoosel, C. V., de Lange, H. C., Remmers, J. J. C., Ouwerkerk, H., van Gorp, M. & Finotello, G. 1/09/23 → 31/08/26
Course
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Interfacial transport phenomena in engineering flows
Jaensson, N. O., Deen, N. G. & Finotello, G. 1/09/15 → 31/08/26
Course
Press/Media
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Recent Findings in Sustainability Research Described by Researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology (Comparative Study of Electroreduction of Iron Oxide Using Acidic and Alkaline Electrolytes for Sustainable Iron Production)
van der Schaaf, J., Tang, Y., Finotello, G. & Majid, A. I.
7/11/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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News Almost a million for research into the possibilities of iron powder as a CO2-free energy carrier
Deen, N. G., van Sint Annaland, M. & Finotello, G.
30/09/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Eindhoven University of Technology: 900 Grand for Research Into the Possibilities of Iron Powder as a CO2-Free Energy Carrier
Roghair, I., Deen, N. G., van Sint Annaland, M. & Finotello, G.
29/09/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Research Conducted at Eindhoven University of Technology Has Updated Our Knowledge about Chemicals and Chemistry (Size Evolution During Laser-ignited Single Iron Particle Combustion)
van Oijen, J. A., Shoshyn, Y. L. & Finotello, G.
28/07/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Workshop: Metal-enabled Cycle of Renewable Energy (MECRE)
28/10/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment