Chiara D' Ignazi

Dr. Chiara D'Ignazi holds a PhD in Energy and Nuclear Science and Technology (Politecnico di Milano, 2026, dissertation title: "Experimental and theoretical analysis of R744/R290 mixtures as refrigerant in vapor compression heat pumps"). She is currently a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Energy at Politecnico di Milano, working within the European EVEREST project to develop CO₂-hydrocarbon HVAC systems for electric vehicles. Her research centers on the study of natural refrigerants in vapor compression systems, with a particular focus on CO₂ and hydrocarbon zeotropic blends as low-GWP refrigerants in heat pump applications for space heating, domestic hot water, and industrial process heat. Her work has been published in leading international journals and presented at international conferences on refrigeration and heat pump technologies