Fixed-term assistant professor 
Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT) 
  Profile
Research interests
Scientific branch
(Area 0009 - Industrial and information engineering)
Skills
ERC sectors
SDG
Teaching
Collegi of the degree programmes
- Collegio di Ingegneria Chimica e dei Materiali. Componente invitato
 
Teachings
PhD
- Photo-Electro-Catalytic Technologies for a Sustainable Chemical Industry: Fundamentals and Applications. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA. Teaching assistant
 
Master of Science
- Oil&Gas processing and surface facilities. A.A. 2025/26, GEORESOURCES AND GEOENERGY ENGINEERING. Collaboratore del corso
 - Industrial green process simulation. A.A. 2025/26, INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY FOR CIRCULAR AND BIO ECONOMY. Collaboratore del corso
 - Catalisi per l'ambiente e l'energia. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Collaboratore del corso
 - Industrial chemistry and process simulation (modulo di Process simulation). A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Collaboratore del corso
 - Industrial green process simulation. A.A. 2024/25, INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY FOR CIRCULAR AND BIO ECONOMY. Collaboratore del corso
 - Oil&Gas processing and surface facilities. A.A. 2024/25, GEORESOURCES AND GEOENERGY ENGINEERING. Collaboratore del corso
 - Catalisi per l'ambiente e l'energia. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Collaboratore del corso
 - Industrial chemistry and process simulation (modulo di Process simulation). A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Collaboratore del corso
 - Industrial green process simulation. A.A. 2023/24, INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY FOR CIRCULAR AND BIO ECONOMY. Collaboratore del corso
 - Oil&Gas processing and surface facilities. A.A. 2023/24, GEORESOURCES AND GEOENERGY ENGINEERING. Collaboratore del corso
 - Catalisi per l'ambiente e l'energia. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Collaboratore del corso
 - Industrial chemistry and process simulation (modulo di Process simulation). A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Collaboratore del corso
 - Oil&Gas processing and surface facilities. A.A. 2022/23, GEORESOURCES AND GEOENERGY ENGINEERING. Collaboratore del corso
 - Fixation and recycle of CO2 for greenhouse effect mitigation. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Collaboratore del corso
 - Catalisi per l'ambiente e l'energia. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Collaboratore del corso
 - Industrial chemistry and process simulation (modulo di Process simulation). A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA CHIMICA E DEI PROCESSI SOSTENIBILI. Collaboratore del corso
 - Petroleum technology. A.A. 2021/22, PETROLEUM AND MINING ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA DEL PETROLIO E MINERARIA). Collaboratore del corso
 
Bachelor of Science
- Chimica. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso
 - Chimica. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso
 - Chimica. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso
 - Chimica. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso
 
Research
Institute
Research projects
Projects funded by competitive calls
-  QRDI Syngas - Development of a Novel Integrated Electrochemical System for CO2 Capture and Conversion to Syngas, (2025-2028) - Componente gruppo di Ricerca 
Non-EU international research -  ENDURION: Efficient and Durable Pressurised Anion Exchange Membrane Electrolyser with Novel Triple-Boundary and Stack Designs, (2025-2028) - Componente gruppo di Ricerca 
UE-funded research - JTI - Clean Hydrogen -  SunCoChem - CE-NMBP-25-2019, (2020-2024) - Componente gruppo di Ricerca 
UE-funded research - H2020 - Industrial Leadership – LEIT - NANOTECHNOLOGIES 
Projects funded by commercial contracts
-  Feasibility studies on CO2 capture solvents as electrolytes for CO2 reduction, (2023-2024) - Responsabile Scientifico 
Commercial Research 
Supervised PhD students
- Matteo Ginepro. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (40th cycle, 2024-in progress)
 - Giulia Cuatto. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (38th cycle, 2022-in progress)
 -  Federica Zammillo. Programme in Ingegneria Chimica (37th cycle, 2021-2025) 
Thesis: Electrochemical conversion of CO2 on Gas Diffusion Electrodes: bridging the gap between research and industrial application 
Publications
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-   Cuatto, Giulia; De Meis, Elenia; Guzmán, Hilmar; Hernández, Simelys (2025)
Manganese-Based Electrocatalysts for Acidic Oxygen Evolution: Development and Performance Evaluation. In: NANOMATERIALS, vol. 15. ISSN 2079-4991
Contributo su Rivista -   Zammillo, Federica; Guzmán, Hilmar; Polino, Daniela; Miró, Roger; Lopera, Alberto; ... (2025)
Assessing the activity and stability of Cu2O/SnO2-based gas diffusion electrodes for the CO2 conversion in different electrolytes: Bicarbonate vs. Ionic Liquid/Acetonitrile. In: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, vol. 514. ISSN 1385-8947
Contributo su Rivista -   Gutiérrez-Roa, M.; Sebastián, D.; Guzmán, H.; Zammillo, F.; Gallone, M.; Hernández, S.; ... (2025)
Tuning the activity and selectivity of CuPt/C catalysts for the electrochemical CO2 reduction. In: JOURNAL OF CO2 UTILIZATION, vol. 95. ISSN 2212-9820
Contributo su Rivista -   Vanzetti, Francesco; Guzmán, Hilmar; Hernández, Simelys (2025)
Solid-State Reaction Synthesis of CoSb2O6-Based Electrodes Towards Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Acidic Electrolytes: Effects of Calcination Time and Temperature. In: CATALYSTS, vol. 15, pp. 1-13. ISSN 2073-4344
Contributo su Rivista -   Guzmán, Hilmar; Albo, Jonathan; Irabien, Angel; Castellino, Micaela; Hernández, Simelys (2024)
Role of electrochemical cell configuration on the selectivity of CuZnAl-oxide-based electrodes for the continuous CO2 conversion: aqueous electrolyte vs. catholyte-less configuration. In: DISCOVER CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, vol. 4. ISSN 2730-7700
Contributo su Rivista