Assunta Napolitano Institute for Renewable Energy Drususallee/Viale Druso, 1 39100 Bozen/Bolzano  Tel. +39 0471 055 338  Fax +39 0471 055 339  contact

CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name:	Assunta Napolitano
Nationality:	Italian
Date of birth:	18th December 1980

WORK EXPERIENCE
 
1 July 2006 – 31 December 2008

Institute for Renewable Energy, EURAC Research
• Type of business or sector  

- Research and consulting

• Occupation or position held  

- Junior researcher

• Main activities and responsibilities  

- Monitoring and optimization of the solar assisted tri-generative energy system installed at EURAC

- Responsible for some activities (optimization procedures and design guidelines) included in the project "Task 38" supported by the International Energy Agency within the "Solar Heating & Cooling program" 

- Identification of optimal procedures for planning hybrid energy systems supplying medium-large buildings

- Dissemination and tutoring

- Collaboration to the creation of a database about technologies fit to contain the energy consumption in building

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

1 January 2006 -  31 December 2008

Industrial Engineering Department at University of Bergamo
• Principal subjects/occupational skills covered  

- Doctorate in "Technologies for Energy and Environment"

• Title of qualification awarded  

- PhD student

• Level in national classification   

- PhD student

29-30 November 2006

TRANSSOLAR - software engineering
• Principal subjects/occupational skills covered  

- Training course in TRNSYS (TRansient SYstem Simulation)

• Title of qualification awarded  

- Training certification in use of TRNSYS

1 April 2005-  10 July 2005

Plataforma Solar de Almeria – CIEMAT Laboratories
• Principal subjects/occupational skills covered  

- Solar technologies for the detoxification of water polluted by pesticides Master thesis development.

• Title of qualification awarded  

- Training certification in solar technologies for  polluted water

1 September 1999 -  25 July 2005

University of Naples "Federico II"
• Principal subjects/occupational skills covered  

- Faculty of Management Engineering
Major: Energy Management

• Title of qualification awarded  

- Master Degree with marks 110/110 e lode (first-class degree)

• Level in national classification  

- Master Degree with marks 110/110 e lode (first-class degree)

PERSONAL SKILLS
AND COMPETENCES

Mother tongue 

- Italian

Other languages

 - English

Reading skills:	Excellent
Writing skills:	Excellent
Verbal skills:	Excellent

  - Spanish

Reading skills:	Excellent
Writing skills:	Excellent
Verbal skills:	Excellent

SOCIAL SKILLS
AND COMPETENCES

I  have been living with other people since 2004, in Italy and abroad too.
I am used to stay and to work in multietnich enviroments.
I am used to work both in team and alone.

ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS
AND COMPETENCES

I am responsible for the organization of my work which is always carried out in agreement with the boss or the tutor.
Currently, I am the tutor of a master thesis student. 

TECHNICAL SKILLS
AND COMPETENCES

I am good at using the following softwares:

• TRNSYS, TRansient System Simulation (training course attended)
• THERMOFLEX – Energy system design (university course attended)
• MATLAB (university course attended)
• SOLID EDGE CAD (university course attended)

Currently, I am also working with monitoring and control equipment.

DRIVING LICENCE(S)  Awarded

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  Available to move and work abroad.

PUBLICATIONS
 

A. Napolitano, S. Dal Savio, W. Sparber, C. Benedetti, M.C. Alati, D. Giorgi, A. Sona, M. Farias, Low Energy Buildings Database: an interactive tool for supporting low energy building design. Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency, September 2007: Nicosia, Cyprus

A. Napolitano, A. Troi, W. Sparber, Monitoring activities for the optimization of a tri-generation plant including a solar heating and cooling system. 2nd International Conference Solar Air-Conditioning, October 2007: Tarragona, Spain

W. Sparber, A. Napolitano, P. Melograno, Overview on world wide installed solar cooling systems. 2nd International Conference Solar Air-Conditioning, October 2007: Tarragona, Spain

A. Troi, A.Napolitano and W. Sparber, Experiences with an innovative energy system: Refurbishment and enlargement of a rationalist building in Italy to a solar active building.  Passive and Low Energy Architecture Conference, November 2007: Singapore