Anna Garfi

Position/title: 
post-doctoral researcher
Institution: 
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Department: 
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Personal/department website
Research interests: 
waste and wastewater treatment
Anaerobic digestion
low-cost and nature-based technologies
life cycle assessment
multi-criteria analysis
cooperation
human development
Short CV / biography / description of scientific focus and achievements: 

Dr. Marianna Garfí is an internationally recognized expert in low-cost and nature-based technologies for waste and wastewater treatment, and also in sustainability assessment (mainly life cycle assessment and multi-criteria analysis). She obtained an MSc in Environmental Engineering from the Universitá di Bologna (Italy) (2005) and in 2009 she presented her Ph.D Thesis at the same University. After her Ph.D Thesis defense, she joined the Research Group on Cooperation and Human Development (GRECDH) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) (Spain). Since 2011 she is post-doc researcher of the Group of Environmental Engineering and Microbiology (GEMMA) of the UPC.

Currently, Dr. Marianna Garfí is leading the research line on nature-based technologies for waste and wastewater treatment and sustainability assessment at GEMMA-UPC. Her research activities aim to improve low-cost and nature-based technologies for waste and wastewater treatment (e.g. anaerobic digesters, constructed wetlands, algae-based systems) considering technical, socio-economic and environmental aspects.

Relevant publications: 
Garfí, M., Ferrer-Martí, L., Villegas, V., Ferrer, I. (2011) Psychrophilic anaerobic digestion of guinea pig manure in low cost digesters at high altitude. Bioresource Technology, 102(10), 6356-6359
Garfí, M., Ferrer-Martí, L., Velo, E., Ferrer, I. (2012) Evaluating benefits of low-cost household digesters for rural Andean communities. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Review, 16(1), 575-581
Garfí, M., Pedescoll, A., Bécares, E., Hijosa-Valsero, M., Sidrach-Cardona, R., García, J. (2012) Effect of climatic conditions, season and wastewater quality on contaminant removal efficiency of two experimental constructed wetlands in different regions of Spain. Science of the Total Environment, 437(15), 61–67
Ávila, C., García, J., Garfí, M. (2016) Influence of hydraulic loading rate, simulated storm events and seasonality on the treatment performance of an experimental three-stage hybrid constructed wetland system. Ecological Engineering, 87 (324–332)
Garfí, M., Martí-Herrero, J., Garwood A., Ferrer, I. (2016) Household anaerobic digesters for biogas production in Latin America: a review. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 60; 599–564