Curriculum Vitae - Caterina Passaro

Curriculumvitae
personal information
Caterina Passaro
Birth: 02.08.1985
Nationality: Italian
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professional experience
PhD Student, from 17.10, 2011 at Renault and Ecole des Mines de Saint Etienne, on Materials sensory properties.
Research assistant, from 01.10.2009 to 30.04.2011, at the Polytechnic of Milan, Department of chemistry, Materials and
chemical engineering “G. Natta”, Materiali e Design.
- research on the perception of materials used in design projects and their sensory characterization though the control of
technologies;
- research and planning for the creation and production of titanium jewelry during the project Meta Distretto “Gioie e Colori”:
from 3d modeling, to the management of the production thought rapid prototyping technologies, finishing and anodic
coloring. The project included the organization of an exhibition at Triennale de Milan in June - August 2010, Precious Titanium;
- research and cataloguing of materials in the material library of the polytechnic of Milan POLIteca.
Tutor, laboratorial teaching activities, from 01.09.2009 to 30.03.2010 and from 01.09.2010 to30/03/2011 (8h per week) in
the course Laboratorio di Sintesi finale, 3rd year, Product Design, Polytechnic of Milan.
Stagier, from 01.05.2008 to 30.06.2008, at De Gast Design, design, 3d modeling and render of kitchen products
(www.degastdesign.com).
Publications and exhibitions
La pelle del design. Progettare la sensorialità
Barbara Del Curto, Eleonore Fiorani, Caterina Passaro, Lupetti editori, December 2010.
Titani preziosi: tecnologie innovative di formatura e finitura per gioielleria seminobile
Maria Vittoria Diamanti, Barbara Del Curto, Valeria Masconale, Caterina Passaro, MariaPia Pedeferri, Politecnico di Milano,
Department of chemistry, Materials and chimica engineering “G. Natta”, Milan, Italy. 10° CONVEGNO NAZIONALE AIMAT –
CAPO VATICANO 5- 8 SETTEMBRE 2010.
TiLuce, titanium earrings exposed in Triennale Milano during the exhibition “Precious titanium” - www.titanipreziosi.it 18/06/2010 to 1/08/2010.
Precious titanium. Technology and ornament. Exhibition catalogue - In English & Italian. Edited By Alba Cappelleri, October
2010, Mondadori Electa, Milan, Italy.
Il Design di prodotto oggi. Progettare con gli utenti: gli elettromedicali. Laura Anselmi, Franco editore, Milano, 2009. The
book contains my bachelor thesis project in product design.
instruction and formation
17.10.2011 PhD at Ecole des Mines Saint-Etienne and Renault on materials sensory porperties
09. 2006 – 07. 2009: Polytechnic of Milan, Design faculty, course of Laurea Magistrale in Design & Engineering.
Degree: mater degree in Design & Engineering 100/110.
11.02.2008 to 23.02.2008: Socrates Intensive Programme, 2007-2008, Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
09. 2003 – 07. 2006: Polytechnic of Milan, Design faculty, course of Laurea triennale in Industrial Design, section product.
Degree: Bachelor degree in Design Produit 100/110 – Toefel.
1997 - 2003: Lycée français de Bangkok, Baccalauréat scientific section, Thaïlande.
Degree: Baccalauréat scientific section 14,3/20 ; Brevet des Collèges; Cambridge First certificate of English; Advanced
certificate of English.
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