Nadia Shardt

Nadia Shardt is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Her research focuses on interfacial thermodynamics, particularly in systems with nanoscale curvature, with applications spanning atmospheric science, biomedical cryopreservation, and industrial process optimization. She contributes to teaching courses such as TKP4580 - Chemical Engineering Specialization Project and KP3100 - Chemical Engineering.

• PhD in Chemical Engineering (University of Alberta, 2019)
• BSc in Chemical Engineering (University of Alberta, 2015)
• Postdoctoral researcher at ETH Zurich (2020-2022)

Her work addresses fundamental challenges in phase behavior under curvature constraints, combining microfluidic experimentation, Gibbsian thermodynamic modeling, and machine learning techniques to study systems like CO₂ storage media, cloud microphysics, and food emulsions. Recent publications emphasize surface tension modeling for complex multi-component systems and cryoprotectant loading efficiency.

Scientific awards include the

• ETH Postdoctoral Fellowship
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postdoctoral Fellowship
• Outstanding Academic Fellows Programme 2024-2028