Chiara grew up in Italy and came to Oxford to study for her MChem. She graduated in 2023 after completing her research project in the group of Prof. Harry Anderson, studying ion transport through porphyrin nanorings in lipid membranes. She is in her first year of the OxICFM CDT and will start her project in April, co-supervised by Profs. Langton and Kwan. Outside the lab, she enjoys climbing, ice skating and painting.