Dr. Leveni is Assistant Professor of Sustainable Geoenergy Engineering. She was a LEGACY Postdoctoral Scholar in the department of Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering at the Ohio State University (OSU). She holds a B.S. and a M.S. in engineering geology from the University of Milan-Bicocca (Italy). She obtained a PhD in Industrial Engineering from University of Rome Niccolò Cusano (Italy). Before joining OSU, she worked as research engineer at the University of South Florida, Tampa, on innovative multi-generation systems.

Her research interests include thermodynamics, energy analysis, applied geology, reservoir modeling, with focus on renewable energies, flexible geoenergy systems, shallow geothermal, direct lithium extraction, carbon management, and underground energy storage. Martina was born in Seregno, a small city near Milan, Italy, and she is a huge fan of teas and cookies.