Curriculum
1984 -Degree in Chemical Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano (Italy) on June, 20th. Thesis title: "Studio della frattura in resine epossidiche modificate in relazione alle condizioni di indurimento: applicazione della meccanica della frattura con la tecnica della doppia torsione" Tutoring: Prof. A. Pavan.
1988 - PhD degree in Materials Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano (Italy) on October, 31th. Thesis title: "Viscoelasticità e frattura nei materiali polimerici: studio di criteri di cedimento trasferibili alla progettazione di manufatti" Tutoring: Prof. A. Pavan.
1996 -Assistant professor of Macromolecular Materials at the Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Department of the Politecnico di Milano (Italy).
1998 -Associate professor of Polymeric and Composite Materials at the Engineering Department of the University of Ferrara (Italy).
2000 -Associate professor of Polymeric Materials at the Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Department of the Politecnico di Milano (Italy).
2007 -Full professor of Polymeric and Composite Materials at the Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Department of the Politecnico di Milano (Italy).
Research Topics
Viscoelastic properties of polymers and composites. Time-dependent yield and fracture of polymers and composites. Processing-structure and structure-properties relationships for polymers. Impact, fatigue and dynamic fracture of polymers.
Publications
More than 70 peer-reviewed technical and scientific international publications.
Others
- President of Assocompositi,the Italian composites industry association (since 2005).
- Coordinator of the Master degree in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology at the Politecnico di Milano (from 2008 to 2016).
- Director of the Polymer Testing Laboratory facilities at the Politecnico di Milano (since 2010).
- President of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Europe (from 2011 to 2013).
- President of EuCIA, the European composites industry association (since 2013).
- President of UNIPLAST, the Italian national standards organization for plastics and composites (since 2016).