Luca Cristofolini is a Full Professor of Biomechanics at
the University of Bologna since 2012. Formerly he was an
Associate Professor of Biomechanics (2004-2012), and a
Research Assistant in Experimental Mechanics (1995-2004). He
serves as a Secretary of the PhD program in Bioengineering,
and is in charge of the International liaisons. He is
responsible of 4 Erasmus exchange projects for undergraduate and
graduate students. Luca earned his PhD in Biomedical
Engineering in 1996, and his Master in Mechanical Engineering
cum laude in 1992.
His research field covers experimental stress analysis and in
vitro biomechanical simulations. His research is focused on
orthopaedic biomechanics, topics: (1) design and validation
of implantable devices (improvement of total joint replacement,
including bone-implant interaction); and (2) multiscale mechanical
testing of bone structures (strain distribution, stiffness,
strength, fracture). While his expertise is on experimental
mechanics, his work is strongly integrated with finite
element (FE) modelling (identification of model parameters,
experimental validation of models, exploitation of models to
optimize in vitro experiments). He has continuing research
collaboration with Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, and with
several foreign Research Institutions. He played a role in 26
national and 10 international (mainly EU-funded, in FP4, Fp5, FP6
and FP7) research projects. He serves as a reviewer of 2
Italian and 5 international granting agencies.
He published over 200 papers in ISI indexed peer-reviewed
journals, and a European Patent. According to the
statistics of Osservatorio Ricerca, his scientific productivity and
impact is above the 90th percentile of UniBo. He won the
Clinical Biomechanics award in 2002. In 1997 he won the Capocaccia
Award (Italian Association for Stress Analysis, AIAS). His PhD
thesis was awarded by the Italian Lions Club as the best PhD thesis
in Bioengineering. His Master thesis was awarded by the Italian
Association for Stress Analysis, AIAS.
He is in the Editorial Board of J. Biomechanics, and is a
Referee for several Journals in the field of Biomechanics. He is a
member of the Italian Association for stress Analysis (AIAS),
of the Italian Society for Bioengineering (GNB). He is
a member of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB) since 2003,
and of the European Orthopaedic Research Society (EORS) since 2013.
He serves in the Council of the ESB since 2012. He
serves in the Executive Board of the Italian Chapter of the
European Society of Biomechanics since 2011.
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