Lucia Ferrari

Junior assistant professor (fixed-term)

Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering

Academic discipline: IMAT-01/A Materials Science and Technology

Research

Keywords: porosity, rheology, materials durability, material science, thermal characterisation (TGA and DSC)

Low environmental impact materials with high performances designed for industrial and civil engineering application, exploiting innovative technologies and new spreadable worldwide possibilities.
Construction material chemistry and durability, porosity influence on material final properties, new challenges about material composition and consequent CO2 emission reduction.
Flow properties of soft materials, composed by a mix of a fluid and a granular material, and shear-thinning material exhibiting thixotropic flow. New rheological and empirical methods for their characterization.
Influence of molecular structure and physical-chemical properties of polymeric dispersant admixtures on physical-chemical aspects of construction materials.
Material recycling, wastes valorization and eco-sustainable materials.
Characterization of protection treatments for the conservation of cultural heritage.