Massimiliano Rossi

Associate Professor

Department of Industrial Engineering

Academic discipline: IIND-07/A Thermal Engineering and Industrial Energy Systems

Curriculum vitae

Current Position

2022–present: Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Italy.

Previous Positions

2018–2022: Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark.
2016–2018: Visiting Scientist, SISSA MathLab, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Trieste, Italy.
2009–2018: Researcher, Institute of Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics, Bundeswehr University Munich, Germany.
2007–2009: Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory for Aero- and Hydrodynamics, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), the Netherlands.

Education and Qualifications

Publication Bibliometrics

Teaching Activity

2022–2023: Lecturer, BSc course “Fisica Tecnica”, University of Bologna.
2022–2023: Lecturer, MSc course “Impianti Termotecnici”, University of Bologna.
2020–2021: Lecturer, MSc course “Theoretical Microfluidics”, Technical University of Denmark.
2018: Lecturer, MSc course “Wärme- und Stofftransport”, Bundeswehr University Munich.
2003–2006: Teaching assistant, undergraduate course “Misure meccaniche, termiche e collaudi”, Marche Polytechnic University.
Supervision and co-supervision of 6 PhD, 7 MSc and 15 BSc students.

Research Interests

Experimental techniques: velocimetry methods (2D/3D PIV, µPIV, astigmatic PTV, defocusing PTV); temperature measurements in fluids (laser-induced fluorescence, thermochromic liquid crystals); deep learning for image analysis.
Biological flows: micro-swimmers, microalgae, flow over endothelial cells, blood flows.
Microfluidics: acoustofluidics, evaporating droplets, bubble-streaming flows, passive microfluidic mixers, micro-swimmers.
Green technologies: biofuels from microalgae, phase-change materials, drag reduction and flow control.

Main Research Grants – Principal Investigator / Co-Investigator

2021–2023: Villum Foundation (Villum Experiment), “Ultrasonic evolution of algae: A Darwinian approach for biofuel production” – €265k, Principal Investigator.
2019: Hartmann Foundation, “Acoustofluidics Modular Lab” – €14k, Principal Investigator.
2018–2019: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant (COFUNDfellowsDTU), “SmartGDPT” – €80k, Principal Investigator.
2016–2019: DFG-funded research project, “Evaporation-induced flow motion and particle deposition in sessile droplets” – €250k, Co-Investigator.
2013–2016: DFG-funded research project, “Flow Control through ultrasound-driven microbubble streaming” – €310k, Co-Investigator.
2013–2015: DFG-funded research project, “Characterization of microfluidic fuel cells to complex 3D fluid dynamics patterns” – €160k, Co-Investigator.

Industrial R&D Collaborations – Main Scientific Advisor

2026: Ferrari Spa
2015: MTU Aero Engines AG – “2D/3D-PIV measurements downstream of a turbine compressor”.
2012–2013: Carl Zeiss AG – “Experimental characterization of dust jets in medium vacuum”.

International Collaborations

Scientific Service and Honors

2023: Editorial Advisory Board, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science.
2020: Scientific Committee, International Symposium on Applications of Laser and Imaging Techniques to Fluid Mechanics.
2020: Scientific Committee, International Symposium on PIV.
2014: Scientific Committee, European Conference on Microfluidics.
2013: Reviewer, Italian Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes (ANVUR).
2007: Best Poster Prize, Burgersdag 2007, Delft, the Netherlands.
2005: Best Poster Prize, Lab-on-Chip Mini Symposium, Siegen, Germany.
2003: Member of the Italian Professional Engineering Association.

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