Associate professor since 2019, his research activities are focused on the Industrial Applied Physiscs. The main research interests are heat and mass transfer in both fluid saturated porous media and clear fluids.
Education
- Master degree in Physics - Department of Physics - University of Bologna, 2006
- Doctor Europeaus (European Ph.D.) - Department of Energy, Nuclear and Environmental Control Engineering- University of Bologna, 2010
Academic career
- Post-doc position - Department of Energy, Nuclear and Environmental Control Engineering - University of Bologna, 2010-2012
- Post-doc position - Department Industrial Engineering - University of Bologna, 2012-2016
- Made suitable as Associate Professor by the National Academic Qualification - scientific area 09/C2: Applied Physics and Nuclear Engineering, February/2014
- Assistant professor - scientific area 09/C2: Applied Physics and Nuclear Engineering - Department of Industrial Engineering - University of Bologna, July/2016
- Associate professor - scientific area 09/C2: Applied Physics and Nuclear Engineering - Department of Industrial Engineering - University of Bologna, July/2019
Teaching activity
- Convection in Porous Media and Microchannels M (3 CFU) Master degree course of Energy Engineering - University of Bologna: A.Y. 23/24 -
- Applied Thermodynamics (6 CFU) Bachelor degree course of Energy Engineering - University of Bologna: A.Y. 20/21 -
- Heat and Mass Transfer Computational Laboratory (6 CFU) Bachelor degree course of Mechanical Engineering - University of Bologna: A.Y. 2021/22 -22/23
- Applied Physics (6 CFU) Bachelor degree course of Mechanical Engineering - University of Bologna: A.Y. 2016/17 -
- Heat and Mass Transfer Computational Laboratory (3 CFU) Bachelor degree course of Energy Engineering - University of Bologna: A.Y. 2017/18 - 18/19 - 19/20 - 20/21 - 23/24 -
- Applied Physics - Bachelor degree course of Food Technology and Bachelor degree course of Viticulture and Enology - University of Bologna: A.Y. 2016/17 - 17/18 - 18/19 - 19/20
- Applied Physics - Bachelor degree course of Ornamental Plants and Landscape Protection - Bachelor degree course of Environment and Workplace Prevention Techniques - University of Bologna: A.Y. 2013/14 e 14/15
Supervised more than 150 curricular internship and more that 200 bachelor degree theses
Scientific activity
- Published more than 85 contributions in international peer reviewed journal, book chapters and conference proceedings
- Referee for a number of international peer reviewed journal
- Guest editor of the special issue "Convective Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media" - Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417) Published by MDPI - Basel, Switzerland
- Guest editor of the special issue "Research on Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer" - Energies (ISSN 1996-1073) Published by MDPI - Basel, Switzerland
- Member of the Editorial Board of the journal "Physics" (ISSN 2624-8174) Published by MDPI - Basel, Switzerland, since 2021
Institutional activity and academic roles
- Delegate of the Ph.D. fellows - Department of Energy, Nuclear and Environmental Control Engineering - University of Bologna, April/2009-May/2010
- Delegate of the Research fellows - Department of Energy, Nuclear and Environmental Control Engineering - University of Bologna, June/2010-September/2012
- Delegate of the Research fellows - Department Industrial Engineering - University of Bologna, October/2012-May/2016
- Assistant for Energy Engineering Council, 2018-2020
- Member of Quality Assurance Committee for the Energy Engineering Council, 2018-2020
- Member of the Piani di studio Committee for the Energy Engineering Council, 2018-
- Member of the Call Thesis Abroad for the Department Industrial Engineering - University of Bologna 2019-
- Academic Tutor for the Bachelor Degree in Energy Engineering for the Dual Career Project (Recognition of "student-athlete" status) 2019 - 2020
- Alma Mater Institute on Healthy Planet Delegate for the Department of Industrial Engineering, 2021-24
Prizes and awards
- "Best Ph.D. thesis" for the period 2009-2010 conferred by UIT: Unione Italiana Termofluidodinamica, June/2010
- "Young Scientist Award" for the period 2008-2012 conferred by Eurotherm scientific committee, September/2012