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Education and Career
2021: Associate Professor (ING-IND/22 – Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali), Politecnico di Milano
2018: Senior Researcher (Ricercatore legge 240/10 – Senior t.d. a tempo pieno – ING-IND/22 – Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali), Politecnico di Milano
2015: Junior Researcher (Ricercatore legge 240/10 – Junior t.d. a tempo pieno – ING-IND/22 – Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali), Politecnico di Milano
2012-2015: Post-Doc Research Fellow, Politecnico di Milano
2012: Ph.D. in Materials Engineering, Politecnico di Milano
2008: M.D. in Materials Engineering, Politecnico di Milano
Research activity
Scientific activity focuses on corrosion of metallic materials in natural and industrial environments and its prevention. Main research interests are:
- cathodic protection
- corrosion and cathodic protection monitoring
- a.c. and d.c. interference corrosion
- corrosion in acidic environment
- corrosion of steel in concrete and prevention techniques
Research activity is carried out at PoliLaPP, Laboratorio di Corrosione dei Materiali “P. Pedeferri” of Politecnico di Milano.
Didactic activity
From the academic year 2021-2022, he is professor of the course “Laboratorio di Corrosione e Protezione dei Metalli” of the Master of Science in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology of Politecnico di Milano.
From the academic year 2019-2020, he is professor of the course “Materiali Cementizi e Ceramici” of the Bachelor in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology and Chemical Engineering of Politecnico di Milano.
From the academic year 2015-2016, he is professor of the course “Corrosion and Material Protection” of the Master of Science in Energy Engineering of Politecnico di Milano.
Website of the research group: http://polilapp.chem.polimi.it