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1958 - Born in Brescia (Italy) on August, 12th
1984 - Degree in Chemical Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano (Italy) on June, 20th. Thesis title: "Studio della frattura in resine epossidiche modificate in relazione alle condizioni di indurimento: applicazione della meccanica della frattura con la tecnica della doppia torsione" Tutoring: Prof. A. Pavan
1988 - PhD degree in Materials Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano (Italy) on October, 31th. Thesis title: "Viscoelasticità e frattura nei materiali polimerici: studio di criteri di cedimento trasferibili alla progettazione di manufatti" Tutoring: Prof. A. Pavan
1996 - Assistant professor of Macromolecular Materials at the Industrial Chemistry and  Chemical Engineering Department of the Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
1998 - Associate professor of Polymeric and Composite Materials at the Engineering Department of the University of Ferrara (Italy)
2000 - Associate professor of Polymeric Materials at the Industrial Chemistry and  Chemical Engineering Department of the Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
2007 - Full professor of Polymeric and Composite Materials at the Industrial Chemistry and  Chemical Engineering Department of the Politecnico di Milano (Italy)

Research Topics

Viscoelastic properties of polymers and composites. 
Time-dependent yield and fracture of polymers and composites. Processing-structure and structure-properties relationships for polymers. 
Impact, fatigue and dynamic fracture of polymers.

Publications

More than 70 peer-reviewed technical and scientific international publications.

Others

• President of Assocompositi,the Italian composites industry association (since 2005).
• Coordinator of the Master degree in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology at the Politecnico di Milano (from 2008 to 2016).
• Director of the Polymer Testing Laboratory facilities at the Politecnico di Milano (since 2010).
• President of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Europe (from 2011 to 2013).
• President of EuCIA, the European composites industry association (since 2013).
• President of UNIPLAST, the Italian national standards organization for plastics and composites (since 2016).

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