The Group is active in the following Ph.D. programmes:
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (DRIMI), "Materials for Engineering" division
Energy Transition and Sustainable Production Systems (TESPS)
and develops Ph.D. theses on advanced research topics of materials engineering.
Current Ph.D. students:
Stefano Gozzini - (II anno, DRIMI) (tutor: Prof. Francesco Baldi).
Anderson Luiz Dias - Prediction and monitoring of rubber wear with AI techniques (I year, TESPS) (tutors: Prof. Silvia Agnelli, Prof. Romulo Rodrigues)
Ph.D. students archive:
Jacopo Agnelli - Fracture in cellular materials: Characterization and research of structure property relationships (2024) (tutor: Prof. S. Pandini; advisor: Prof. F. Baldi)
Chiara Pasini - Development of hybrid polymeric scaffolds for tissue engineering (2024) (tutor: Prof. F. Baldi; advisor: Prof. S. Pandini, Prof. L. Sartore)
Mattia Ramini - Injection molding process optimization of rubber compounds focused on the sustainability, in collaborazione con Italian Gasket. (2023) (Tutor e Advisor: S. Agnelli, G. Bergomi)
Anna Gobetti - Technologies and supply chain relationships for a new industrial ecosystem: application of industrial symbiosis in the metal sector. (2022) (Tutor: G. Cornacchia; Advisors: G. Ramorino, M. La Monica (ENEA))
Nicoletta Inverardi - 3D printed shape memory polymers for biomedical applications. (2021) (tutors: Prof. F. Bignotti, S. Pandini)
Simone D'Onofrio - Surface Functionalization of Medical Devices. (2019) (tutor: Prof. F. Bignotti)
Kamol Dey - Designing high performance gelatin-based hydrogels for tissue engineering applications. (2019) (tutors: Prof. L. Sartore, Dr. S. Agnelli)
Matteo Guindani - Development of new design procedures for the realization of precision engineering rubber components by injection molding. (2015) (tutor: Dr. G. Ramorino)
Cristian Fracassi - Design and planning of bluilding elements by polymer-based materials for applications in the construction industry (2014) (tutor: Dr. G. Ramorino)
Arifur Rahman - Damage initiated self-healing in polymer blends (2013) (tutors: Prof. M. Penco†, Prof. F. Bignotti, Prof. L. Sartore)
Simone Passera - Characterization and tailoring of the shape memory behavior of polymeric materials for biomedical applications (2013) (tutor: Dr. S. Pandini)
Marzia Barbaglio - Il riciclo dei materiali: plastiche biodegradabili a base di proteine idrolizzate (2012) (tutor: Prof. L. Sartore)
Silvia Agnelli - Development of fracture mechanics methodologies for polymers and elastomers (2011) (tutors: Prof. T. Riccò, Ing. F. Baldi)
Riccardo De Santis - Sviluppo e caratterizzazione fisico-meccanica di nanocompositi polimerici a matrice termoindurente (2010) (tutor: Prof. F. Bignotti)
Anika Franceschini - Sviluppo di sistemi micro- e nano-compositi a base di tecnopolimeri per applicazioni industriali (2010) (tutors: Prof. T. Riccò, Ing. F. Baldi)
Andrea Sassi - Valorzzazione di idrolizzati proteici mediante derivatizzazione con polimeri: applicazioni nel settore dll'imballaggio e conciario (2009) (tutor: Prof. L. Sartore)