Phd in AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ENGINEERING

email: susanna.laurenzi@uniroma1.it
phone: 0649919756
building: Palazzina Plasma
room: L04

PROFILE
Associated Professor of Aerospace Structures and Design at Sapienza University of Rome with research group working on engineering and manufacturing of high-performance multifunctional (nano)composite materials. Previous ten-year experience in RD&I of composite materials and related manufacturing processes within industrial context, including Aerospace and Defense industries and research centers.

RESEARCH FIELDS
• Design and manufacturing of aerospace structures
• Engineering of nanocomposites and advanced composite materials for aerospace applications
• Analysis of failure mechanisms in nanostructured composite materials

EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, School of Aerospace Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 2007. Thesis: Liquid Composite Molding technologies for aerospace structures. Case studied: Helicopter A109 gearbox. Advisor: Prof. M. Marchetti. Co-advisor: Eng. E. Anamateros (AgustaWestland)
Laurea (M.Sc.) in Astronautical Engineering, School of Aerospace Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 2004. Thesis: Liquid Composite Molding technology for aerospace application: design and manufacturing of a helicopter component. Advisor: Prof. M. Marchetti. Co-advisor: Eng. E. Anamateros (Agusta)
Laurea (B.Sc./M.Sc.) in Aerospace Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 2001. Thesis: Design and realization by Resin Transfer Molding of a tiltrotor BA 609 inboard flaperon. Advisor: Prof. M. Marchetti. Co-advisors: Engs. R. Severoni and E. Anamateros (Agusta)

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES
Visiting Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, (Davis, USA), April 2019 – May 2019
Visiting Lecturer, Advanced Composite Centre for Innovation and Science (ACCIS), University of Bristol, UK, July 2013 – September 2013
Scientist, Centro Sviluppo Materiali S.p.A., Rome, Italy, June 2006 – February 2011
Visiting Scientist, Vesuvius Research Center, Pittsburgh, USA, March 2010
Visiting Scientist, Vesuvius Research Center, Pittsburgh, USA, October 2009
Visiting Scientist, Center for Composite Materials, University of Delaware, USA, November 2005 –April 2006
Ph.D. Student, School of Aerospace Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, March 2003 – June 2006. Ph.D. scholarship funded by AgustaWestland S.p.A.
Research Assistant, Center for Composite Materials, University of Delaware, USA, August 2002 –February 2003. (funded by U.S. Office of Naval Research grant N00014-02-1-0811). Advisor: Prof. Suresh Advani

INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Member of the Scientific Committee of Special Funds for National Reseach (FISR Projects) by Italian Ministry of Education, Research and University (MIUR), 2018-present (D.D. 630, 23.03.2018)
Member of the Evaluation Committee of National Programme for Aerospace Research by Italian Ministry of Education, Research and University (MIUR), 2017-present (D.M. 675, 30.03.2017)
Member of Scientific Committee of Research Center of Nanotechnology Applied to Engineering (CNIS) of Sapienza University of Rome, 2016-present
Coordinator of the Astronautical Section of Department of Astronautical Electrical and Energy, Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 2016-present
Member of Doctoral Board, PhD course in Aeronautical and Space Engineering, Sapienza University di Rome
Member of Didactic Board, BS/MS courses in Aerospace Engineering, Sapienza University di Rome

ADDITIONAL SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Scientific Evaluator for the European Commission (Clean Sky 2 e Horizon 2020)
Principal Investigator for the Agreement of Cooperation between Sapienza University/DIAEE and Italian Navy on deployable structures
Proponent of Agreement of Cooperation between Sapienza University of Rome and University of California, Davis
Member of Di della Commissione Didattica del Master Internazionale di I livello Capacity Buildings in Astronautics 2018-presente

Member of Scientific Committee of Fourth Sino-Italian Conference on Space Aerothermodynamics and Hot Structures, Capua, Italy, Nov 2012
Member of Scientific Committee of Third Sino-Italian Conference on Space Aerothermodynamics and Hot Structures, Shanghai, China, Nov 2011
Member of Advanced Materials and Enabling technologies Mindsh@re community (AM&ET) of Finmeccanica as delegate of Centro Sviluppo Materiali S.p.A., 2009 – 2011
Member of CFG NANO community (Community Focal Group on Nanotechnology) of Finmeccanica as delegate of Centro Sviluppo Materiali S.p.A., 2009 – 2011
Member of Local Organizing Committee of XVII National Congress on Aeronautic and Astronautic AIDAA, Rome, Italy, 2003
Member of Local Organizing Committee of ARO Workshop on Robotics and MEMS in Vehicle Systems, Rome, Italy, 2002
Reviewer for national research projects
Reviewer for Composites Part B: Engineering (Elsevier), Composites Part A: Applied science and Manufacturing (Elsevier), Composite Science and Technology (Elsevier), Acta Astronautica (Elsevier) Structural Engineering and Mechanics, An International Journal (Techno Press), Journal of Aerospace Engineering (ASCE), Materials Chemistry and Physics (Elsevier), Carbon (Elsevier), Materials and Design (Elsevier), Journal of Composite Materials (Sage), Polymers (MDPI), Journal of Aerospace Engineering (ASCE), Materials Chemistry and Physics (Elsevier), Material and Design (Elsevier), Aerotecnica Missili e Spazio (Spring), etc.