Direttore

Prof. EDOARDO BEMPORAD direttore / director

E-mail: direttore@ipcb.cnr.it
Telefono: 0818675327

Curriculum (IT)
Curriculum (EN)

Profilo

Graduated in Nuclear Engineering, Ph.D. in Materials Engineering.
Served at the Italian National Research Council (CNR) as a Technology Transfer Specialist, appointed as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University "Roma Tre", where he become Full Professor in 2005.
Since 2018 he is a Consultant of the Italian Ministry of University and Research for EC Structural Funds and National Recovery and Resilience Plan, in 2024 he has been appointed as member of the Technology Council for advanced Materials, Italian high-level representative.
Coordinator of the PhD Course in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, coordinator of the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering section, Department of Engineering, Coordinator of the Aeronautical, electrical and Materials Engineering section, Department of Civil, Computer Science and Aeronautical Technologies Engineering (all at University "Roma TRE").
Invited professor at the University of Science and Technology of Lille to the Laboratory of Mechanics Unit 8107 of CNRS, Peer Reviewer for several scientific journals such as: Surface & Coatings Technology, Vacuum, Journal of Materials Science, Thin Solid Films, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, Journal of Materials Research.
Author of more than 134 papers published in international and national journals and refereed conference proceedings with an h-index of 33 and more than 3400 citations.
Coordinator of several research projects with public and private funds (national and international), manages the activities of the Materials Science and Technology group of the University. The scientific research activities are focused on modelling, measurements and mechanical characterization of advanced interfaces and single and multi-layer nanostructured coatings, thick and thin, for either anti-wear and anti-corrosion applications at low and high operating temperatures, with particular attention on the development of advanced methods for microstructural characterization and modelling of the mechanical properties. Mentor and Co-Mentor of more than 45 works of master's thesis and 7 doctoral dissertations.
Founding member in 1995 and Scientific Manager from 2005 of the University Laboratory of Electronic Microscopy (LIME). Among other minor facilities, the laboratory hosts two DualBeams (2010 and 2024), a SEM, a TEM and an atomic force microscope, a line of optical digital microscopy, an interference profilometer and confocal instruments for advanced sample preparation, instrumentation for mechanical characterization such as macro-micro-nano durometers, tribometers, 3D NanoScribe device, and other minor tools for instrumental property over 5 M EUR.
Peer Reviewer of international journals such as Surface & Coatings Technology, Vacuum, Journal of Materials Science, Thin Solid Films, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, Journal of Materials Research.
Member since 2004 of the Register of Technical Consultants of the Civil Court of Rome for the following subjects: metallurgy and steel industry; industrial installations; chemistry of metals, alloys and minerals; industrial constructions, habitually active as a materials expert in Failure Analysis and in Forensic Engineering.
Other former major appointments:
Member of the Scientific Board of the "Molecular Design" department of the Italian National Research Council (CNR, www.dpm.cnr.it)
Member of the advisory board of the Italian Interuniversity Consortium on Materials Science and Technology (www.instm.it)
Member of the Management Board of the consortium MATRIS 2007-2020
Member of the Management Board of the consortium "Roma Ricerche" (2011-2014)
Italian Government representative for the STEEL TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM-ESTEP of the European Commission (http://cordis.europa.eu/estep).
Member of the Management Board of the A4MIt platform (Alliance for Materials Italia) 2012-2018
Consultant for the Italian Ministry of Research and the Italian Ministry of Economic Development and other national and EU institution as an expert for R&D projects evaluation.
Member of the Technology Council for advanced Materials, Italian high-level representative, 2024 - now