Dr. Salam Al Obaidi, former doctoral candidate of our Ph.D. program in Seismic and Geotechnical Structural Engineering, along with Professor Liberato Ferrara, has been awarded the prestigious “Outstanding Paper Award” by the journal Materials and Structures for the article titled “Effect of matrix self-healing on the bond-slip behavior of micro steel fibers in ultra-high-performance concrete” (2023) by Salam Al-Obaidi, Shan He, Erik Schlangen & Liberato Ferrara.
This recognition was granted by the Scientific Committee of Materials and Structures, the flagship publication of RILEM (International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems, and Structures).
Annually, the Scientific Committee selects up to ten papers (top 5% of articles published by the journal each year) to be published as open-access papers, representing excellence in the RILEM scientific community.
The research was made possible through collaboration between our department and TUDelft (Delft University of Technology) within the Enhance alliance. This initiative has fostered collaboration among high-level research institutions, promoting the mobility of young researchers and the sharing of expertise.
Stefano Corazza, a student in our PhD program in Structural, Seismic and Geotechnical Engineering, has won the “Giovanni Solari Thesis Award” for his master’s thesis titled “Mechanical modeling of stranded cables and assessment of their self-damping properties for aeolian vibrations applications” The thesis was supervised by Dr. Francesco Foti, with Prof. Luca Martinelli serving as co-supervisor.
The award was granted by the University of Genoa – Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering (DICCA) of the Polytechnic School in collaboration with the Giovanni Solari Wind Engineering and Structural Dynamics (GS-WinDyn) research group for the best Master’s thesis on Wind Engineering topics discussed in Italian Universities during the Academic Year 2021-2022. This prestigious award aims to honor the memory of Prof. Giovanni Solari, his passion for teaching and research, and his exemplary support for students and young researchers.
Congratulations to Paolo Conti and Matteo Torzoni, both PhD candidates at DICA, for receiving the Best Poster Award during the 6th International Workshop on Model Reduction Techniques (MORTech 2023) at École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay (ENS Paris-Saclay) on November 22-24, 2023.
The awards were granted for the presentations of their research works titled:
- “Multi-fidelity reduced-surrogate modeling” (Conti, Mengwu, Manzoni, Frangi, Brunton, Kutz)
- “A computational framework for predictive digital twins of civil engineering structures” (Torzoni, Tezzele, Mariani, Manzoni, Willcox)
Main Theme of the workshop: “Advances in Model Reduction Techniques and Their Potential Impact in Computational and Prediction Sciences, Especially (but not only) in Mechanical Engineering.” (For more information, visit the website: MORTECH2023 – VI International Workshop on Model Reduction Techniques – Sciencesconf.org).
Professor Roberto Paolucci has been confirmed as a member of “Commissione Grandi Rischi” and as the contact person for the Seismic Risk Sector, a role he has held since 2018. This role involves coordinating sector activities with the leadership of the Department of Civil Protection.
“Commissione Grandi Rischi” is the technical-scientific advisory body of the Department of Civil Protection (DPC). It is convened both in emergency conditions, as in the case of the ongoing seismic-volcanic crisis in the Campi Flegrei, and to provide opinions on the mitigation activities carried out by the DPC in various risk sectors affecting civil society.
The composition of the Grand Risks Commission is renewed every 5 years, and the appointment of new members for the 2023-2028 five-year period was published in the Official Gazette a few weeks ago.