Professor of Chemical Engineering
Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering
University of Naples Federico II
Piazzale Tecchio, 80
80125 Naples, ITALY
Tel.: +39 081 7682282
E-mail: pierluca.maffettone@unina.it
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7914-0089
Expertise
Computer Fluid Dynamics, Microfluidics, Nonlinear dynamics, Complex fluids, Rheology, Suspensions, Liquid Crystals, Polymer blends, Crystallization of polymers, Drop deformation
Awards
Weissenberg Award 2023 bestowed by European Society of Rheology (link)
Fellow of the Society of Rheology (Class 2018)
Courses at the University of Naples Federico II (link)
Master in Chemical Engineering: Nonlinear Dynamics in Chemical Engineering
Soft Matter Engineering
Master in Industrial Bioengineering: Microfluidics for Lab-on-a-Chip
Other Affiliations
Interdisciplinary Research Center in Biomaterials (CRIB), University of Naples Federico II, P.le Tecchio 80, 80125 Naples
Center for Advanced Biomaterials for Health Care @CRIB, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, P.le Tecchio 80, 80125 Naples, Italy
National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems “E. Caianiello”, Via Campi Flegrei 34, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy.
Education
1993 Ph.D. University of Naples Federico II Chemical Engineering
1989 M.S. University of Naples Federico II Chemical Engineering
Professional Experiences
2020 – Member of the Consiglio di Amministrazione Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
2017 Invitation to speak at Gordon Research Conferences, Physics and Chemistry of Microfluidics June 4th – June 9th 2017.
2017 – Member of the Editorial Board of Journal Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics.
2015 – Member of the Editorial Board of Rheological Acta
2013 – 2021 Member at large of the Executive Committee of the European Society of Rheology
2013 – 2018 Head of the Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering – University of Naples Federico II
2008-2012 President of the Board of Courses of Chemical Engineering – University of Naples Federico II
2006-2011 Coordinator of the PhD Chemical Engineering – University of Naples Federico II
2005- Full Professor – Chemical Engineering – University of Naples Federico II
1998-2005 Associate Professor – Chemical Engineering – Politecnico di Torino
1994-1998 Assistant Professor – Chemical Engineering – University of Naples Federico II