Lorenzo Ferrari

Areas of Interest
Energy systems and fluid machines; Renewable energies and micro-cogeneration systems; Advanced measurement techniques and experimental analysis of turbomachines and energy systems; Optimization of energy use in industrial processes; Optimization of energy systems

Education & Career
MSc in Mechanical Engineering in June 1999 and PhD Diploma in Energy Engineering and Innovative industrial technologies in June 2003 at University of Florence. Research Fellow (1 year) and Fixed-Term Assistant Professor (3+3 years) at the University of Florence from 2004 to 2011. From 2011 to 2016, Researcher at the National Research Council of Italy. From 2016 to 2019, Assistant Professor at the University of Pisa (Fluid Machines and Energy Systems). Since 2019, Associate Professor at the University of Pisa (Fluid Machines and Energy Systems). National Academic Qualification as Full Professor (in 2018) in the field of Fluid Machines and Energy Systems.

Honors & Awards
Winner of the “Sergio Stecco” grant for his PhD thesis as a distinguished study in the turbomachinery field. Winner of the "Premio Carmelo Caputo" grant for the paper “Pyrometric estimation of the valve temperature of an Internal Combustion Engine” presented at 65° ATI conference, 2010. Winner of 6 Best Paper Awards for papers presented at ASME Turbo Expo Conference in the field of Wind Energy and Measurement techniques. Winner of the Outstanding Service Award for the Controls, Diagnostics and Instrumentation Committee (ASME Turbo Expo).

Roles & Responsibilities
Vanguard Chair (2010-2014, 2019), Vice Chair (2014-2016) and Chair (2016-2018) of the Controls, Diagnostics and Instrumentation Committee of the International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI - ASME). Member of the organizing committee of the conference MIS-MAC VIII, 21 May 2004, PIN Piazza Ciardi, 25 - 59100 Prato (PO). Member of the scientific committee of the 6th International Youth Conference on Energy (IYCE’17), 21-24 June 2017, Budapest, Hungary. Member of the organizing committee of the conference ATI 2018, 12-14 September 2018, Pisa, Italy. Member of the organizing committee of the Winter School for PhD Student on Fluid Machines and Energy Systems (AIMSEA), Pisa, 25-28 March 2019

Publications and research projects
Author of more than 150 publications in international journal and conference proceedings. Co-inventor of 3 international patents. Author of 3 book chapters. Principal investigator and research team member of several Regional, National and International research projects.