Cinzia Menapace graduated in Materials Engineering from the University of Trento in 1999. She received her Ph.D. degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Padova (Italy) in 2003. She worked as a Junior and then Senior Researcher at the University of Trento for 20 years. Her current position is an Associate Professor of Metallurgy at the University of Trento (Italy). Her research interests include powder metallurgy, friction materials, and the hot workability of metals.