Prof. Michela Simoncini

Michela Simoncini graduated cum lode in Mechanical Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Marche in 2003, where received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2006. Currently, she is Associate Professor at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Mathematical Sciences of Polytechnic University of Marche, in which she lectures in graduate courses in Mechanical and Management Engineering. Her research activity is mainly focused on: i) innovative production processes, with particular reference to processing for plastic deformation, machining and solid state welding processes, applied to advanced materials such as innovative metal lightweight alloys, composites both with a discontinuous and continuous reinforcement phase; ii) sustainable manufacturing using LCA methodology; iii) quality assurance of product/process; (iv) sustainable manufacturing; (v) additive manufacturing of metal, polymer and composite materials. She is co-author of more than 90 papers in Scopus-indexed Journals.