Giulio Timelli is full professor of metallurgy at the School of Engineering of the University of Padua (Italy). He is President of the Light Metals Division and Vice President of the Diecasting Division of the Italian Association of Metallurgy. In 2008 and 2011, he won the “A. Daccò” prize, which is assigned to the best Italian paper on foundry topics. His scientific activity is focused on foundry and solidification of light alloys, surface engineering, aluminum matrix composites, heat treatment processes, and simulation of metallurgical processes.