Prof. Domenic D'Ambrosio, PhD, is Associate Professor of Fluid Dynamics at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Italy. He received his Laurea in Aeronautical Engineering and his PhD in Fluid Dynamics from Politecnico di Torino and has held research positions at RWTH Aachen University and Politecnico di Torino. His research activity focuses on Computational Fluid Dynamics and its application to aerospace and industrial problems, with particular interests in hypersonic aerothermodynamics, atmospheric entry, high-temperature and rarefied-gas flows, plasma–flow interactions, supersonic flows, rotor and UAV aerodynamics, aerodynamic optimization, heat transfer, and hydrodynamics. He teaches Computational Fluid Dynamics and Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics and currently supervises five PhD students, with three additional doctoral students starting in autumn 2026. He is a member of the Scientific Committee of *Aerotecnica Missili & Spazio* and of the Technical Committee of the WAAE 2026 conference in China.
Politecnico di Torino
Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica e Aerospaziale (DIMEAS)
University Educator/Researcher
Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
01 May 2001 - present
Post Doctoral Researcher
Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
01 May 1999 - 30 Apr 2001
Research or Laboratory Scientist
RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
01 Apr 1997 - 31 Mar 1999