PICANO FRANCESCO

Present position:
Full Professor in Fluid Dynamics (ING-IND / 06) at the Dep. of Industrial Engineering (DII), and Coordinator of the PhD program in Sciences, Technologies and Measurements for Space, CISAS, University of Padua, Italy.

Previous positions:
2015-2022 Associate Professor in Fluid Dynamics (ING-IND / 06), DII, University of Padua, Italy

2014-2015 Researcher in Fluid Dynamics (ING-IND / 06) DII, University of Padua, Italy

2011-2013 Post-Doc in Fluid Mechanics at KTH Mechanics, Stockholm, Sweden. Subject:
Dynamics of multiphase dispersed flows

2007-2011 Post-doc (research grant) at DMA, Sapienza Univ., Rome. Topic: “Dynamics of droplet systems in jets”.

Research topics:
Modeling (LES) of turbulent flows. Computational aerodynamics. Multiphase flows. Flows in porous media. Porous electrodes for energy applications. Evaporation / condensation of droplets. Computational approaches for multiphase flows. Fluid-structure interaction.


Education and qualifications:

2007 Apr 20 PhD in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Sapienza University of Rome. Thesis: “Dynamics of turbulent axisymmetric jets"

2003 July 14 Master's degree with honors in Mechanical Engineering at Sapienza University of Rome


Scientific production
75 articles in journals (1 in Proc. Nat. Aca. Sci., 5 in Phys. Rev. Lett., 22 in J. Fluid Mech., 1 Ener. Sto. Mat.), 45 International Conference Proceedings collected in books or journals, approximately 100 conference proceedings or abstracts.


Administrative activities
2020- Coordinator of the PhD Program in Sciences, Technologies and Measurements for Space, CISAS, University of Padua.

2019-2022 Member of the DII Research Steering Committee, University of Padua.

2022- Member of the Development and Recruitment Committee of the DII, University of Padua.

2015- PI of competitive research projects: 3 European (computational), 1 national, 3 university