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Project supported by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, grant number US23GR15.

Project supported by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,
grant number US23GR15.

EVENTS

Events supported by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, grant number US23GR15.

2025 International Workshop on Multiscale Innovative Materials and Structures  (MIMS25)” to be held from October 29th through November 1st,  2025 in Cetara (Amalfi Coast) – Salerno, Italy.

Website: www.multiscale.unisa.it

Link to the presentation on the Current state of the research and future perspectives of the project NEXTBUILDING

M&MIMS25 photo gallery

Spring School “New theoretical elastic waves on solids”

Website: https://sites.google.com/view/ntewaves/

2024 International Workshop on the Mathematics and Mechanics of Innovative Materials and Structures (M&MIMS24), to be held from July 11th through July 13th, 2024 in Salerno, Italy.

Website: https://www.multiscale.unisa.it/previous_edition

The Workshop M&MIMS24 has reviewed the activities of the first two years of the NEXTBUILDING project as detailed in the presentation  of the PI, Prof. Ada Amendola here provided for download.

Link to the presentation on the Current state of the research and future perspectives of the project NEXTBUILDING

M&MIMS24 photo gallery

CISM (INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR MECHANICHAL SCIENCES) course on the subject “Tensegrity Systems: From Biomechanics to Mechanical Metamaterials” organized within the NEXTBUILDING project: Udine (Italy),  Sept. 16-20 2024.

This course has been organized by the International Center of Mechanical Sciences (CISM) of Udine under the support of MAECI and the NEXTBUILDING project. It has been  aimed at illustrating the peculiar mechanical behavior of tensegrity systems in the large displacement regime and their application for the development of mechanical metamaterials, space structures, and mechanical models of biological system. Such topics are central to the different lines of research of the NEXTBUILDING project, and the Course has provided input for outlining future directions of the project.

CISM photo gallery

Participation on the Engineering Mechanics Institute 2023 International Conference, August 27-30, Palermo.

The PhD students Valentina Adinolfi (UNISA) and Baidehi Das (UNICT, UNISA) presented their projects on the EMI Conference 2023. Valentina Adinolfi presented a study with title “A multiscale approach to design of seismic metaisolators”, while Baidehi Das did her presentation “On the use of fractal geometry for the design of tensegrity braces”.

VALENTINA ADINOLFI PRESENTATION – A multiscale approach to design of seismic metaisolators

BAIDEHI DAS PRESENTATION – On the use of fractal geometry for the design of tensegrity braces

Research visit at the University of California, Irvine, August-September 2023, Irvine, CA.

UNISA PhD student Julia de Castro Motta, on 13 September 2023, gave a presentation entitled “On the existence and properties of solitary waves traveling in tensegrity-like lattices” at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). The results of the collaboration between the University of Salerno and the research group of Professor Julian Rimoli (UCI) were presented, in a numerical and analytical study on the propagation of solitary waves in metamaterials made of tensegrity structures in the form of octahedrons.

JULIA DE CASTRO MOTTA PRESENTATION – On the existence and properties of solitary waves traveling in tensegrity-like lattices

Research visit at the California Institute of Technology, August 2023, Pasadena, CA.

Continuing a long-standing collaboration on the field of innovative metamaterials, Professor Fernando Fraternali, from UNISA, visited the Laboratory of Professor Chiara Daraio, from the California Institute of Technology.

Research visit at the University of Colorado, Boulder, May 2023, Boulder, CO.

The Dr. Andrea di Filippo, UNISA Post-Doc, participated as a speaker in the seminar “New methodologies for the AEC industry”, organized by Prof. Amelia Celoza, belonging to the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering of the University of Colorado Boulder. The event took place on May 9th in the conference room of the Department and Dr. di Filippo presented a speech entitled “Existing BIM to digitize and manage the built heritage”, which proposes a solution to maximize efficiency in the management of information content along the life cycle of the building by making use of the tools offered by BIM-type parametric modeling.

ANDREA DI FILIPPO PRESENTATION – Existing BIM to digitize and manage the built heritage

Participation on the “75th NAFSA Annual Conference & Expo 2023”, May 30 th – June 2nd 2023, Washington, DC.

NAFSA (Association of International Educators) is the largest association in the world dedicated to education and international exchange.

Thousands of professionals from all over the world participated in the event and had the opportunity to illustrate their latest innovations, proven strategies and best practices in education and research. The NAFSA event was also a plataform for several sessions with international education leaders and changemakers from around the world, addressing topics such as professional development, research and career advancement, multigenerational perspective , as well as the importance of inclusive internationalization on local and global communities.

The Department of Civil Engineering of the University of Salerno (UNISA) participated in the event illustrating the educational offer of the Degree Courses and Doctoral Courses in “Environmental, Mobility and Infrastructure Engineering the Territory” and “Structural Engineering, Architecture and Historical, Architectural and Landscape Heritage”.

The UNISA delegation was formed by prof. Claudio Guarnaccia, by PhD students Valentina Adinolfi and Aurora Mascolo.

UNISA delegation, from the left: Valentina ADINOLFI, Claudio GUARNACCIA, Aurora MASCOLO.

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UNISA delegation with Mariangela Zappia (Italian Ambassador to the United States) and Marco Gilli (Full Professor, former Rector of the Polytechnic University of Turin).

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UNISA delegation with Francesco Guarascio (First Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation), Alessandro Gonzales (Minister Plenipotentiary), Marco Gilli.

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Progetto realizzato con il contributo del Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Direzione Generale per la Promozione del Sistema Paese.
Project supported by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, grant number US23GR15.