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Structural Engineering Professors and Supervisors in Italy
Professors in structural engineering in italy
1,024 professors found
Assistant Professor (RTD-A)
University of Camerino
Italy
Research Interests
Structural Engineering
Solid Mechanics
Earthquake Engineering
Building Physics
Civil Engineering
Assistant Professor
University of Perugia
Italy
Research Interests
Structural Engineering
Construction Management
Construction Materials Engineering
Building Science
Earthquake Engineering
Assistant Professor
Università degli Studi di Palermo
Italy
Research Interests
Structural Engineering
Solid Mechanics
Applied Mechanics
Civil Engineering
Earthquake Engineering
University of Salerno
Italy
Research Interests
Structural Engineering
Solid Mechanics
Civil Engineering
Computational Mechanics
Building Physics
Assistant Professor
University of Genoa
Italy
Research Interests
Structural Engineering
Solid Mechanics
Earthquake Engineering
Building Science
Building Physics
Associate Professor
University of Perugia
Italy
Research Interests
Structural Engineering
Solid Mechanics
Civil Engineering
Earthquake Engineering
Building Physics
University School for Advanced Studies (IUSS) of Pavia
Italy
Research Interests
Structural Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Earthquake Engineering
Civil Engineering
Building Physics
Assistant Professor (RTDa)
Politecnico di Milano
Italy
Research Interests
Structural Engineering
Solid Mechanics
Vibration Analysis
Damage Detection
Structural Health Monitoring
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Italy
Research Interests
Structural Engineering
Solid Mechanics
Earthquake Engineering
Geomechanics
Building Science
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Popular positions
University of Perugia
Italy
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2 weeks ago
Two postdoctoral opportunities will soon open within the CHROMA project at the University of Perugia , Italy, in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering . CHROMA stands for Bioinspired mechanochromic materials: pioneering the future of Structural Health Monitoring and is supported by the FIS 3 Starting Grant programme . The project focuses on mechanochromic materials and smart coatings that change colour in response to mechanical stimuli, with applications in structural health moni...
Computer Science
Environmental Science
Mechanical Engineering
+3 more
2 weeks ago
Politecnico di Torino
Italy
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4 weeks ago
Politecnico di Torino is offering a PhD position in reconfigurable elastic metamaterials within the Department of Applied Science and Technology. The project is set in the broad area of wave propagation in architected media, with a strong focus on how external stimuli, deformation, flows, and intrinsic nonlinearities can be exploited to tailor the behaviour of elastic and acoustic waves. The research aims to understand and control phenomena such as dispersion, localization, transmission, mode co...
Mechanical Engineering
Nonlinear Dynamics
Aeroacoustics
+6 more
4 weeks ago
University of Trieste
Italy
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3 weeks ago
Research opportunities are available at the University of Trento , Department of Industrial Engineering, within the Neu4mes FIS project . The call focuses on physics-informed machine learning for modelling, estimation, and control in Physical AI . The project combines mechanics , control theory , and machine learning to develop model-structured neural networks for autonomous systems . The post highlights two research contracts and one postdoctoral position, making it relevant for candidates with...
Computer Science
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
+9 more
3 weeks ago
Living costs in Italy
Estimated costs in Italy.
MonthlyYearly | Italy |
|---|---|
 Health Insurance Student health insurance or surcharge per year | €138 $150/yr |
 Personal Care Toiletries, haircuts, and personal items per year | €442 $480/yr |
 University Accommodation On-campus student housing per year | €3.3k $3,600/yr |
 Groceries Basic food shopping for one student per year | €1.7k $1,800/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
Popular professors
Assistant Professor
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Italy
Research Interests
Structural Engineering
Solid Mechanics
Building Science
Earthquake Engineering
Masonry
Professor
Università degli Studi Gabriele d'Annunzio Chieti e Pescara Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Geologia
Italy
Research Interests
Structural Engineering
Landscape Architecture
Building Science
Geomechanics
Architecture
Assistant Professor
University of Naples Federico II
Italy
Research Interests
Structural Engineering
Solid Mechanics
Civil Engineering
Building Science
Geomechanics
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Enrique García Macías
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University of Granada
Spain
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New Today
Closing soon
Just Landed
The University of Granada is seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate to join IMIS-Lab in Spain. The project focuses on intelligent structural health monitoring and the assessment of infrastructure through advanced digital technologies. The research combines artificial intelligence , digital twins , and structural monitoring to support improved understanding and evaluation of infrastructure. The work is suited to candidates interested in applying computational and data-driven approaches to struc...
Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence
Civil Engineering
+3 more
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Howard University
Just Landed
United States
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New Today
Just Landed
Howard University’s University Transportation Center is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to support projects in structural health monitoring (SHM) of transportation infrastructure . The role centers on developing and deploying sensing and data-driven approaches to assess the condition of transportation assets and improve transportation safety. The associate will work on federally funded research that combines field deployments , large-scale time-series data processing , and advanced analysis me...
Signal Processing
Transportation Engineering
Transport
+7 more
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Paolo Bocchini
Just Landed
Lehigh University
United States
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New Today
Just Landed
The Center for Catastrophe Modeling and Resilience (CAT) at Lehigh University is recruiting a postdoctoral research associate to join its expanding research activities and contribute to a new multi-university consortium. The position sits within Dr. Paolo Bocchini’s research group and centers on collaborative work in catastrophe modeling and resilience assessment. The successful candidate will work on fundamental or applied research tied to the center’s core themes, with main topics including ha...
Data Science
Civil Engineering
Structural Engineering
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