
Professor Fabrizio Scarpa
Laurea, Ph.D.(Torino)
Current positions
Professor of Smart Materials & Structures
Department of Aerospace Engineering
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Research interests
My research interests are in the field of mechanical metamaterials - negative Poisson's ratio and negative stiffness materials. I design, model and manufacture auxetic foams, composites and cellular structures for structural integrity, vibration damping, vibroacoustiics and multifunctional applications. I also develop predictive micromechanical and structural models for energy dissipation performance in composite and polymeric structures.
I am also involved in the modelling, manufacturing and characterizatio of natural fibre reinforcements for composites (sisal, agave, cactus), and recycled polymers (originated from rubber tyres). Other works include the development of biocomposites with fossil and bio-based matrices. Activities are also carried out to develop structural materials using synthetic biology and biomimetics.
Another set of research activities I carry out is about nanostructures modelling and design, with particular emphasis on graphene, CNTs, BN, ZnO and GaN nanostructures. Special focus of the nanostructures-related activities is about the mechanical characterisation of the nanomaterials for applications ranging between nanocomposites to NEMS.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Improving Quality of Life for People Living with EB: Developing an interdisciplinary network to evaluate requirements and engineering solutions for a second skin technology
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
The aim of this project is exchanging ideas between academics from the University of Bristol and collaborators from Cure EB, where design and development of a soft wearable artificial skin…Managing organisational unit
Department of Engineering MathematicsDates
01/03/2022 to 31/07/2022
8034 BrisEngBio - Exemplar Project 4
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Aerospace EngineeringDates
31/01/2022 to 30/01/2024
Natural nEUROactive Mechanical mETAmaterials
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Aerospace EngineeringDates
01/10/2021 to 30/09/2026
Innovative STATOR
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Aerospace EngineeringDates
01/10/2019 to 30/09/2023
8034 - SYSDYMATS EP/R032793/1 (via Sheffield)
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Aerospace EngineeringDates
01/10/2018 to 31/03/2022
Thesis supervisions
Nanostructure modelling for nanocomposite materials
Supervisors
Cactus Based Solids
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Multiscale natural fibres and architected reinforced thermoplastics
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Mechanical Metastructures with Integrated Flexible Electronics Systems
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A multi-scale reinforced natural composite sandwich panel concept for vibroacoustic applications
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The Use of Auxetic Laminates as a Construction Material
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Pulsed-DC plasma-assisted CVD
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Towards creating multi-matrix continuous fibre polymer composites using an out-of-vacuum bag process
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Sandwich core periodic cell topology effects
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Optical control of electrostatic actuators using amorphous silicon
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Publications
Recent publications
01/01/2023Design space and manufacturing of programmable 4D printed continuous flax fibre polylactic acid composite hygromorphs
Materials & Deisgn
SHAPE AND SIZE OPTIMIZATION OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED LATTICE CORES WITH AN EVOLUTIONARY-BASED APPROACH FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE SANDWICH PANELS
A core rigidity classifier method and a novel approach to account for geometric effects on the elastic properties of sandwich structures
Composite Structures
A dynamic data-driven response prediction method for thermal protection tiles and experimental validation
Applied Thermal Engineering
A dynamic poroelastic model for auxetic polyurethane foams involving viscoelasticity and pneumatic damping effects in the linear regime
Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing