Dr Francesco Mitrotta
BSc, MSc, PhD
Current positions
Honorary Research Associate
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
Contact
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Projects and supervisions
Research projects
BladeUp: Secure Upscale of Wind Turbine Blade Production Capacity
Principal Investigator
Role
Researcher
Description
The BladeUp Prosperity Partnership between the Bristol Composites Institute of the University of Bristol, LMAT, and Vestas aims to revolutionise wind turbine blade design for efficient, scalable production through machine…Managing organisational unit
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design EngineeringDates
15/09/2025 to 14/09/2030
Publications
Recent publications
01/05/2025Proof of concept of a nonlinear structural stability constraint for aeroelastic optimisation
Aeronautical Journal
Development of a Nonlinear Structural Stability Constraint for Aeroelastic Optimization
AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum
INFLUENCE OF SKIN CURVATURE ON WINGBOX OPTIMIZATION WITH NONLINEAR STRUCTURAL STABILITY CONSTRAINTS
ICAS PROCEEDINGS
Thesis
Breaking the Glass Ceiling of Linear Buckling
Supervisors
Award date
30/09/2025
Related people
Professor Jonathan Cooper
RAEng Airbus Sir George White Professor of Aerospace Engineering
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
Professor Alberto Pirrera
Professor of Nonlinear Structural Mechanics
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
Dr Terence Macquart
Senior Lecturer
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering