Dottorato in INGEGNERIA INDUSTRIALE

email: alessandra.varone@uniroma2.it
telefono: +3906-72597180

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Alessandra Varone was Born in Rome (16.07.1983).
Degree in Materials Science and Technology at University of Rome “Tor Vergata” (2009) and PhD in Materials Engineering (2013).
She is a researcher of Metallurgy at University of Rome Tor Vergata.
07/12/2017 She obtained the national scientific qualification for Associate Professor for the Competition Sector 09/A3, Construction of Machines, Design and Metallurgy. In the present academic year (2022/23) she is helding courses on Fundamentals of metallurgy (6 CFU), Innovative materials (4 CFU) and Laboratory of Metallurgy (2 CFU).
The research activity covers the following topics:
1- Structure of liquid metals and precursor effects of melting and solidification.
2- Materials for structural applications in future nuclear fusion reactors.
3- Biocompatible alloys (Mg and Co alloys)
4 - Metallic alloys for high temperature applications: Ni base superalloy.
5- Additive manufacturing
6- stainless steel
7- Laser and electron beam welding
8- Preparation and characterization of thick tungsten coatings on Cu alloys for applications in future nuclear fusion reactors
9- Microstructure and mechanical properties of different materials by using XRD, HT-XRD, Mechanical Spectroscopy, Hardness Tests, SEM.

Author of several papers published in Italian and international journals of which the following indexing results at 22-05-2023:
Scopus 94 products, 717 citations, 14 h-index.

INTER-UNIVERSITY OR INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GROUPS:
She took part in the following research project:
2021-2023. Italian Project ( Lazio Innova – n° 36530) - Title: “Ni-AWaRe: Nickel Alloys Welding and Repairing by High Density Energy Processes”. Total funding: 147.833,95 €.

2023- EUROfusion : Deliverable owner of task deliverable: DIV-DEMO.T.1-T013-D002: X-ray diffraction and mechanical spectroscopy characterization P91.

2024: EUROfusion : Deliverable owner of task deliverables:
1- DIV.D.T.01- 002“X-ray diffraction and mechanical spectroscopy characterization of AISI 316”
2- DIV.D.T.01- 003" X-ray diffraction and mechanical spectroscopy characterization of P91"

2023-2025- Italian Project PRIN 2022- Title: ELAPSE - Laser Welding and Rapir of Superalloys

Progetto PROMETHEUS. (Bando "Beyond Borders" (D.R. 1347/2019)).

2015-2018. Italian project: “Efficienza energetica nel settore industria” between Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico and ENEA. Title: Definizione di un sistema di monitoraggio wireless per il rilievo dell’energia complessiva assorbita dalla rete e delle energie utilizzate per vari processi di saldatura e supporto all’analisi di efficienza dell’accoppiamento energia-materia.

2014-2017. Member in the program A*MIDEX University Foundation: Initiative of excellence, Mediterranean program. “Micro-scale energy storage and conversion”.

From 2015 member of the International Associated Laboratory “ Laboratory Ionomer Materials for Energy (LIME) ” between University of Rome Tor Vergata, Aix-Marseille University, France and CNRS, France.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
2012. She received "The Felice De Carli Prize": awarded to an Italian recently graduated or final-year undergraduates in metallurgy or materials science.

-Since 2020 member of the PhD Programme of Industrial Engineering at the University of Rome-Tor Vergata
-Since 2019 member of the Center "Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science" of AIM (Italian Metallurgy Association).
-Since 2019 member of the International Scientific Committee of the Conference THERMEC.
-Member of the organizing committee of the 35° Convegno Nazionale AIM (Associazione Italiana Metallurgia). Rome 05-07/11/2014.
- Since 2020 Associate Editor for Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science: Part C.
Referee of international scientific journals