Marco Paggi

Marco Paggi is a Full Professor of Structural Mechanics at the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Italy, since 2017. He previously held academic roles at Politecnico di Torino (Assistant Professor, 2007-2013) and has been an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at Leibniz University Hannover. His research focuses on fracture mechanics, contact mechanics, and computational methods applied to renewable energy systems, composite materials, and multi-scale modeling.

• Key Themes: Fracture propagation, contact interfaces, phase field modeling, photovoltaic durability, and material heterogeneity.
• Awards:
  • Stanford Top 2% Scientists (2020-2024)
  • Research.com Top Scientists (2022-2024)
  • European Structural Integrity Society Young Scientist Award (2010)

Publications: His work spans tribology, computational fracture mechanics, and material degradation, with recent emphasis on phase field modeling for quasi-brittle materials and photovoltaic systems. He has pioneered methods for multi-scale and multi-physics analysis of structural systems.

Mentorship: Supervised 17 PhD graduates and 14 postdocs, including award-winning researchers like Pietro Lenarda and Zeng Liu.