Andrea Mola

Andrea Mola is a tenured Assistant Professor in Numerical Analysis at the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, affiliated with the Research Unit MUSAM (Multi-Scale Analysis of Materials). He holds dual PhDs in Mathematical Engineering (Politecnico di Milano, 2009) and Engineering Mechanics (Virginia Tech, 2010). His career includes post-doctoral research at SISSA’s mathLab in Trieste and a prior non-tenured assistant professorship there.

Education:

• Master’s in Aerospace Engineering (Politecnico di Milano, 2004), with thesis at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
• PhD in Mathematical Engineering (Politecnico di Milano, 2009)
• PhD in Engineering Mechanics (Virginia Tech, 2010)

Research Focus: Computational fluid dynamics, numerical methods for large-scale dynamical systems, and interdisciplinary applications in engineering and physics. His work bridges applied mathematics with practical engineering challenges, leveraging multi-scale analysis methodologies.

Labs/Teams: Active member of the MUSAM Research Unit, specializing in multi-scale material analysis.