Antonio Froio

Antonio Froio is an Associate Professor at the Department of Energy (DENERG) at Politecnico di Torino. His academic career focuses on Industrial and Information Engineering (Area 0009), particularly in Nuclear Power Plants (IIND-07/D). He is an active member of the American Nuclear Society (2021-), Nuclear and Reason Committee (2021-), and Italian Nuclear Association (2020-).

Research Interests: Antonio's work centers on breeding blankets, controlled thermonuclear fusion, and thermal-hydraulic analysis. He applies computational engineering (ERC PE8_4) to advance affordable and clean energy (SDG 7). His research includes

• Design of tritium extraction systems
• CFD co-simulation for nuclear plants
• Multiphysics modeling of fusion reactors
• Uncertainty quantification in nuclear data

Recent Publications: His academic output spans thermal-hydraulic assessments, limiter system designs, and computational tools for fusion reactors. Notable contributions include work on EU DEMO systems, PbLi loops, and transient accident simulations.

Scientific Awards:

• Effective member - American Nuclear Society (2021-)
• Effective member - Nuclear and Reason Committee (2021-)
• Effective member - Italian Nuclear Association (2020-)

Teaching and Supervision: Antonio teaches Computational heat and mass transfer, Monte Carlo methods, and Nuclear fusion reactor engineering courses. He supervises PhD students in the NEMO Research Group including Mauro Spro', Antonio Zurzolo, Marco Caravello, Fabrizio Lisanti, and Alex Aimetta.