Chiara Zanini

Chiara Zanini is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences (DISMA) at Politecnico di Torino. She specializes in mathematical analysis, with a focus on calculus of variations, rate-independent systems, and nonlinear analysis. Her teaching includes courses in Mathematical Analysis for Engineering programs.

• Current Role: Associate Professor at DISMA, Politecnico di Torino
• Past Roles: Contract Professor (Professore a contratto) at Università degli Studi di Udine (2008-2011)

Research Interests: Her work explores rate-independent processes (e.g., damage mechanics, delamination), nonlinear dynamics in Hamiltonian systems, and calculus of variations. She contributes to modeling and analyzing complex systems in mechanics and dynamical systems theory.

Publications: Recent articles address rate-independent systems with discontinuous loads, damage mechanics via viscosity solutions, nonlinear Schrödinger equations, and cohesive zone delamination in viscoelasticity. These span calculus of variations, mathematical physics, and applied mechanics.

Collaborations: She collaborates with researchers like Dorothee Knees and Marita Thomas. Her research groups include Nonlinear Analysis and Calculus of Variations at DISMA.