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Diego Misseroni is a full Professor of Aerospace Structures at the Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering of the University of Trento, Italy. His academic career has progressed from Assistant Professor (2016-2022) to Associate Professor (2022-2023) and finally to Full Professor (2024-present). He has held prestigious visiting positions including a Fulbright Visiting Scientist at Princeton University (2023) and will serve as a Westlake Distinguished Fellow at Westlake University, China (2025-2026).
Dr. Misseroni earned his PhD in Engineering of Civil and Mechanical Structural Systems from the University of Trento in 2013, following a Master's Degree in Civil Engineering with Full Honors from the same institution in 2010. His early career included a Marie Curie Experienced Researcher position at the University of Liverpool (2014-2015).
His research focuses on the Mechanics of Solids and Structures, with particular emphasis on architected materials, metamaterials and origami engineering, buckling and instabilities of structures undergoing large deformations, and fracture mechanics. His innovative experimental approaches have led to significant theoretical advancements in understanding mechanical metamaterials and origami structures.
- Design and testing of mechanical metamaterials with extreme static and dynamic performance
- Development of novel experimental setups for studying Poisson effects in origami tessellations
- Creation of three-phase microstructured materials with tunable properties
- Investigation of flutter and divergence instability in viscoelastic rods
- Design of microstructured media with negative thermal expansion and negative Poisson's ratio
His publication record shows a strong focus on mechanical metamaterials and origami engineering, with significant contributions appearing in high-impact journals including Nature Communications, PNAS, Advanced Materials, and Extreme Mechanics Letters. His work demonstrates expertise in bridging theoretical modeling with advanced experimental validation, particularly in the areas of reconfigurable structures and mechanical metamaterials.
Dr. Misseroni has received numerous prestigious awards recognizing his contributions to the field:
- 2025: Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (youngest ever admitted to Technical & Environmental Sciences class)
- 2025: SES Huajian Gao Young Investigator Medal
- 2025: Westlake Distinguished Fellowship
- 2024: ASME Young Investigator Award
- 2023: ERC Consolidator Grant for project 'Self-Foldable Origami-Architected Metamaterials'
- 12 journal covers featuring his research results
He leads significant research funding including an ERC Consolidator Grant (€1.93M), HORIZON-CL4 project as Research Unit Coordinator (€513K), and Fulbright Research Fellowship. His laboratory at University of Trento is equipped with advanced testing systems including universal testing machines, vibration test systems, digital image correlation, and multiple 3D printers for prototyping mechanical metamaterials.
His research group designs, realizes, and tests mechanical metamaterials, origami systems, flexible structures, and architected materials with extreme static and dynamic performance by combining mechanical modeling, computational analysis, and advanced experimental methods to create advanced, adaptive mechanical systems for a wide range of applications.
