Fiora Artusio

Fiora Artusio is a Fixed-term Assistant Professor at the Politecnico di Torino, affiliated with the Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT) and the Biopharmaceutical Technology Laboratory. She teaches in the College of Chemical and Materials Engineering, with instructional roles in Transport Phenomena and Chemical Reactors, Organic Chemistry, and Unit Operations in Industrial Chemical Processes.

• Research Focus: Pharmaceutical freeze-drying, thermal interactions, process optimization, and surface-induced crystallization.
• Projects: Theory-driven CFD and experimental studies on twin-screw extruders, funded by commercial contracts.
• Students: Supervises PhD candidates Mario Fiorentino and Giacomo Presutti in Chemical Engineering.
• Publications: Recent works emphasize freeze-drying uniformity, thermal modeling, excipient effects, and rack system innovations.