Giovanni Straffelini

Giovanni Straffelini serves as Full Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Trento, holding key roles as Rector's delegate for Vocational and Continuing Training and coordinator of the Doctoral programme in Materials, Mechatronics and Systems Engineering.

His research expertise encompasses:

• Metallurgical processes and metallic materials engineering
• Surface phenomena including wear, thermal fatigue, and surface engineering
• Advanced manufacturing technologies: heat treatment, powder metallurgy, spark plasma sintering
• Computational modeling through finite element analysis
• Energy efficiency optimization in industrial systems

Professor Straffelini teaches core courses including Metallurgy, Metallic Materials Engineering, and Steelmaking and Foundry Technologies. His pedagogical approach integrates theoretical principles with industrial applications, featuring factory visits and numerical exercises to develop students' ability to design manufacturing systems and optimize material properties through process selection.