Marco Gherlone

Marco Gherlone is a Full Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (DIMEAS) at Politecnico di Torino. He obtained his M.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering at POLITO in 1999 and his Ph.D. in 2003. He became assistant professor in Aircraft Structures in 2005, associate professor in 2014, and full professor in 2020. From 2018 to 2024, he served as coordinator of the Ph.D. program in Aerospace Engineering at POLITO. He has been a visiting researcher at the National Institute of Aerospace (USA) in 2007, 2011, and 2012.

His educational background includes:

• M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino (1999)
• Ph.D., Politecnico di Torino (2003)

Professor Gherlone's research focuses on composite materials and structural analysis, with particular emphasis on:

• Higher-order theories for multilayered composite and sandwich structures
• Structural optimization
• Impact problems
• Inverse methods for structural health monitoring
• Analysis of damaged composite structures and damage detection

His recent publications reveal a strong focus on shape sensing, structural health monitoring, and advanced finite element methods for composite structures. He has developed expertise in the Refined Zigzag Theory for analyzing complex composite structures, with applications ranging from aerospace to hydrogen storage systems.

Professor Gherlone has received notable recognition including:

• The Composite Structures Award 2007 conferred by Elsevier, Netherlands

He serves on the editorial boards of Sensors (since 2021) and Shock & Vibration (since 2018).

As an educator, Professor Gherlone has supervised 4 Ph.D. students and co-supervised 2 others, along with 134 M.S. theses and 203 B.S. theses. He currently supervises 3 Ph.D. students and co-supervises 1. His teaching includes "Aircraft structures" and "Aerospace structures dynamics" for the M.S. degree program, and previously taught "Fundamentals of structural mechanics" for the B.S. degree program.

He leads the AESDO (Aircraft and Engine Structural Design and Optimization) research group and has been involved in numerous research projects funded by the Piedmont Region, Italian Ministry of University and Research, European Commission, and industry contracts with aerospace and automotive companies.