Marco Morandotti

Marco Morandotti is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Politecnico di Torino. His research focuses on calculus of variations, materials science, and applied mathematics, with applications to dislocation dynamics, structured deformations, and microscale systems. He has contributed to understanding fluid dynamics of microswimmers, energetic relaxation in materials, and stochastic particle systems.

Education:

• PhD in Mathematical Analysis (2011), University of Rome Tor Vergata (PhD thesis: An existence and uniqueness result for the motion of self-propelled micro-swimmers)

Research Interests: His work spans structured deformations, nonlinear elasticity, dislocation mechanics, and active matter. Recent efforts include modeling hydrodynamic interactions of microparticles, controllability of microswimmers, and variational approaches to hierarchical material systems. He has co-authored influential books like Energetic Relaxation to Structured Deformations (2023) and edited lab project collections like Exploring Math (2025).

Grants & Collaborations: Involved in EU-funded projects on multiscale materials modeling and fluid-structure interactions. Organized conferences such as the 2017 Miniworkshop on Dislocations and the 2025 Three Days in Calculus of Variations.

Labs/Teams: Leads research groups focused on mathematical modeling of materials and biological systems through collaborative projects with institutions worldwide.