Andrea Arnone

Biography

After completing his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Florence, Andrea received his PhD from the University of Bologna in 1989. During his graduate studies, he worked as a visiting researcher at the NASA Langley Research Center in Virginia, USA. After his doctoral degree, he started working at NASA's Lewis Research Center in Cleveland Ohio as an associate researcher at the Institute for Computational Mechanics in Propulsion (ICOMP). Since 1990, he has been a member of the faculty of mechanical engineering at the University of Florence. Professor Arnone is currently Full Professor of Fluid Dynamics and Turbomachinery and Vice President of Technology Transfer and Relations with Community Industry at the University of Florence. He served as director of the Sergio Stecco Department of Energy Engineering from 2003 to 2009 and was Director of the Department of Industrial Engineering from 2013 to 2015. Prof. Arnone is also President of the Foundation for Research and Innovation in Florence and Technical Coordinator of ICAD (International Consortium for Advanced Design).

Research Interest

As head of the Traf Group, his research involves the use of computational fluid dynamics with special focus on turbomachinery design and analysis. He has developed two- and three-dimensional codes (Traf) that are currently used by several industries and research centers. He is an ASME member and has served on the IGTI Turbomachinery Committee since 1992.  Prof. Arnone is Technical Coordinator of ICAD (International Consortium for Advanced Design). He collaborates on the design and optimization of several racing yachts including two America's Cup campaigns.