POLA Annalisa

Full Professor in Metallurgy in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (DIMI), at the University of Brescia since 2019.
Assistant professor from 2014 to 2019 and from 2000 to 2013 assistant professor in Metallurgy in DIMI.
Since 2013 she’s also fly-in professor at the GUtech (German University of Technology – Oman) for Material Science courses.
She took her degree in Mechanical Engineering at University of Brescia in December 1997. From 1998 to 2000 she obtained a fellowship on Metallurgical Plants. She had the habilitation as Assistant professor in 2000 and from 2000 to 2014 she was Assistant Professor in Metallurgy at the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department - University of Brescia.

She’s member of the academic board of the DRIMI PhD program at the University of Brescia (since 2002), she’s chair for the section of Materials since 2017.
Since 2005 she’s tutor/advisor of PhD students and fellows.

Member of 4 International Scientific Committees:
- S2P - Semi-Solid Processing of Alloys and Composites (since 2010, member also of the organizing committee in 2014 and 2016),
- International Conference High Tech Diecasting (since 2016),
- International STEELSIM Conference (in 2015),
- mini-symposium on Semisolid in the International Esaform Conference (from 2011 to 2014).

Reviewer of several international scientific journals and Guest editor of Metals journal MDPI Special issues ( "Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Casting Alloys”, “Developments in Zinc Alloys: Material Properties and Processing”, and “Alloys Casting: Materials, Technologies, and Applications” per la rivista Materials).

Inventor in 3 patents about new zinc alloys development (patent number: 0001407307, 0001407308, 0001407309).

Member of international research groups and representative person for the University of Brescia in international cooperation agreements (RWTH at University of Aachen, KMUTNB-TGGS in Bangkok, German University of Technology in Oman, Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, IUT in Isfahan).

Director of the Winter school AIM-Comet on "Metal additive manufacturing" (since 2019)
and Member of the organizing and scientific committees of Summer schools in “Materials for industry” (University of Brescia, 2017) and “Simulation of phase transformations in metal processing” (AIM-Comet, 2018).

Author of more than 100 papers, published into International and National Journals and on Proceedings of International and National Conferences.

PARTICIPATION AS RESPONSIBLE OR MEMBER TO FINANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS
Responsible of financed projects:
- - ECO-ZINC - Regione Lombardia POR 2014-2020 Asse 1
- Cariplo-Regione Lombardia (2013-2015) “HAF – Hybrid aluminum forging – Action 1” (research unit responsible),
- Cariplo-Regione Lombardia (2014-2015) “HAF - Azione 2: valorizzazione del capitale umano nell’ambito della ricerca” (principal investigator),
- Cariplo-Regione Lombardia (2013-2015) “HAF – Action 3: progetto di ricerca internazionale sull’human centred design” (principal investigator),
- Regione Lombardia POR Competitività 2007-2013, “Studio e messa a punto di un lega di zinco innovativa” (2010-2012).
- MURST “Progetto giovani ricercatori” 2002.

Member of financed projects:
- SteelPro 4.0: Bando Linea R&S per Aggregazioni di Regione Lombardia, 2017-2019,
- ECO-ZINC - Regione Lombardia POR 2014-2020 Asse 1,
- SMART BREAK - Regione Lombardia, 2014-2016,
- LIGHT-FORK - MIUR-Regione Lombardia, 2012-2014,
- TECNOENERGY - Fonderia - MIUR-Regione Lombardia, 2012-2014,
- Progetto REMS - Rete Lombarda, 2011-2013,
- ENERCLEAN - INDUSTRIA 2015, 2011-2013,
- European COST Action 541 “Semi-solid Processing of Steels: Thixosteel”, WG1, 2007-2010,
- NUMA, Regione Lombardia 2004-2006,
- COFIN 2004-2006: prot. 2004099589,
- FSE 2003 n° 34425.

From Industrial point of view, responsible and/or member of more than 50 contracts financed by Italian companies.

RESEARCH ACTIVITY
Since the enrolment, the research activity that has been articulated over the years on specific topics of the – Metallurgy field, as shown by the publications in scientific journals and conference. In particular, she is involved in:
- study of conventional and innovative foundry processes (mainly HPDC, LPDC, sand and gravity casting) from metallurgical, technological and also simulation of mold filling and casting solidification point of view;
- study and characterization of powders and components for additive manufacturing;
- treatment of alloys in liquid state (e.g. by ultrasound, developing a properly designed apparatus);
- study of rheological behavior of alloys in liquid and semi-solid state;
- development and characterization of standard and new non ferrous alloys (3 patents about zinc alloys);
- semi-solid processing of non ferrous alloys;
- correlation between mechanical properties and microstructure;
- characterization of thin films,
- failure analysis of metallic components;
- simulation of innovative heat treatments (e.g. spray cooling for heavy forging);
- etc.

TEACHING ACTIVITY
Since 2000 she gives classes on the following courses at the University of Brescia:
- “Foundry” (master and bachelor degree, since 2003),
- "Light alloys" (master degree, since 2019);
- "Powders for metal additive manufacturing" (master degree since 2020);
- “Metallic Biometarials and Coatings” (Master Degree, since 2018),
- “Non ferrous metals” (Master Degree, from 2003 to 2018),
- “Technical requirements for products – module I” (Bachelor Degree in Industrial, course active from 2008 to 2012);
- “Laboratory of product engineering – module II” (Bachelor Degree, course active from 2008 to 2012);
- “Metallurgical technologies, die-casting processes and plants” (Mechanical Engineering Diploma, course closed in 2004),
Additionally, she supports the following courses (lectures and exams) since 2003: “Metallurgy”, “Metallurgical technologies”, “Metallurgical plants” and “Metallurgy lab.”

Since 2013 she gives classes on the following courses at the GUtech University – Oman, since 2013:
- Materials Science I – module 1 (Bachelor Degree in Mechanical and Process engineering)
- Material Science II – module 1 (Bachelor Degree in Mechanical engineering).

Tutor of more than 100 thesis (master and bachelor), tutor of internship (also of students coming from other universities)


Member of the:
- “Study center on High tech Diecasting” in the Italian Association of Metallurgy,
- Foundry Committee of Assofond (Italian Association of foundries)
- Scientific-Technical Committee the High Pressure DieCasting School for foundries (organized by AQM & CSMT with the support of NADCA, DIMI, di Amafond, Assofond, Assomet, Metef, Industria fusoria ed Aluplanet)
- Scientific-Technical Committee of Low Pressure DieCasting School for foundries (organized by AQM & CSMT),

Technical director of the Italian industrial journal “Fonderia e pressofusione” (i.e. Foundry and diecasting) - Ed. Tecniche Nuove ” ISSN 0015-6078 since 2017 and member of the editorial committee of the industrial journal “Stampi Progettazione e Costruzioni” ISSN: 1121-063X since 2010.