Pedrolli, Lorenzo

Lorenzo Pedrolli is a professor and researcher at the University of Deusto, Spain. He teaches engineering subjects such as materials science and mechanical design, while continuing to explore the characterization of advanced materials and advanced manufacturing. He is also deepening his research on CFD-DEM, pneumatic transport and its applications in additive manufacturing. Lorenzo completed his doctorate with a thesis titled "Computational Fluid Dynamics and Discrete Element Modeling Study of Metal Powder Flow Characteristics in Laser Metal Deposition." This achievement was supported by academic mobility at Newcastle University (UK) and the University of Trento (Italy). During his doctorate, Lorenzo actively participated in conferences on particulate solids and published research focused on contact models for DEM simulations and optical imaging techniques for pneumatic transport. Lorenzo holds a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering (2012) and a Master's degree in Mechatronic Engineering (2015), both from the University of Trento. During the last year of his Master's degree, he gained teaching experience by teaching mechanical technologies at a local technical institute (EQF 4). After graduating, Lorenzo participated in a research project in collaboration with a local company, where he developed expertise in finite element analysis and topological optimization working on an inertial energy storage system. Subsequently, Lorenzo worked as a mechanical designer for a machine tool manufacturer, focusing on high-performance spindles and maintaining a comprehensive perspective on machinery and production processes. He then joined an Innovative Training Network (ITN) within the Horizon2020 program, conducting research at a semiconductor research center in Berlin (Germany) as part of the STREAM project. In the following years, Lorenzo continued to teach mechanical design and mechanics full-time at the Trento Institute of Technology. In parallel, he worked as an independent mechanical engineer and taught courses on Oleohydraulics and Pneumatics at the University of Trento. Lorenzo pursued his doctorate at the University of Deusto in the Engineering for the Information Society and Sustainable Development program. His studies were conducted under the COFUND 6i-DIRS project, which is part of the Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions within the Horizon2020 program. His doctoral research focused on computational fluid dynamics and discrete element modeling to investigate the flow characteristics of metal powders in laser metal deposition.