Flavio Deflorian
Rector
University of Trento
Full professor
Department of Industrial Engineering
Education |
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· High school Diploma (60/60) 1983, Liceo Scientifico G.Galilei, Trento. |
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Academic career and teaching activities |
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- 1990-1991 Winner of a national competition for a grant issued by the Italian Industrial Research Association on the topic "Study of protective coatings on metals obtained from fluorinated organic compounds" to be carried out at the Department of Materials Engineering of Trento |
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Research interests |
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The main research topics are: Corrosion protection by organic coatings, Metal-polymer adhesion, Electrochemical techniques for the characterization of materials properties, Protection and Conservation of the Cultural Heritage. |
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Research work |
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- Protection against corrosion by organic coatings On these issues he has carried out research activities both in European projects (FP7, COST, bilateral projects) and Italian projects (PRIN, etc.) and regularly carries out evaluation activities on both national and international research projects (Norway, Belgium, Canada, France, Portugal, Poland). He is editor of an international journal (International Journal of Corrosion) and he is member of the editorial board of others 3. He is active as reviewer of many international journals. |
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Memberships in societies and scientific committees |
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- Member of American Society for Testing and Materials ASTM |
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Other work |
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From 2000 to 2012 he was the coordinator of the European project Leonardo da Vinci, for international stage mobility, for the consortium including the Universities of Trento, Verona, Udine, Bolzano and della Basilicata. |