Assoc Prof Dr. Franco Concli | Tribology Awards | Best Researcher Award

Assoc Prof Dr. Franco Concli, unibz, Italy

Franco Concli is an esteemed Italian academic currently serving as an Associate Professor in the field of Mechanical Engineering at the Free University of Bolzano/Bozen, specifically within the Faculty of Science and Technology. His academic journey began at the Politecnico di Milano, where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2007. He continued at the same institution to obtain his Master’s degree in 2009 and later, in 2013, he achieved a European Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, which included a six-month research stint at the Technical University of Munich (TUM).

Concli’s professional career is marked by a blend of academic and industrial experiences. In 2010, he successfully passed the National Professional Practice Exam for Industrial Engineering. His academic appointments at the Free University of Bolzano/Bozen began in 2017, initially as a Junior Assistant Professor (RTD-A) and later as a Senior Assistant Professor (RTD-B) until 2022, when he was promoted to Associate Professor.

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🎓 Education

2007: Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering; Politecnico di Milano
2009: Master in Mechanical Engineering; Politecnico di Milano
2013: European Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering; Politecnico di Milano (6 months @ TUM)
2010: National Professional Practice Exam – Industrial Engineering
2017: National Scientific Habilitation (ASN) – Associate Professor – Competitive Sector 09/A3 – ING-IND/14

🎓 Present Appointment

Associate Professor ING-IND/14 (PA)
October 2022 – Present
Research Institute: Free University of Bolzano/Bozen, Faculty of Science and Technology

💼 Professional Experience

Free University of Bolzano/Bozen, Faculty of Science and Technology

2019-2022: Senior Assistant Professor ING-IND/14 (RTD-B)
Responsibilities: Research and didactic
2017-2019: Junior Assistant Professor ING-IND/14 (RTD-A)
Responsibilities: Research and didactic

Politecnico di Milano

2017: Research collaboration on “Analisi delle prestazioni di valvole per pompe per jet grouting”
Funded by: Cima S.p.A. Metax Division
2013: Post-Doc Research Fellow on “Sistemi di mitigazione meccanica dei fenomeni di bunkering”
Funded by: ENI
2009-2013: Member of the Research Team on various projects including:
- “XL-Gear: Fatigue tests on materials and treatments for large gears for wind turbines and data analysis”
  Funded by: Regione Lombardia

Bonfiglioli Mechatronic Research

2014-2016: R&D Senior Engineer
- In charge of the LP6 Research Project on mechatronic systems
- Projects on high-efficiency mechatronic systems, carbon-based wear-resistant materials, and austempered ductile iron characterization in cooperation with Fondazione Bruno Kessler (TN) and Politecnico di Milano (MI)
  Funded by: Provincia Autonoma di Trento

Guest Researcher

2012: FZG (Forschungsstelle für Zahnräder und Getriebebau), TUM München (D)
Research Project: “Development of new calculation methods for efficiency and thermal behavior predictions in gearboxes”

📈 Notable Projects and Collaborations

2017: Occasional collaboration with Exemplar Srl on “Automazione numerica dell’analisi di dischi frizione a bagno d’olio”
2013: Member of the Research Team for “Concentrating solar power – Verification and new design of the actuation system”
In collaboration with: MIT
Funded by: ENI