Alberto Frache

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Full Professor (L. 240)
Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT)

Profile

Research interests

Biopolymers
Natural fillers for polymers
Polymer processing
Polymeric 3d printing
Recycling

Curriculum

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Scientific branch

IMAT-01/A - Materials Science and Technology
(Area 0009 - Industrial and information engineering)

Skills

ERC sectors

PE11_8 - Engineering of alternative established or emergent materials
PE11_5 - Engineering of composites and hybrid materials
PE11_4 - Engineering of polymers and plastics
PE8_11 - Environmental engineering, e.g. sustainable design, waste and water treatment, recycling, regeneration or recovery of compounds, carbon capture & storage
PE8_10 - Manufacturing engineering and industrial design
PE8_9 - Production technology, process engineering

SDG

Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

Awards and Honors

  • Polymers 2024 Best Paper Award conferred by Polymers MDPI (2024)

Fellowships

  • Advisor - Proplast - Consorzio per la Promozione della Cultura Plastica, Italia (2015-)
  • Scientific Committee member - Associazione Italiana di Scienza e Tecnologia delle Macromolecole (AIM), Italia (2013-2015)

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Teaching

Collegi of the PhD programmes

  • SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI, 2024/2025 (40. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI, 2023/2024 (39. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI, 2022/2023 (38. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI, 2021/2022 (37. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI, 2020/2021 (36. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI, 2019/2020 (35. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI, 2018/2019 (34. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI, 2017/2018 (33. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI, 2016/2017 (32. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI, 2015/2016 (31. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI, 2013/2014 (29. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
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Master of Science

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Supervised PhD students

  • Chiara Gnoffo. Programme in Scienza E Tecnologia Dei Materiali (40th cycle, 2024-in progress)
    Research subject: Setup and validation of an experimental protocol for assessing the degradation extent of plastic waste
    Materials characterization / Caratterizzazione di materiali
    Polymers / Polimeri
    Materials characterization / Caratterizzazione di materiali
    Polymers / Polimeri
  • Eleonora Lorenzi. Programme in Materiali, Processi Sostenibili E Sistemi Per La Transizione (40th cycle, 2024-in progress)
  • Giulia Bernagozzi. Programme in Scienza E Tecnologia Dei Materiali (38th cycle, 2023-in progress)
  • Fulvia Cravero. Programme in Scienza E Tecnologia Dei Materiali (38th cycle, 2022-in progress)
    Research subject: Analysis of the relationships between process parameters, microstructure and final properties in melt blending production of thermoplastic polymer-based materials.
    Materials characterization / Caratterizzazione di materiali
    Polymers / Polimeri
    Functional materials / Materiali funzionali
    Structural materials / Materiali strutturali
    Materials characterization / Caratterizzazione di materiali
    Polymers / Polimeri
    Functional materials / Materiali funzionali
    Structural materials / Materiali strutturali
  • Alessandra Quero. Programme in Scienza E Tecnologia Dei Materiali (38th cycle, 2022-in progress)
  • Samuele Matta. Programme in Scienza E Tecnologia Dei Materiali (35th cycle, 2019-2023)
    Thesis: Investigation of Different Types of Biochar on the Thermal Stability and Fire Retardancy of polymer
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