Nicole Viola

Full Professor (L. 240)
Department of Management and Production Engineering (DIGEP)

  • Referente per il coordinamento delle strategie di sviluppo di relazioni con il Nord America in attuazione del Piano Strategico di Ateneo
  • Member of Interdepartmental Center Photonext - PoliTo Interdepartamental Center on Applied Photonics
  • Coordinator of Interdepartmental Center IDEAS – Integrated Digital and Experimental Aerospace for Sustainability
  • Partnership Agreement Coordinator with THALES ALENIA SPACE

Profile

Research interests

Aerospace systems
Ecological transition and sustainable economics
Human space exploration
Smart and sustainable mobility

Scientific branch

IIND-01/E - Aerospace Equipment and Systems
(Area 0009 - Industrial and information engineering)

Research topics

  • High speed Civil Aviation: design of mission, system and subsystems integration.
  • Methodologies for technologies roadmap and life cycle cost estimation.
  • Sustainable space transportation: analysis of configuration and operations to minimize environmental impact through methodologies for emissions' estimation.

Skills

ERC sectors

PE8_1 - Aerospace engineering

SDG

Goal 4: Quality education
Goal 13: Climate action

Awards and Honors

  • 2017 Innovation in Technology Development and Demonstration Award conferred by American Astronautical Society, United States (2017)

Fellowships

  • Scientific Committee member - International Civil Aviation Organization Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection, Regione non valida o sconosciuta (2023-)
  • Steering Committe member - Centro Italiano Ricerche Aerospaziali, Italia (2022-)
  • Scientific Committee member - European Union Aviation Safety Agency, Europeo (2021-)
  • Steering Committe member - Associazione Italiana di Aeronautica e Astronautica, Italia (2021-)

Editorial boards

  • AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING AND AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY (2022-), Associate Editor of magazine or editorial series
  • CEAS SPACE JOURNAL (2017-), Associate Editor of magazine or editorial series

Conferences

  • International Council of Aeronautical Sciences - ICAS, Program committee
  • International Astronautical Congress, Program committee

Other research or teaching roles outside Politecnico

  • Professore Associato confermato, presso von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics

Research networks

  • European Network on the Impact of Climate Change on Aviation (2023-). Partecipazione

Non-commercial collaboration agreements

Teaching

Collegi of the PhD programmes

  • INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE, 2024/2025 (40. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE, 2023/2024 (39. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE, 2022/2023 (38. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE, 2021/2022 (37. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE, 2020/2021 (36. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE, 2019/2020 (35. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE, 2018/2019 (34. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE, 2017/2018 (33. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE, 2016/2017 (32. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE, 2015/2016 (31. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE, 2013/2014 (29. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
  • INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE, 2012/2013 (28. ciclo)
    Politecnico di TORINO
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Collegi of the degree programmes

Master

  • SPACE EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS. Master II livello. Coordinatore

Teachings

PhD

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Master of Science

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Bachelor of Science

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Team studenteschi

  • PoliTorbital
    Delaram Dinian

Research

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Research projects

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Supervised PhD students

  • Fabrizio Borgna. Programme in Ingegneria Aerospaziale (40th cycle, 2024-in progress)
  • Giuseppe De Bari. Programme in Ingegneria Aerospaziale (40th cycle, 2025-in progress)
  • Giacomo Luccisano. Programme in Ingegneria Aerospaziale (40th cycle, 2024-in progress)
  • Alessandra Alliney. Programme in Ingegneria Aerospaziale (39th cycle, 2023-in progress)
    Research subject: Flexible TPS for atmospheric re-entry
    Hypersonic Vehicles / Reusable Access to Space and Re-Entry Systems
    Hypersonic Vehicles / Reusable Access to Space and Re-Entry Systems
    Hypersonic Vehicles / Reusable Access to Space and Re-Entry Systems
  • Sai Tarun Prabhu Bandemegala. Programme in Ingegneria Aerospaziale (39th cycle, 2023-in progress)
  • Valeria Borio. Programme in Ingegneria Aerospaziale (39th cycle, 2023-in progress)
  • Federica Portis. Programme in Ingegneria Aerospaziale (39th cycle, 2023-in progress)
    Research subject: Aerodynamic analysis and optimization of super/hypersonic aircraft
    Aerogasdynamics
    Computational Fluid Dynamics
    Hypersonic Vehicles / Reusable Access to Space and Re-Entry Systems
    Aerogasdynamics
    Computational Fluid Dynamics
    Hypersonic Vehicles / Reusable Access to Space and Re-Entry Systems
    Aerogasdynamics
    Computational Fluid Dynamics
    Hypersonic Vehicles / Reusable Access to Space and Re-Entry Systems
  • Samuele Graziani. Programme in Ingegneria Aerospaziale (38th cycle, 2022-in progress)
  • Giuseppe Narducci. Programme in Ingegneria Aerospaziale (38th cycle, 2022-in progress)
  • Grazia Piccirillo. Programme in Ingegneria Aerospaziale (37th cycle, 2022-2025)
    Thesis: Innovative Design Methodology with LTO Noise Prediction Capabilities for Future Supersonic Aircraft
  • Oscar Gori. Programme in Ingegneria Aerospaziale (36th cycle, 2020-2024)
    Thesis: Methodology and Tools for High-Speed Vehicles Conceptual Design to Support Environmental Regulations
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