Andrea Cosola

Fixed-term assistant professor
Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT)

Profile

Research interests

3d bioprinting
4d printing
Hydrogels and scaffolds
Magnetic nanocomposites
Photopolymerization
Polymeric 3d printing
Smart materials

Biography

Andrea Cosola obtained his Master’s degree in Materials Engineering (2018) and his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Technology (2022) from Politecnico di Torino, the latter conducted in collaboration with the Grützmacher Group at ETH Zurich, working on the design of multifunctional molecules for advanced 3D printing applications. After earning his Ph.D., he continued his research as a postdoctoral fellow, first at the National Interuniversity Consortium for Materials Science and Technology (INSTM), and subsequently at the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA Saclay – Laboratory of Irradiated Solids, École Polytechnique), where he investigated the 4D printing of smart multifunctional materials. Since May 2024, he has been Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Science and Technology at Politecnico di Torino. His research interests primarily focus on the development of biopolymers, smart polymers and nanocomposites for photopolymerization-based 3D and 4D printing technologies.

Scientific branch

PHYS-03/A - Experimental Physics of Matter and Applications
(Area 0002 - Physical sciences)

Research topics

  • 3D Printing of Smart Polymers and Multifunctional Nanocomposites
  • Development of novel photopolymerizable system for 3D printing
  • Photocurable hydrogels for biomedical applications

Skills

ERC sectors

PE11_5 - Engineering of composites and hybrid materials
PE11_4 - Engineering of polymers and plastics
PE5_8 - Intelligent materials – self assembled materials
PE5_15 - Polymer chemistry
PE11_10 - Soft materials engineering, e.g. gels, foams, colloids

SDG

Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Goal 4: Quality education
Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

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Awards and Honors

  • Premio "Gualtiero Gusmano" conferred by INSTM - Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali, Italy (2024)

Other research or teaching roles outside Politecnico

  • Ricercatore a tempo det., presso CEA Saclay (1/5/2022-31/12/2023)
  • Visiting Researcher, presso Synchrotron SOLEIL (5/4/2022-11/4/2022)
  • Visiting Researcher, presso Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich (1/2/2020-16/3/2020)
  • Visiting Researcher, presso Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich (1/11/2018-30/6/2019)

Teaching

Collegi of the degree programmes

Teachings

PhD

Bachelor of Science

  • Fisica I. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso
  • Fisica I. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso
  • Fisica I. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso
  • Fisica I. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso

Publications

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