Roberto Bonifetto

ERC sectors

SDG

• Annual ENEN PhD Prize conferred by European Nuclear Education Network Association, Francia (2013)
• IEEE Council on Superconductivity Graduate Study Fellowship in Applied Superconductivity conferred by IEEE Council on Superconductivity, United States (2014)

• ENERGETICA, 2024/2025 (40. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• ENERGETICA, 2023/2024 (39. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO
• ENERGETICA, 2022/2023 (38. ciclo)
  Politecnico di TORINO

• Collegio di Ingegneria Biomedica. Componente invitato
• Collegio di Ingegneria Elettrica ed Energetica. Componente

PhD

• The future of nuclear energy. A.A. 2024/25, ENERGETICA. Main teacher
• The future of nuclear energy. A.A. 2023/24, ENERGETICA. Main teacher
• System-level modeling of nuclear plants. A.A. 2023/24, ENERGETICA. Teaching assistant
• The future of nuclear energy. A.A. 2022/23, ENERGETICA. Main teacher
• System-level modeling of nuclear plants. A.A. 2022/23, ENERGETICA. Teaching assistant
• The future of nuclear energy. A.A. 2020/21, ENERGETICA. Main teacher
• System-level modeling of nuclear plants. A.A. 2020/21, ENERGETICA. Teaching assistant

Master of Science

• Solar thermal technologies. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Collaboratore del corso
• Computational thermal fluid dynamics. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Titolare del corso
• Biomedical and industrial applications of radiation. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Collaboratore del corso
• Computational thermal fluid dynamics. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Titolare del corso
• Biomedical and industrial applications of radiation. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Collaboratore del corso
• Computational thermal fluid dynamics. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Titolare del corso
• Nuclear fusion reactor engineering. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Collaboratore del corso
• Nuclear fusion reactor engineering. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Collaboratore del corso
• Nuclear fusion engineering. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Collaboratore del corso
• Nuclear engineering lab and advanced heat transfer problems. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Collaboratore del corso
• Models and scenarios for energy planning. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Collaboratore del corso
• Introduction to computational heat transfer. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA E NUCLEARE. Collaboratore del corso

Bachelor of Science

• Elementi di ingegneria nucleare. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA. Collaboratore del corso
• Termofluidodinamica. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA. Collaboratore del corso
• Elementi di ingegneria nucleare. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA. Collaboratore del corso
• Termofluidodinamica. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA. Collaboratore del corso
• Termofluidodinamica. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA. Collaboratore del corso
• Elementi di ingegneria nucleare. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA. Collaboratore del corso
• Termofluidodinamica. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA. Collaboratore del corso
• Elementi di ingegneria nucleare. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA. Collaboratore del corso
• Termofluidodinamica. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA. Collaboratore del corso
• Elementi di ingegneria nucleare. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA. Collaboratore del corso
• Termofluidodinamica. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA. Collaboratore del corso
• Elementi di ingegneria nucleare. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA ENERGETICA. Collaboratore del corso

• Gruppo di Ricerca NEMO (DENERG)

Projects funded by competitive calls

• DESIGN - clouD systEmS for wIreless enerGy traNsfer - DESIGN, (2024-2028) - Responsabile Scientifico di Struttura
  National Research

Projects funded by commercial contracts

• Contratto di Ricerca relativo a “Test of the Dip Cooler Instability” - NewCleo S.p.A. - Resp. Dr.ssa Testoni - Prof. Bonifetto, (2024-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Commercial Research
• Develop CS Model to Simulate Cooldown, (2016-2020) - Responsabile Scientifico
  Commercial Research

• Francesco Lopez. Programme in Energetica (40^th cycle, 2024-in progress)
• Silvia Pierri. Programme in Energetica (40^th cycle, 2024-in progress)
• Danilo Caterino. Programme in Energetica (39^th cycle, 2023-in progress)
• Francesco Pepe. Programme in Energetica (39^th cycle, 2023-in progress)
• Mauro Spro'. Programme in Energetica (39^th cycle, 2023-in progress)
• Antonio Zurzolo. Programme in Energetica (39^th cycle, 2023-in progress)
• Fabrizio Lisanti. Programme in Energetica (38^th cycle, 2022-in progress)

• Bonifetto, R; Barone, G; Belardi, V; Bonomi, D; Dallapalma, M; Del Nero, S; Fanelli, P; ... (2025)
  Engineering design of the thermal shield for the Divertor Tokamak Test (DTT) facility. In: Symposium on Fusion Energy 2025, Cambridge, MA (USA), 23 - 26 giugno 2025
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Jang, W; Giannini, L; Bonifetto, R; Lee, J T; Choi, K; Kim, G; Yan, Y; De Bastiani, M; ... (2025)
  Feasibility analysis of partially insulated Nb3Sn EU DEMO toroidal field coil. In: SUPERCONDUCTOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, vol. 38. ISSN 0953-2048
  Contributo su Rivista
• Venturini, Alessandro; Papa, Francesca; Alberghi, Ciro; Martelli, Daniele; Bonifetto, ... (2025)
  Progresses in the development of the tritium extraction and removal system for the water-cooled lithium-lead breeding blanket in EUROfusion. In: FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, vol. 216. ISSN 0920-3796
  Contributo su Rivista
• Agostinetti, P.; Benedetti, E.; Bonifetto, R.; Bonesso, M.; Calabrò, G.; Cavenago, M.; ... (2024)
  Innovative concepts in the DTT neutral beam injector. In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PLASMA SCIENCE, vol. 52, pp. 3802-3809. ISSN 0093-3813
  Contributo su Rivista
• Bastiani, Marco De; Bonifetto, Roberto; Froio, Antonio; Zanino, Roberto; Zappatore, ... (2024)
  Self Consistent Electrical and Thermal-Hydraulic Model of Faults in Superconducting Magnets: EU DEMO TF Short Circuit During a Fast Discharge. In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON APPLIED SUPERCONDUCTIVITY. ISSN 1051-8223
  Contributo su Rivista
• Joffrin, E.; Wischmeier, M.; Baruzzo, M.; Hakola, A.; Kappatou, A.; Keeling, D.; Labit, ... (2024)
  Overview of the EUROfusion Tokamak Exploitation programme in support of ITER and DEMO. In: NUCLEAR FUSION, vol. 64. ISSN 0029-5515
  Contributo su Rivista
• Romanelli, F.; Abate, D.; Acampora, E.; Agguiaro, D.; Agnello, R.; Agostinetti, P.; ... (2024)
  Divertor Tokamak Test facility project: status of design and implementation. In: NUCLEAR FUSION, vol. 64. ISSN 0029-5515
  Contributo su Rivista
• De Bastiani, Marco; Aimetta, Alex; Bonifetto, Roberto; Dulla, Sandra (2024)
  Application of the Polynomial Chaos Expansion to the Uncertainty Propagation in Fault Transients in Nuclear Fusion Reactors: DTT TF Fast Current Discharge. In: APPLIED SCIENCES, vol. 14. ISSN 2076-3417
  Contributo su Rivista
• Bonifetto, Roberto; Barone, Gianluca; Dalla Palma, Mauro; Froio, Antonio; Martelli, ... (2024)
  Computational Thermal-Fluid Dynamics analyses of borated water distribution in the Vacuum Vessel of the Divertor Tokamak Test facility. In: FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, vol. 202. ISSN 0920-3796
  Contributo su Rivista
• Martovetsky, N.; Freudenberg, K.; Rossano, G.; Wooley, K.; Khumthong, K.; Norausky, N.; ... (2024)
  Testing of the ITER CS Module #4. In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON APPLIED SUPERCONDUCTIVITY, vol. 34, pp. 1-6. ISSN 1051-8223
  Contributo su Rivista
• Fiamozzi Zignani, C.; De Marzi, G.; Scarantino, G.; Di Zenobio, A.; Muzzi, L.; Turtu, ... (2024)
  DTT toroidal field conductor samples test in Sultan: DC and AC characterization. In: SUPERCONDUCTOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, vol. 37, pp. 1-13. ISSN 0953-2048
  Contributo su Rivista
• Breschi, M.; Cavallucci, L.; Bauer, P.; Vostner, A.; Bonifetto, R.; Zappatore, A.; ... (2024)
  Coupling and Hysteresis Loss Measurements on the ITER CS Module #4. In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON APPLIED SUPERCONDUCTIVITY, vol. 34, pp. 1-5. ISSN 1051-8223
  Contributo su Rivista
• De Bastiani, M.; Bonifetto, R.; Corato, V.; Boso, D. P.; Zanino, R.; Zappatore, A. (2024)
  Development of an integrated thermo-mechanical simulation environment for quench analyses in HTS cables for fusion. In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON APPLIED SUPERCONDUCTIVITY, pp. 1-5. ISSN 1051-8223
  Contributo su Rivista
• Utili, M.; Alberghi, C.; Bonifetto, R.; Candido, L.; Collaku, A.; Garcinuno, B.; Kordac, ... (2023)
  Design and Integration of the WCLL Tritium Extraction and Removal System into the European DEMO Tokamak Reactor. In: ENERGIES, vol. 16. ISSN 1996-1073
  Contributo su Rivista
• 65) Agostinetti, P; Benedetti, E; Bonifetto, R; Bonesso, M; Cavenago, M; Dal Bello, S; ... (2023)
  Innovative Concepts in the Design of DTT Neutral Beam Injector.. In: Symposium on Fusion Energy 2023, Oxford, 9 - 13 luglio 2023
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• 66) Dalla Palma, M; Ambrosino, R; Barone, G; Belardi, V G; Bolzonella, T; Bonifetto, R; ... (2023)
  DTT vacuum vessel, in-vessel coils, and out vessel systems: overview of design and procurement.. In: Symposium on Fusion Energy 2023, Oxford (UK), 9 - 13 luglio 2023
  Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
• Wen, X.; Bonifetto, R.; Li, J.; Zanino, R.; Wu, Y.; Gao, X. (2023)
  Thermal-hydraulic simulation of the CFETR TF coil operation during a plasma scenario: Gandalf-Fluent and 4C code-to-code comparison. In: FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, vol. 197. ISSN 0920-3796
  Contributo su Rivista
• Galluccio, F.; Macerata, E.; Magugliani, G.; Mariani, M.; Mossini, E.; Negrin, M.; ... (2023)
  Cutting-edge R&D activities of CIRTEN in support of the Technology Park annexed to the Italian National Repository of radioactive waste. In: IL NUOVO CIMENTO C, vol. 46. ISSN 2037-4909
  Contributo su Rivista
• Lisanti, Fabrizio; Arena, Pietro; Bonifetto, Roberto; Froio, Antonio; Gonzalez, ... (2023)
  Modeling the Transport of Activated Corrosion Products in the WCLL PbLi Loop for ITER and the EU DEMO With the GETTHEM Code. In: IEEE ACCESS, vol. 11, pp. 22614-22628. ISSN 2169-3536
  Contributo su Rivista
• De Bastiani, M.; Bonifetto, R.; Messina, G.; Morici, L.; Zanino, R.; Zappatore, A. (2023)
  Electro dynamic model of eddy currents in EU DEMO TF coil casing during major plasma disruption. In: FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, vol. 196. ISSN 0920-3796
  Contributo su Rivista
• Zappatore, A.; Bonifetto, R.; Bruzzone, P.; Corato, V.; Dicuonzo, O.; Kumar, M.; Sedlak, ... (2023)
  Quench experiments on sub-size HTS Cable-In-Conduit Conductors for fusion applications: Data analysis and model validation. In: CRYOGENICS, vol. 132. ISSN 0011-2275
  Contributo su Rivista
• Lisanti, F; Angelucci, M; Bonifetto, R; Michel, F; Duri, D; Frattolillo, A; Froio, A; ... (2023)
  Design of the cryogenic loop for the superconducting toroidal-field magnets of the Divertor Tokamak Test. In: CRYOGENICS, vol. 136. ISSN 0011-2275
  Contributo su Rivista
• Bonifetto, R.; Abrate, N.; Froio, A.; Lisanti, F.; Papa, F.; Utili, M.; Venturini, A. (2023)
  Modelling the PbLi flow including tritium transport and permeation with GETTHEM. In: NUCLEAR MATERIALS AND ENERGY, vol. 37. ISSN 2352-1791
  Contributo su Rivista
• Zappatore, Andrea; Bonifetto, Roberto; Martovetsky, Nicolai; Zanino, Roberto (2023)
  Validation of the 4C Code on the AC Loss Tests of a Full-Scale ITER Coil. In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON APPLIED SUPERCONDUCTIVITY, vol. 33, pp. 1-5. ISSN 1051-8223
  Contributo su Rivista