Arturo PAGANO

Arturo Pagano was born in Catania, Italy, in 1974.

Current and past positions

(2024 – ) Coordinator of the BS Course in Industrial Engineering, University of Catania.
(2021 – ) Associate Professor of Applied Physics, Department of Electric Electronic and Computer Engineering (DIEEI), University of Catania, Catania (Italy)
(2011 – 2021) Assistant Professor of Applied Physics, Department of Industrial Engineering (DII) period 2011-2016 - Department of Electric Electronic and Computer Engineering (DIEEI) period 2016-2021, University of Catania, Catania (Italy)
(2009-2010) Post-Doctoral Fellow in Applied Physics, Department of Industrial Engineering (DII), University of Catania, Catania (Italy)
(2002-2006) Post-Doctoral Fellow in Applied Physics, Department of Industrial Engineering (DII), University of Catania, Catania (Italy)

Studies and Post-Doc activities
1998 – Degree in Mechanical Engineering full marks (110/110), University of Catania, Italy, discussing a thesis developed at ERG-ING-DIACO division of the ENEA Research Center at Casaccia (Rome).
2002 – Ph.D. in Electronic and Automatic Control Engineering, University of Catania, Italy, discussing the thesis “Nonlinear models and control of thermofluidynamic systems”.
2002 – Winner of a two-year Post-Doc position at the University of Catania in Applied Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer, research project “Advanced models for the analysis of thermofluidynamic systems”.
September 2002 – Invited visiting researcher at the University of Bologna for the development of an experimental campaign for the analysis of Vapotron effect.
March 2003 - Visiting researcher Period of research upon invitation of Prof. Gilles Desrayaud, director of the LETEM-INSSET at the Universitè de Picardie ‘Jules Verne’ in Saint Quentin, France, for the assessment of analytical and numerical models of the thermofluidynamic behavior of pure fluids and binary mixtures inside cavities.
2004 – Awarded with the Honorable Mention in the “Eurotherm Young Scientist Prize and Awards 2004” for the best European Ph.D. thesis in the field of Applied Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer.
2004 – Renewal for two years of the Post-Doc position at the University of Catania, further yearly renewed in 2006 and 2009.
2012 - Visiting researcher at DIEF, upon invitation of Prof. Giovanni Barozzi and Prof. Mauro Alessandro Corticelli within the research activities on natural convection in enclosures and loops.
2018 – National Scientific Qualification (ASN) for Associate Professor in the Scientific Sector 09/C2 “Applied Physics and Nuclear Engineering”

Editorial activity:
Among others, reviewier for Applied Energy, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Applied Thermal Engineering, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Heat and Mass Transfer, International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, International Journal of Multiphase Flow, International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, Journal of Physics, Journal of Thermodynamics.

Membership of scientific societies
Italian Union of Thermo-fluid Dynamics (UIT, Unione Italiana Termofluidodinamica)
Italian association of Technical Physics (Associazione della Fisica Tecnica Italiana)
Italian Thermotechnical Association (ATI, Associazione Termotecnica Italiana)

Current and past research projects:
(2025-2028) REV-UP, integRated clean Energy harVesting modUlar enveloPe solutions for Zero Emission Buildings, Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETP) Joint Call 2024; component of local research group.
(2022-2026) SAMOTHRACE, SiciliAn MicronanOTecH Research And Innovation Center, funded by the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) within Next Generation EU fundings, Spoke 1, WP1-Task 1: Advanced Electrical- Mechanical -Thermal Modeling of Power Electronics; component of local research group.
(2024-2025) Life-Agro PV, funded within Spoke 1 of project NEST, Network 4 Energy Sustainable Transition, financed by the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) within Next Generation EU; component of local research group.
(2020-2024) S.A.L.VO (Realizzazione di un nodo multiSensore per il monitoraggio degli Ambienti di LaVOro), PON I&C 2014-2020 - Bando MISE 2018,component of local research group
Participation to funded research projects under calls PRIN 1999, PRIN 2001, PRIN 2003, PRIN 2005, PRIN 2007, PRIN 2015, as component of local research group.
Participation as component of local research group to Project ASI (Italian Space Agency) “Fundamental Research 2000”, subproject “Thermal control of thermal systems in reduced gravity during transient operations”;
Participation as component of local research group to Project ASI (Italian Space Agency) “Fundamental Research 1999”, subproject “Response of a thermal system during the transition from forced to natural convection”;
Participation as component of local research group to research project “Project Calculus Applied to Combustion”, subproject “Advanced models for the simulation of combustion thermofluidynamics and experimental tests with advanced diagnostics on burner and combustion chambers”, funded within the Italian call MURST 5% (Legge 95).