About us

GRETAlab born in Spring 2021 within the environment of the Manufacturing Research Group at DICMAPI (Dept. of Chemical, Materials and Industrial Production Engineering – University of Naples “Federico II”), the main aim of this lab is to produce and disseminate new research based knowledge to contribute to the green transition of manufacturing processes. 

This lab, rather than a physical room, aims to be a forge of ideas and knowledge where master students, phd candidates, researchers and professors all together will work on manufacturing related problems. As a part of DICMAPI we are based there and our facilities and experimental setups are also situated within the department. 

People

Prof. Antonello Astarita is associate professor in manufacturing at the University of Naples “Federico II” since 2020, his research and teaching interests are related to the manufacturing processes of metals. He is co-author of more than 80 peer reviewed journal papers on these topics. Dr Astarita received the “ESAFORM Scientific Prize” in 2018 and the “ASM-IIM Lectureship Award” in 2016, he is in the editorial board of some journals with impact factor and is also member of the scientific committee of international conferences. He was visiting scientist at the University of Manchester, visiting professor at the University of Cadiz, professor within the GIAN program and within the CAS (CERN Accelerator School). His main research interests are: 3D printing of metals, Cold Spray Deposition, Plastic Deformation of metals, solid state joining of light alloys, sustainability of manufacturing processes.

Born in 1996,  Ersilia Cozzolino took the Scientific High School Diploma with full marks in 2014. Having started to study Mechanical Engineering at the University of Naples ‘Federico II’ in September 2014, she got the Bachelor’s degree with full marks in 2017. Then, she enrolled at the University of Naples ‘Federico II’in Mechanical Engineering for Design and Manufacturing, taking her Master’s degree with full marks in February 2020. Finally, after a work experience in a shipbuilding company, she was admitted to the Ph.D. Programme in Industrial Products and Processes Engineering (XXXVI Cycle),  by winning a scholarship, at University of Naples ‘Federico II’in where she is a Ph.D. Student since November 2020. 

Ersilia Cozzolino’s research activity focuses on the study of sustainability of Additive Manufacturing processes and their post-processing machining. Her research aims to understand how to produce products through Additive Manufacturing technologies that meet, on the one hand, quality requirements for industrial applications, and, on the other hand, environmental ones. 

Roberta Della Gatta is a Ph.D. candidate in Industrial Product and Process Engineering at the University of Naples “Federico II”. She completed her master’s studies cum laude in Mechanical Engineering for Design and Production at the University of Naples “Federico II” in October 2019, discussing a research thesis dealing with Cold Spray technology and entitled “Cold spray deposition of a metallic coating on a polymer matrix composite: process development and mechanical characterization”. To date, she is co-author of four journal paper and several conference papers related to Cold Spray technique, mainly focused on metallization of polymer-matrix composites. 

Valerio Lampitella is a Ph.D. candidate in Industrial Product and Process Engineering at the University of Naples “Federico II”. He completed her master’s studies cum laude in Mechanical Engineering for Design and Production at the University of Naples “Federico II” in October 2019, discussing a research thesis on the additive manufacturing process and entitled “Discrete element simulation and experimental validation of powder spreading process in additive manufacturing”.

Eng. Alessia Teresa Silvestri, M. Sc. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Naples Federico II cum laude. She is a Ph.D. candidate in Technology, Innovation and Management at the University of Naples and the University of Bergamo. The topic of her doctoral studies is focused on the optimization of processes parameters in additive manufacturing technologies for tailored structures using different feedstock materials. Her issue also deals with Functionally Graded Materials, in order to create custom products with different materials or with different properties. She is able to use several helpful software for the design, production and simulation in the 3D printing field, such as Siemens NX, nTopology, Simufact Welding (MSC Software Corporation). She can use the following 3D machine and associated software: the Hybrid machine DMG MORI Lasertec 65 (Direct Laser Deposition, a powder-based technology), Markforged X7 and Markforged Two (Continuous Filamente Fabrication), Sharebot (Fused Deposition Modeling). Her scientific interests include mechanical, metallurgical and surface characterization of products. She is co-authors of several papers related to additive manufacturing, including the additive manufacturing of polymers and continuous fiber-reinforced composites. She speaks both English and French, and she supports team working and the importance of sharing information and ideas. She attended several conferences as a speaker, she was also an active member of the scientific secretariat and the organizing committee of the “SMT33-International Conference on Surface Modification Techniques” hold in Naples. She is also a member of the Italian Association of Manufacturing Technology (AITeM).