Contrafatto, Loredana
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Full Name
Contrafatto, Loredana
Main Affiliation
Email
loredana.contrafatto@dica.unict.it
Biography
Prof. Loredana Contrafatto was born in Catania on January 25th 1967.
STUDIES
1991:Graduated in Civil Engineering with first class honours at the Catania University
1996:PhD in Structural Engineering at the Bologna University
1997–1999:Post PhD grant at the Catania University
2000–2002:Grant for research collaboration at the Catania University
Since March 1st 2002 researcher at the Faculty of Engineering of the Catania University at Enna (ICAR/08)
ACTUAL POSITION
Since November 1st 2006 Associate Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture of the Catania University (scientific area ICAR/08).
Coordinator of the Master’s Degree Program in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering
Member of the Departmental Joint Committee
MAIN TEACHING ACTIVITY
Solid Mechanics
Theory of Structures
Analysis and Safety of Structural Systems
Mechanics of Masonry Structures
Computational Mechanics
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
2002 – today
Training Course Tutor
Degree Thesis Supervisor
Member of PhD thesis groups
PhD thesis Supervisor
Scientific member of the Official Laboratory for Materials and Structural Testing
Assistant of the PhD Coordinator – Research Doctorate Course in Structural Engineering, University of Catania
Member of the Structural and Geotechnical Engineering PhD Government Board, University of Catania
Coordinator of ERASMUS projects Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal, Departmentos Engenharia Civil
Member of PhD Committee (Programa de Maestria y Doctorado en Ingenieria) at the Universidad National Autonoma de Mexico
MAIN RESEARCH PROJECTS
Member of various groups in national research projects with government funds for the scientific research.
Coordinator of a number of local research projects (PRA)
Coordinator of national research projects (PRIN)
REVIEWER ACTIVITY
International Journal of Plasticity - Elsevier
Engineering Structures – Elsevier
Materials and Structures - Springer
Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations - Wiley
Journal of Engineering Mechanics - ASCE
Finite Elements in Analysis and Design – Elsevier
International Journal of Fracture – Elsevier
Journal of Zhejiang University – Springer
MEMBERSHIP: EUROMECH, AIMETA, IGF, GIMC, International Research Center for Mathematics & Mechanics of Complex Systems (M&MoCS), CIMAT University of Catania
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