Curriculum

CURRICULUM STUDIORUM

MSc Degree in Materials Engineering at the University of Ferrara, October 17, 2007, discussing the thesis entitled “Valutazione della migrazione degli elementi superficiali in funzione dei processi di lavorazione di manufatti prodotti con tecnologia MIM”

Ph.D. Degree in Engineering Science at the University of Ferrara, March 28, 2011, discussing the thesis entitled “On the tribological behaviour of metal/ceramic and metal/metal couplings”

Assistant Professor at the Engineering Department of the University of Ferrara, SSD IIND-03/C - Metallurgia (Metallurgy), since 01/12/2022

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Since 2024/2025: Lecturer of “Controllo di qualità dei materiali” (Bachelor’s Degree, Technologies for Digital Industry, University of Ferrara)

Since 2023/2024: Co-Lecturer of “Trattamenti superficiali e rivestimenti di leghe metalliche” (Master’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering, University of Ferrara)

Since 2023/2024: Co-Lecturer of “Materiali metallici per l'industria” (Master’s Degree, Chemical Sciences, University of Ferrara)

Co-supervisor of about 35 theses of Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering and Science and Technology for Cultural Heritage, since 2008

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

- Metallurgical and mechanical characterization of primary and secondary foundry aluminum alloys

- Tribological behavior of coatings on metal alloys

- Corrosion and tribocorrosion resistance of multi-functional and multi-scale coatings on steel and aluminum alloys

- Archaeometallurgical characterization of metals from cultural heritage

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES, SEMINARS

Seminar “La Panoplia della Colchide: l’armatura ritrovata”, presentation of the work entitled “Analisi microstrutturale e compositiva della lega e dei prodotti di corrosione su frammenti dalla Panoplia della Colchide”, Cento (FE), 23/04/2010

34° Convegno Nazionale AIM, presentation of the work entitled “Analisi preliminari di monete romane rinvenute nel settore nord-occidentale della provincia di Ferrara”, Trento, 07/11/2012

34° Convegno Nazionale AIM, presentation of the work entitled “Effetto della variazione del carico applicato sulla resistenza all'usura dell'accoppiamento Cr₂O₃/acciaio da cementazione”, Trento, 08/11/2012

WTC2013 - 5th World Tribology Congress, presentation of the work entitled “Effect of varying load on the tribological behaviour of a steel/Al₂O₃-TiO₂ ceramic coating”, Turin, 11/09/2013

35° Convegno Nazionale AIM, presentation of the work entitled “I falsi nell’arte africana: caso studio di una figura da reliquiario (Mbulu-Ngulu) proveniente dal Gabon”, Rome, 07/11/2014

DUCOM Tribology Workshop, presentation of the work entitled “Tribology researches and the uses of pin on disc instrument”, Ferrara, 19/10/2015

37° Convegno Nazionale AIM, presentation of the work entitled “Manufatti artistici in ghisa per arredo urbano tra ottocento e novecento: analisi metallurgica e approccio statistico”, Bologna, 13/09/2018

38° Convegno Nazionale AIM, presentation of the work entitled “Studio del comportamento tribologico della lega EN AW-4006 sottoposta ad ossidazione anodica dura con sigillatura agli ioni d’argento”, Webinar, 19/01/2021

ICSMST 2022: XVI. International Conference on Surface Modification Systems and Technologies, presentation of the work entitled “Wear resistance in dry and lubricated conditions of hard-anodized EN AW-4006 aluminum alloy”, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), 05/05/2022 (presentation winner of the BEST PRESENTATION AWARD, assigned during the conference on the basis of the evaluations of Session Chairs on the quality of the presentations)

WTC2022 - 7th World Tribology Congress, presentation of the work entitled “Wear resistance of a novel high silicon carbide-free bainitic steel”, Lion (France), 12/07/2022

ECHT 2023 - European Conference on Heat Treatment, presentation of the work entitled “Effects of heat treatment on wear resistance of 17-4PH stainless steel fabricated by direct energy deposition”, Genova, 30/05/2023. During the conference, Eng. Soffritti also served as Chairperson of the session Coatings I

12th Aluminium Two Thousand World Congress and 7th ICEB (International Conference on Extrusion and Benchmark), presentation of the work entitled “Influence of different aging times and temperatures on microstructural and mechanical properties of EN AW-6XXX aluminum alloys”, Bologna, 20/09/2023

32nd International Materials Research Congress - IMRC 2024, speaker at the Tutorial Session of the tutorial entitled “Recent Advances in Aluminum Alloys: Recycling and Solid-State Joining”, Cancun (Mexico), 18/08/2024

32nd International Materials Research Congress - IMRC 2024, presentation of the work entitled “Effect of heat treatment on microstructure and impact properties of a secondary aluminum alloy”, Cancun (Mexico), 21/08/2024

AWARDS

Aldo Daccò Award 2012, assigned by AIM (Associazione Italiana di Metallurgia) for the outstanding work on foundry and solidification techniques of ferrous and nonferrous alloys. Winners: Chiara Soffritti e Daniele Casari for the presentation of the reasearch entitled “Valutazione comparativa dell’effetto di tre differenti tipologie di affinante sulle proprietà meccaniche e microstrutturali della lega di alluminio A356 da fonderia”. The work was published in the international journal La Metallurgia Italiana (2013), vol. 105(4), p. 31-40, (ISSN 00260843)

BEST PRESENTATION AWARD 2022, assigned during the ICSMST 2022: XVI. International Conference on Surface Modification Systems and Technologies (Dubai, Emirati Arabi Uniti, 05 maggio 2022) for the outstanding presentation of the work entitled “Wear resistance in dry and lubricated conditions of hard-anodized EN AW-4006 aluminum alloy”

KEY READER AWARD 2022, assigned by the international journal Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A (ed. Springer) for the outstanding editorial service to the journal in 2022

EDITORIAL TASKS

Member of the TOPIC ADVISORY PANEL of the international journal SURFACES (Editore: MDPI AG, ISSN: 2571-9637)

Member of the EDITORIAL BOARD of the international journal APPLIED SCIENCES (Sezione “Materials Science and Engineering”) (Editore: MDPI AG, ISSN: 2076-3417)

Member of the EDITORIAL BOARD of the international journal METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A (Editore: Springer, ISSN: 1073-5623)

MEMBERSHIP IN COMMITTEES

Since 2023: Member of the Technical Comittee Rivestimenti e Tribologia of the Associazione Italiana di Metallurgia (AIM)

Since 2024: Member of the Technical Comittee Storia della Metallurgia of the Associazione Italiana di Metallurgia (AIM)