Curriculum

Curriculum

ACTUAL POSITION. Associate Professor of ”Technical Physics” (ING-IND/11) at the Department of Engineering of the University of Messina. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS. He receives in 1990 (cum laude) the degree in Physics at the University of Messina. He receives (1994) the PhD degree in Physics at the University of Messina. QUALIFICATIONS POST LAUREAM. He is (1991) an Associate Research Collaborator of the Research Unity of Messina of the National Institute of Matter Physics (INFM). He attends (1992) the National School of INFM. He gets a two-year grant (1994-1996) of INFM at the Research Unity of Messina of INFM. He is (1995) a member of the “Operative Group of Applied, Environmental, Health and Artistic Heritage Physics” of the Physics Department of the University of Messina. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS. He receives (1995) the permanent qualification of “Expert of Technical Physics” from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Messina. He wins (1997) the competition for Researcher of “Environmental Technical Physics” at the University of Messina. He gets (2010) the abilitation for Associate Professor of “Environmental Technical Physics” at the Politecnico of Milano. He gets (2018) the abilitation for Full Professor in the scientific sector “Technical Physics and Nuclear Engineering”. TEACHING ACTIVITY. “Technical Physics”, Official lecturer, AA. 2020/21 - “Environmental Technical Physics”, Official lecturer, AA. 2020/21 - “Technical Physics and Engines” (“Technical Physics” module), Official lecturer, AA.2010/11; AA.2011/12; AA.2012/13; AA.2013/14; AA.2014/15; AA.2015/16; AA.2016/17; AA.2017/18; AA.2018/19; 2019/20 - “Environmental Technical Physics ed Electrical Engineering” (“Environmental Technical Physics” module), Official lecturer, AA. 2018/19 - “Technical Physics”, Official lecturer, AA.2002/03; AA.2003/04; AA.2004/05; AA.2005/06; AA.2006/07; AA.2007/08; AA.2008/09; AA.2009/10 (60 ore) - “Thermal Systems”, Official lecturer, AA. 2019/20; AA. 2020/21 - “Thermal Energy Conversion”, Official lecturer, AA. 2018/20 - “Environmental Control Techniques”, Official lecturer, AA.2005/06; AA.2006/07; AA.2007/08; AA.2008/09; AA.2009/10. RESEARCH DOCTORATE SCHOOLS. Member of the Board of Teachers of the following Research Doctorate Schools: Doctorate School for “Civil, Environmental and Security Engineering” at the University of Messina (33°-36° cycle, 2017-2021) - Doctorate School for “Chemical, Materials and Buildings Engineering” at the University of Messina (29° cycle, 2013) - Doctorate School for “Ingegneria Civile e Ambientale” at the University of Messina (22°-25° ciclo, 2006-2010) - Research Doctorate School for “Civil, Security Structural and Environmental Control Engineering” at the University of Messina (19°-21° cycle, 2003-2006). RESEARCH ACTIVITY. Main Research fields: Thermoacoustics; Environmental acoustics; Heat transfer; Natural Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality; Building thermophysics and advanced glazed surfaces; Thermophysical properties of advanced materials for energy. RESEARCH PROJECTS. He was Scientific Supervisor and participated as a component in university and regional/national/international research projects. In particular, he was Scientific Supervisor of unit research of the European Project of the VII Framework Program "THermoAcoustic Technology for Energy Applications" (THATEA) (2009-2011) and of the PRIN project "Thermoacoustic Technology for Solar and Waste Heat Powered Energy Conversion Systems" (PRIN 2017JP8PHK) (TASTES) (2019-2022). AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. He wins the "Poster Award" for the scientific communication presented at the "V CRRNSM scientific conference" (20-22 September 1994, Messina). He receives the "One of the Most Cited Authors" award from the Editor of the international journal "Applied Acoustics" (Elsevier Ldt) as First Author and Corresponding Author of the article; "Evaluation and Analysis of the Environmental Noise of Messina, Italy", Applied Acoustics (2005) 66 (4) 447-465. The achievement of significant scientific results by the reviewers of the European research project FP7 "THermoacoustic Technology for Energy Applications" (THATEA) is recognized at the "Work Package 3" (Heat Exchangers) in which the research unit of Messina coordinated by prof. Piccolo is involved. He receives (2017) the "Outstanding Reviewer" award from the editors of the international journal "Energy and Buildings" (Elsevier Ltd) for his contribution as a reviewer of scientific articles. PARTICIPATION IN PRESTIGIOUS ACADEMIES OR INSTITUTIONS IN THE SECTOR. He is a member (since 2012) of the "International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration" (IIAV); He is a supply member of the Regional Acoustics Technical Commission of the Sicilian Region (since 2019). SPEAKER. He participated as a speaker at numerous national/international conferences. In particular he was: "Member of the Organizing Committee" of the international congress "The 3rd AIGE-IETA International Conference" (Reggio Calabria-Messina 14-16 June 2018); “Invited speaker” and “chair” at the international congress “The 19th International Congress on Sound and Vibration” (ICSV19) (8-12 July 2012, Vilnius, Lithuania,); “Invited speaker” at the international congress “Acoustics08” (June 29 - July 04 2008, Paris, France). REVIEWER. He was appointed External/International Reviewer by the following institutions: Royal Society (U.K.) (Industrial Fellowship grant 2011); University of Leicester (U.K.) (Lecturer position 2012); University of Leeds (U.K.) (Chair position 20013). He is peer-to-peer reviewer of "research papers" for the following international scientific journals: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer; International Journal of Thermal Sciences; Solar Energy; International Journal of Refrigeration; Renewable Energy, Energy, Applied Sciences EDITOR. He is member of the Editorial Board of the international journal "Energies" since May 2021. He is “Guest Editor” of the special issue "Novel Energy Technologies for Low Grade Heat Recovery in Power Generation Applications" of the international journal "Energies" (2021). He is “Associate Editor” of the “International Journal of Acoustics and Vibration” since May 18, 2016. PUBLICATIONS. He is the author/co-author of about 100 scientific papers, 41 of which are reviewed in the SCOPUS database. Bibliometric indicators evaluated on the “SCOPUS” database at 05/06/2021: number of citations = 848; Hirish index H = 18.
 
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
 
Roberto Baccoli, Federico Sollai, Andrea Medda, Antonio Piccolo, Paolo Fadda
An adaptive nonlinear autoregressive ANN model for high time resolution traffic noise predictions. Experimental results for a port city waterfront. Building and Environment (ISSN: 03601323), Volume 207, January 2022, Article number 108551, pp 1-19. doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108551; scopus: 2-s2.0-85120001650;
 
Mohammad Ja'fari, , Artur J Jaworski, Antonio Piccolo, Kevin Simpson
Numerical study of transient characteristics of a standing-wave thermoacoustic heat engine. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (ISSN: 00179310), Volume 186, May 2022, Article number 122530, pp 1-21. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2022.122530; scopus: 2-s2.0-85122535704;

A. Piccolo, A.J. Jaworski
Experimental study of heat transfer characteristics of finned-tube and circular-pore heat exchangers in oscillatory flow. Applied Thermal Engineering (ISSN:1359-4311), Volume 181, Issue 25 November 2020, Article number 116022, pp. 1-10.
 
A. Piccolo, A. Sapienza, C. Guglielmino
Convection heat transfer coefficients in thermoacoustic heat exchangers: an experimental investigation. Energies (ISSN 1996-1073), Volume 12, Issue 23, 2019, Article number 4525, pp. 1-10.
doi:10.3390/en12234525; scopus: 2-s2.0-85076142084; isi: WOS:000514090100123
 
N. Aste, F. Leonforte, A. Piccolo
Color rendering performance of smart glazings for building applications. Solar Energy (ISSN 0038-092X), Volume 176, 2018, pp. 51-61.
 
A. Piccolo, C. Marino, A. Nucara, M. Pietrafesa
Energy performance of an electrochromic switchable glazing. Experimental and computational assessments. Energy and Buildings (ISSN 0378-7788), Volume 165, 2018, pp. 390-398.
 
A. Piccolo
Study of standing-wave thermoacoustic electricity generators for low-power applications, Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417), Volume 8, Issue 2, 2018, Article number 287, pp. 1-15.
 
A. Piccolo
Design issues and performance analysis of a two stage standing wave thermoacoustic electricity generator. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments (ISSN 2213-1388) Volume 26, 2018, pp. 17-27.
 
A. Piccolo, R. Siclari, F.Rando, M. Cannistraro
Comparative performance of thermoacoustic heat exchangers with different pore geometries in oscillatory flow. Implementation of experimental techniques. Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417), Volume 7, Issue 8, 2017, Article number 784, pp. 1-10.
 
A. Piccolo, F. Simone
Performance requirements for electrochromic smart window, Journal of Building Engineering (ISSN 2352-7102), Volume 3, 2015, pp. 94-103.
 
A. Piccolo
Numerical study of entropy generation within thermoacoustic heat exchangers with plane fins, Entropy (ISSN 1099-4300), Volume 17, Issue 12, 2015, pp. 8228-8239.
 
A. Piccolo
Optimization of thermoacoustic refrigerators using second law analysis, Applied Energy (ISSN 0306-2619), Volume 103, 2013, pp. 358-367.
 
A.J. Jaworski, A. Piccolo
Heat transfer processes in parallel-plate heat exchangers of thermoacoustic devices - numerical and experimental approaches, Applied Thermal Engineering (ISSN 1359-4311), Volume 42, 2012, pp. 145-153.
 
A. Piccolo
Numerical computation for parallel plate thermoacoustic heat exchangers in standing wave oscillatory flow, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (ISSN 0017-9310), Vol. 54, Issue 21-22, 2011, pp. 4518-4530.
 
A. Piccolo
Thermal performance of an electrochromic smart window tested in an environmental test cell. Energy and Buildings (ISSN 0378-7788), Volume 42, Issue 9, 2010, pp. 1409-1417.
 
A. Piccolo, F. Simone
Effect of switchable glazing on discomfort glare from windows, Building and Environment (ISSN 0360-1323), Volume 44, Issue 6, 2009, pp. 1171-1180.
 
A. Piccolo. A. Pennisi, F. Simone
Daylighting performance of an electrochromic window in a small scale test-cell, Solar Energy (ISSN 0038-092X), Volume 83, Issue 6, 2009, pp. 832-844.
 
A. Piccolo, G. Pistone
Computation of the time-averaged temperature fields and energy fluxes in a thermally isolated thermoacoustic stack at low acoustic Mach numbers, International Journal of Thermal Sciences (ISSN: 1290-072946), Volume 46, Issue 3, 2007, pp. 235-244.
 
A. Piccolo, G. Pistone
Estimation of heat transfer coefficients in oscillating flows: the thermoacoustic case, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (ISSN 0017-9310), Volume 49, Issue 9-10, 2006, pp. 1631-1642.
 
A. Piccolo, D. Plutino, G. Cannistraro
Evaluation and analysis of the environmental noise of Messina, Italy, Applied Acoustics (ISSN 0003-682X), Volume 66, Issue 4, 2005, pp. 447-465.
 
G. Cannistraro, S. Costanzo, C. Giaconia, A. Piccolo
Analysis of the acoustic climate along main streets in Villa San Giovanni, WIT Transactions on the Built Environment (ISSN 1743-3509), Volume 69, 2003, pp. 11-21.
 
A. Piccolo, G. Cannistraro
Convective heat transport along a thermoacoustic couple in the transient regime, International Journal of Thermal Sciences (ISSN 1290-0729), Volume 41, Issue 11, 2002, pp. 1067-1075.