Dario Ambrosini

Nome: Dario Cognome: Ambrosini Qualifica: Professore ordinario Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: ING-IND/11 (Fisica Tecnica Ambientale) Struttura di afferenza: Dipartimento di Ingegneria industriale e dell'informazione e di economia Email: dario.ambrosiniunivaq.it Telefono Ufficio: +39 0862434323 Altro telefono: +39 0862434336 Fax Ufficio: +39 0862434303 Pubblicazioni: https://ricerca.univaq.it/cris/rp/rp03483 Home Page personale: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8905-0316

Curriculum scientifico

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Short Bio

Dario Ambrosini is Full Professor of Thermal Sciences, Energy Systems and Building Physics at the Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics (DIIIE) of the University of L’Aquila, Italy. His work focuses on optical metrology, infrared thermography, non‑destructive testing, heat transfer, building physics, and diagnostic methods for cultural heritage. He is a Fellow of SPIE and Optica, appears in the Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientist ranking, and serves as Deputy Editor of Optics and Lasers in Engineering. His research includes applications to major artworks, historic buildings, and advanced energy‑efficient building systems.

Publications and Metrics

Prof. Ambrosini's scientific production includes journal papers, conference proceedings, book chapters and invited contributions in optical metrology, building physics, heat and mass transfer and diagnostics for cultural heritage.

Publication Repositories and Bibliometric Profiles 

Primary institutional sources

• Full Publication List (UNIVAQ Repository) 
• ORCID Profile

Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists

• Official Elsevier Dataset 
• Searchable interface (TOPSCINET)

Full Bio

Profile 

Dario Ambrosini graduated in electronic engineering from Sapienza University of Rome (Italy), defending an experimental thesis on optical information processing by the Talbot effect and Talbot interferometers (Advisor Prof. Franco Gori). He is Full Professor of Thermal Sciences, Energy Systems and Building Physics at the Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics (DIIIE), University of L’Aquila. He is a Fellow of SPIE and Optica, is included in the Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientist ranking, and received the SPIE Rudolf and Hilda Kingslake Award in Optical Design. He also received the SPIE Community Champion recognition (2019). He serves as Deputy Editor of Optics and Lasers in Engineering and is active in national scientific societies.

His work includes the application of optical and thermal diagnostic methods to cultural‑heritage conservation and to the analysis of historic buildings, with studies on artworks by major Italian masters and on significant architectural sites.

He is the Head of the "Gino Parolini" Technical Physics Laboratory (since 2015) and of the LAS.E.R. Laboratory (since November 2017).

He is one of the founding members of Heritechne, an interdepartmental center of the University of L'Aquila for research on innovative methods and technologies for investigating cultural heritage. 

He is an external member of the OpDATeCH Lab - Optical Devices and Advanced Techniques for Cultural Heritage, at the University of Verona (Italy). 

Academic Positions

• Full Professor of Thermal Sciences, Energy Systems and Building Physics, University of L’Aquila, Italy, since 2020
• Associate Professor of Thermal Sciences, Energy Systems and Building Physics, University of L'Aquila, Italy, 2006–2020
• Researcher in Thermal Engineering and Industrial Energy Systems, University of L'Aquila, Italy, 1995–2006
• Associate Researcher, ISASI CNR, Pozzuoli, Italy, 2016–2021
• Visiting Researcher, EPFL – École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2009-2016 (one week/year)
• Collaborator, Optics Laboratory, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, 1993-1995

 Research Interests

• Optical metrology and speckle interferometry
• Infrared thermography and non‑destructive testing
• Flow visualization and optical methods in thermal fluid dynamics
• Heat and mass transfer
• Building physics and energy systems
• Digital image analysis for diagnostics
• Optical and thermal methods for cultural‑heritage conservation
• Additive manufacturing and 3D‑printed insulating blocks
• Thermographic diagnostics for historic buildings
• History of science and engineering

Honors and Awards

• Fellow, Optica (formerly OSA), 2023
• Fellow, SPIE – The International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2019
• SPIE Rudolf and Hilda Kingslake Award in Optical Design, 2001
• Optica Outstanding Reviewer Recognition, 2016
• Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientist (multiple years)
• SPIE Community Champion, 2019
• OSA Senior Member, 2013
• SPIE Senior Member, 2013

Membership in Scientific Societies

• SPIE – The International Society for Optics and Photonics, since 1998
• Optica (formerly OSA), since 2011
• Sigma Xi - The Scientific Research Honor Society, since 2015
• UIT – Italian Union of Thermal Fluid Dynamics, since 1998
• FTI – Associazione della Fisica Tecnica Italiana, since 2014
• IIC - International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, 2004-2011

Editorial Roles

• Deputy Editor, Optics and Lasers in Engineering, since 2026
• Editor, Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 2025
• Associate Editor, Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 2019–2024
• Editorial Board Member, Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 2007–2019
• Editorial Board Member, Energies, since 2023
• Editorial Board Member, Heritage, 2019

Guest Editor Activities

• (with Pramod K. Rastogi) "Optical methods in Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow", Optics and Lasers in Engineering vol. 44, pp. 155-350, March-April 2006.
• (with Pramod K. Rastogi) "Diffusion measurements by optical methods: Recent advances and applications", Optics and Lasers in Engineering vol. 46, pp. 849-920, December 2008.
• (with Jean-Pierre Prenel) "Advances in flow visualization", Optics and Lasers in Engineering vol. 50, pp. 1-98, January 2012.
• (with D. Paoletti, S. Sfarra) "33rd UIT (Italian Union of Thermo-fluid dynamics) Heat transfer Conference", Journal of Physics: Conference Series vol. 655, October 2015.
  
• (with S. Sfarra) "Novel Idea for Infrared Thermography also Applied in Integrated Approach", Applied Sciences vol. 8, 2018.
• (with P. Ferraro) "Optical tools for metrology, imaging and diagnostics", Optics and Lasers in Engineering vol. 104, pp. 1-304, May 2018.
• (with K.C. Kim and Pascal Picart) "Flow visualization: state of the art and new perspectives", Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 2022 - 2023.

Scientific Organization and Service

• National Secretary, UIT - Italian Union of Thermal Fluid Dynamics, 2023-2028
• Member, Steering Committee of UIT - Italian Union of Thermal Fluid Dynamics, 2017-2028
• Editor of the UIT monthly e-Newsletter, since October 2018
• Member, Scientific Council CIRIAF since 2002, representative of the University of L'Aquila since 2020
• Member, Program Committee of the SPIE biennial Conference "O3A: Optics for Art, Architecture and Archaeology", 2013-2025
• Session Chair and member of Scientific and Program Committees in national and international conferences