Mario Marchetti
Education and career
Prof. Mario Marchetti was born in San Marcello (AN) Italy, on May 30, 1943. At present he lives in Rome. He is married and has two children and four grandchildren.
After serving in the Italian Air Force (1969-1970) he obtained his degree in 1972 in Aeronautical Engineering at the Milan Polytechnic. In 1972-73 he attended the School of Aerospace Engineering at the Rome La Sapienza University where he won a scholarship from the Ministry of Defence.
From 1974 to 1983 he was researcher at the School of Aerospace Engineering, directed at that time by Prof. Luigi Broglio.
From 1979 to 1983 he was Professor in charge of Mechanic Technologies at the Polytechnic University of Marche, Engineering Faculty.
In 1983 he was Associate Professor at the School of Aerospace Engineering and in 1986 he moved to the Faculty of Engineering at the Rome La Sapienza University, teaching Aeronautical Construction Technologies.
In 1980 he was one of the promotors of the degree course in Aeronautical Engineering being set up at the Engineering Faculty of the Rome La Sapienza University and from 1982 to 1986 he was the Faculty member in charge of Aeronautical Technologies. He played an active part in the institution of the new degree course in Engineering of Materials and from 1990 to 1993 he was the professor in charge of Science and Technology of Aeronautical and Aerospace Materials.
In 1990 he was Full Professor of Aero-missile Structures at the School of Aerospace Engineering in Rome.
In 1985 he was among the founders and a member of the College of Lecturers of the Research Doctorate in Aerospace Engineering at Rome La Sapienza University.
He was also Professor member of the Research Doctorate at the University of Besançon (FR) with Prof. Dominique Perreux and the University of Patras (GR) with Profs. S.A. Paipetis and T.P. Philippidis.
Founder and Director of the Master in “Composites and Nanotechnologies for Aerospace” at the Rome La Sapienza University. Founder and Director, from 2005 to today, of the scientific journal “Rivista Italiana di Compositi e Nanotecnologie” (ISBN 1826-4697).
From 2010 to 2013 Director of the Department of Astronautical, Electrical and Energy Engineering at Rome La Sapienza University.
