Renzo Di Felice is an Associate Professor of Applied Chemical Kinetics at the
University of Genova (Italy) since 1992. He
obtained his Batchelor Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University
of L'Aquila (Italy) in 1981, then his Ph. D. and D. Sc. (Eng) from the University
of London (U.K.) in 1988 and 1997 respectively, both in the field of Chemical
Engineering.
After a short industrial experience soon after obtaining his first degree and before moving to Genova, Renzo Di Felice has held a position of "Ricercatore Universitario" (equivalent to Assistant Professor) at the University of L'Aquila from 1983 to 1992. During this period he spent two years at the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University College London, as Research Assistant. Other, more recent, experiences outside Italy include teaching and research spells at the University of Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) and at the National University of Singapore (Singapore), where he was Visiting Associate Professor. Over the years, he has taught various Chemical Engineering subjects at University level.
Renzo Di Felice's research activity has been focused on the fluid dynamic behaviour of two-phase suspensions, with particular relevance on liquid fluidization of solid particles and on sedimentation velocity of monosized spheres. One of the most important practical applications of solid-liquid systems is in the field of biotechnology, and a good share of his most recent work has been specifically orientated in this direction. Renzo Di Felice has authored more than sixty papers in international scientific journals, including the invited review on the fluid dynamic behaviour of liquid fluidized suspensions published in Chemical Engineering Science. He is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (U.S.A.), of the Institutions of Chemical Engineers (U.K.) and of the Italian Association of Chemical Engineering (AIDIC) for which he is nationally responsible of the Chemical Reaction Division.
Here are some topics studied by Renzo Di Felice...
Fluid dynamic of two and three phase fluidized systems
Scale-up of chemical rectors
Sedimentation of solid particles in fluids
The use of fluidized technology in biological systems
...and some recent publications (for the complete
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