Erika Furlani
Director
She graduated from the Faculty of Management Engineering of the University of Udine, subsequently obtaining a PhD in Chemical and Energy Technologies; she also obtained the qualification to the profession of Engineer.
During her professional career she held the position of Assistant Professor (2006-2023) at the Polytechnic Department of Engineering and Architecture of the University of Udine, focusing her research activity on ceramic materials and hydraulic binders; during the years 2007 and 2008 she also held the position of Tutor for the university courses of Materials Science and Technology of the Faculty of Engineering of the same University.
Co-author of 40 scientific publications in international journals in the field of Materials Science, she has gained extensive experience in the field of particle size measurements on Dynamic Light Scattering and Particle Size Distribution Analizer, optical microscopy, sample preparation for SEM electron microscopy and EDXS micronanalysis, in the use of servopneumatic machines for resistance tests and in the use of hydraulic presses for resistance tests on materials.
From 2019 to 2024 she also held the position of Mayor of the Municipality of Campoformido (UD); starting from 2024 she holds the position of Chairperson of the Interporto di Cervignano del Friuli.