ORLANDO PALONE
Structure:
Dipartimento di INGEGNERIA MECCANICA E AEROSPAZIALE
SSD:
IIND-06/B

Orari di ricevimento

In person or online.

Please book an appointment at orlando.palone@uniroma1.it

Office: Room 26, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Curriculum

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Energy and Environment, Sapienza University of Rome, 2024

Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Energy Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 2020

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Energy Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 2018

Appointments

Research Associate (RTD-a)
Sapienza University of Rome
August 2024 – Present

Research Scholar
Sapienza University of Rome
January 2024 – August 2024

Other Appointments

Visiting Researcher
The University of Manchester (UK)
October 2025 – February 2026

Visiting Researcher
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e, The Netherlands)
January 2022 – May 2023

Licensed Professional Engineer (National Qualification)
Sapienza University of Rome
Since July 2021

Teaching Experience

Lecturer – “Thermal Plants Laboratory” (ING-IND/09, 3 CFU), Sapienza University of Rome, 2025

Didactic Tutor – “Advanced Energy Conversion Systems” (ING-IND/09, 9 CFU), Sapienza University of Rome, Academic Year 2022/2023

Society Memberships, Awards and Honors

2025 – Winner of the Best PhD Thesis Award (AIMSEA – Italian Association of Fluid Machinery and Energy and Environmental Systems), prize value €2,000

2025 – Member of the Interdepartmental Research Centre Hydro Eco, Sapienza University of Rome

2024 – Member of the SDEWES Centre (International Centre for Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems)

Funding Information (as Principal Investigator – PI, or Investigator – I)

2023 – Realizzazione di un setup per la produzione e la caratterizzazione energetico/chimica di membrane polimeriche per elettrolizzatori
Sapienza University of Rome – “Progetti per Avvio alla Ricerca, Tipo 2”
Role: Principal Investigator (PI) – Grant value: €2,000

2022 – Modelling of turbomachinery blade erosion/corrosion mechanism with variational autoencoders and generative adversarial networks
Sapienza University of Rome – “Progetti di Ricerca Medi”
Role: Investigator (I) – Grant value: €13,000

Insegnamenti

Codice insegnamentoInsegnamentoAnnoSemestreLingua CorsoCodice corsoCurriculum
AAF1825LABORATORIO CENTRALI TERMICHEITAIngegneria meccanica - Mechanical Engineering33494Energia
AAF1825LABORATORIO CENTRALI TERMICHEITAIngegneria meccanica - Mechanical Engineering33494Veicoli
AAF1825LABORATORIO CENTRALI TERMICHEITAIngegneria meccanica - Mechanical Engineering33494Mechanical engineering design
AAF1825LABORATORIO CENTRALI TERMICHEITAIngegneria meccanica - Mechanical Engineering33494Meccatronica
AAF1825LABORATORIO CENTRALI TERMICHEITAIngegneria meccanica - Mechanical Engineering33494Produzione industriale
AAF1825LABORATORIO CENTRALI TERMICHEITAIngegneria Energetica - Energy Engineering33493Applicazioni industriali dell'energia
AAF1825LABORATORIO CENTRALI TERMICHEITAIngegneria meccanica - Mechanical Engineering33494Materiali Georgia Tech University (Percorso valido anche per coloro che partecipano al percorso internazionale italo-statunitense finalizzato al conseguimento del doppio titolo)
AAF1825LABORATORIO CENTRALI TERMICHEITAIngegneria Energetica - Energy Engineering33493Applicazioni civili dell'energia
AAF1825LABORATORIO CENTRALI TERMICHEITAIngegneria meccanica - Mechanical Engineering33494Progettazione meccanica
AAF1825LABORATORIO CENTRALI TERMICHEITAIngegneria Energetica - Energy Engineering33493Scienze e tecnologie nucleari
AAF1825LABORATORIO CENTRALI TERMICHEITAIngegneria meccanica - Mechanical Engineering33494Automazione New York University (Percorso valido anche per coloro che partecipano al percorso internazionale italo-statunitense finalizzato al conseguimento del doppio titolo)