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Prof. Enzo Zanchini obtained his master’s degree in civil engineering, cum laude, at the School of Engineering of the University of Bologna in 1975. He began his research activity at the Institute of Technical Physics of the University of Bologna in 1976. He was Assistant Professor of Technical Physics from 1977 to 1983, Associate Professor of Technical Physics from 1983 to 1999, Full Professor of Industrial Technical Physics from November 1999 to November 2018, Adjoint Professor of Applied Thermodynamics in 2018-2019 and 2019-2020, of Solar and Geothermal Systems in 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022, of Exergy Analysis in 2022-2023, at the Department of Industrial Engineering of the School of Engineering and Architecture of the University of Bologna. At present, he is Alma Mater Professor with only research activity at the Department of Industrial Engineering of the University of Bologna. He was Head of the Department of Energy, Nuclear and Environmental Control Engineering of the University of Bologna from November 2009 to October 2012, and Coordinator of the Bachelor and of the Master Program in Energy Engineering from November 2013 to March 2016.
He was visiting scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1984 (five months) and in 1985 (three months). He was a member of the Board of Professors of several Ph. D. Programs of the University of Bologna, from 1983 to 2019.
Prof. Zanchini devoted his research activity to the following fields: foundations of thermodynamics and mechanics; exergy analysis; thermodynamic systems in electric or magnetic fields; unsteady heat conduction in solids; forced, natural and mixed convection; energy efficiency of buildings and renewable energy sources.
From 1976 to 1995, the research activity of Prof. Zanchini concerned mainly the optimization of flat plate solar collectors, the rigorous development of the foundations of thermodynamics, the properties of thermodynamic systems contained in electric or magnetic fields. From 1995 to 2006, the research activity of Prof. Zanchini regarded mainly unsteady and hyperbolic heat conduction in solids, as well as forced, natural and mixed convection in ducts and cavities. From 2006, the research activity of Prof. Zanchini regarded mainly the foundations of thermodynamics and of mechanics, techniques for the energy retrofitting of buildings, the dynamic simulation and optimization of vertical ground heat exchangers and of heat pump systems.
Prof. Zanchini was responsible of the research group of the University of Bologna in the European Projects "HERB - Holistic Energy Retrofit of Residential Buildings"(2012-2016) and "RD-SBES-R - R&D in Sustainable Building Energy Systems and Retrofitting"(2011-2015), both leaded by the University of Nottingham. He was member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal Future Cities and Environment (Springer), and is now member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal Energies (MDPI).
Prof. Zanchini is author or coauthor of more than 140 scientific papers, more than 80 of which are published in international journals. Among the most important journals on which Prof. Zanchini published one can quote, for instance: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Physical Review B, Energy, Applied Energy, Renewable Energy, Energy and Buildings, Applied Thermal Engineering, Geothermics, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Energies, Foundations of Physics, European Journal of Physics.

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University of Bologna: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, IT

2018-11-01 to present | Alma Mater Professor (Department of Industrial Engineering)
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Enzo Zanchini

Università degli Studi di Bologna: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, IT

1999-11-01 to 2018-10-31 | Full professor (Department of Industrial Engineering)
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Enzo Zanchini

Peer review (19 reviews for 5 publications/grants)

Review activity for Applied thermal engineering. (6)
Review activity for Energy. (3)
Review activity for Geothermics (7)
Review activity for Nature energy. (1)
Review activity for Renewable energy. (2)