Walter Lacarbonara
20th and 21st-century Italian engineer and academic
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Walter Lacarbonara (born 27 February 1968[citation needed]) is an Italian structural engineer and academic specializing in nonlinear dynamics, structural mechanics, and mechanical metamaterials. He is a professor of Structural Engineering at the Sapienza University of Rome.[1]
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| Born | 27 February 1968 |
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| Title | Professor of Structural Engineering |
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| Era | 20th-21st centuries |
| Discipline | Structural engineering |
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| Institutions | Sapienza University of Rome |
He has served as the editor-in-chief of Nonlinear Dynamics and has assisted with international conferences in nonlinear dynamics.[2]
Biography
Lacarbonara was born in Italy in 1968. He graduated from the Sapienza University of Rome in 1993 with a bachelor of structural engineering; and completed his master's degree in 1997 and a Ph.D in structural engineering in 1998 through a joint academic program between Sapienza University of Rome and Virginia Tech, under the supervision of Giuseppe Rega and Ali H. Nayfeh.[1]
Lacarbonara joined the engineering faculty of Sapienza University,[when?] where he was subsequently appointed as Professor of Structural Mechanics.[1] He has held visiting research appointments at international institutions, including Stanford University, the University of Maryland, and the University of Tsukuba in Japan.[1]
Lacarbonara’s research focuses on nonlinear phenomena in structures and mechanical systems, including nonlinear vibrations, stability, reduced-order modeling, and vibration mitigation devices, addressing both theoretical and applied aspects of nonlinear structural mechanics.[3] His research has also addressed mechanical metamaterials, hysteretic damping mechanisms, and nonlinear vibration absorbers and isolators, with applications to civil, mechanical, and aerospace engineering systems.[4]
Lacarbonara has authored more than 140 peer-reviewed journal articles and 150 conference papers.[5] The monograph Nonlinear Structural Mechanics: Theory, Dynamical Phenomena, and Modeling received scholarly reviews in several international journals;[3][4] and was described as a comprehensive reference for modern nonlinear structural mechanics, suitable for both professionals and graduate students, noting its coverage of theoretical background, computational methods, and parametric investigations of nonlinear phenomena.[6]
Lacarbonara has served as the editor-in-chief of Nonlinear Dynamics since 2017 and has participated in editorial activities for journals in mechanics and applied mathematics.[2] He has been involved in the organization of international scientific conferences in nonlinear dynamics, including NODYCON.[7]
In 2024, Lacarbonara was interviewed with a focus on digital transition in advanced engineering and aerospace.[8]
Selected published works
- Nonlinear Structural Mechanics: Theory, Dynamical Phenomena and Modeling. New York: Springer. 2013. p. 819. ISBN 978-1441912756.