Curriculum

Lorenzo Peroni (born July 9, 1975) studied Mechanical Engineering (graduating in December 1999) and obtained a Ph.D. in Machine Design from Politecnico di Torino (March 2003). In 2004, he became an Assistant Professor, in 2012 an Associate Professor, and since 2023, he has been a Full Professor of Machine Design at the Department of Mechanics of Politecnico di Torino (now the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering). His research primarily focuses on the dynamic characterization of structural materials and joining methods, as well as numerical modeling of impact, explosions, and dynamic problems. A significant portion of his work is dedicated to the development of experimental equipment for material testing. In particular, he contributed to the establishment of high strain-rate facilities at the mechanical testing laboratory (DYNLab). During his Ph.D. studies, he began simulating nonlinear dynamic problems using the Finite Element Method. Today, after more than twenty years of experience, LSDYNA codes are his primary simulation tools for a wide range of static and dynamic conditions. He collaborates with many important Italian and European research centers in the fields of novel materials, materials science, and dynamic loading conditions. Since 2004, he has been working with the Engineering Department of CERN to develop new expertise in modeling materials and structures subjected to high-energy particle beam impacts.

He develops experimentally validated numerical models to facilitate the design and manufacturing of materials and structures subjected to extreme loading conditions in real-life applications. He is passionate about mechanical problems involving very large deformations and failure, covering the full spectrum from quasi-static to extreme dynamic loading conditions.

Since its first edition of Motostudent in 2009/2010, he has been the tutor of the Politecnico di Torino motorbikes team, 2WheelsPoliTO.