Paolo Colombo#
| Membership Number: | 6796 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSICS & ENGINEERING SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2024 |
| Main Country of Residence: | ITALY |
| Homepage(s): | https://research.dii.unipd.it/ceramglass/ |
| ORCID: | 0000-0001-8005-6618 |
| Linkedin: | https://www.linkedin.com/in/paolo-colombo-6b93661/ |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2005, 11 - present Professor of Materials Science and Technology, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, Italy
- 2022,11 - present Honorary Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, UK
- 2002, 07-present. Adjunct Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
- 2022, 5 - 2023, 4 Academic Advisor, Institute for Advanced Ceramics, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
- 2007, 1 - 2022, 8 Visiting Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, UK
- 2016, 2 - 2016, 8 Mercator Professor (DFG), Department of Ceramic, Glass and Construction Materials, Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany
- 1998,11 - 2002, 10 Associate Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Bologna, Italy
- 1991, 11 - 1992, 10 Fulbright Visiting Scholar. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
- 1990, 04 - 1998, 10 Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Padova, Italy
Fields of Scholarship
- Geopolymers
- Architected materials
- Additive manufacturing
- Preceramic polymers
- Porous ceramics
Honours and Awards
- 2023 Bridge Building Award (American Ceramic Society)
- 2022 CICC Special Contribution award (Chinese Ceramic Society)
- 2019 The Polish Ceramic Society Award (Polish Ceramic Society)
- 2017 Fellow of the European Ceramic Society
- 2016 Academician of the European Academy of Sciences – Materials Science Division
- 2016 ACerS Global Ambassador Award (American Ceramic Society)
- 2013 Verulam Medal & Prize 2013 (The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, London, UK)
- 2011 Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (London, UK)
- 2011 Edward C. Henry Award 2011 (The American Ceramic Society)
- 2010 Fellow of the American Ceramic Society
- 2010 Global Star Award 2010 (American Ceramic Society)
- 2007 Pfeil Award 2007 (The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, London, UK)
- 2006 Academician of the World Academy of Ceramics
