Biography
Dr. Simone Falco completed his Bachelor’s degree (2006), and Master’s degree (2009) in Aerospace Engineering from “Federico II” University of Naples (Italy) and earned his Ph.D (2015) from the Department of Engineering Science of the University of Oxford.
After achieving his Ph.D he worked at the University of Oxford as a Post Doctoral researcher, collaborating in several projects on both experimental and numerical study materials under extreme conditions, before joining Imperial College London to work on multiscale modelling of polycrystalline materials.
In 2019 he re-joined the University of Oxford and is currently working on the automation of optimisation techniques and on multiscale modelling of materials under extreme conditions.
Research Interests
- Generation of digital twins of polycrystalline microstructures
- Micromechanical modelling of structural materials
- Multi-scale modelling of structures under extreme conditions
- High-rate testing of structural materials
- Automation of algorithms for optimisation of material design
Research Group
Related Academics
Awards
- Recognition Award, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, 2017 & 2024
- IEC 2022 Presentation Award, The Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers, 2022
- Ross Coffin Purdy Award, American Ceramic Society (ACerS), 2019
- JCS 2018 Award, Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan (JCS-Japan), 2019
- Excellence Award, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, 2019
Opportunities
I am open to applications for research students wishing to develop novel computational tools for the modelling of materials (with specific focus to application involving extreme conditions). The topics of interest include, but are not limited to: computationally efficient generation of digital twins, multiscale modelling, modelling automation, and optimisation techniques.
