Bernhard Schrefler 

Centre of Mechanics of Biological Materials - University of Padova 
Dipartimento di Costruzioni e Trasporti via F. Marzolo, n. 9 -35131 Padova (PD)
tel +39 049 8275611 - fax +39 049 8275604 - e-mail bernhard.schrefler[at]unipd.it

Date of birth: October 04, 1942

Bernhard Schrefler is professor of Structural Mechanics at the University of Padova and Secretary General of the International Centre for Mechanical Science (CISM) at Udine. Obtained a Ph.D. and D.Sc. at the University of Wales. He published over two hundreds papers in refereed journal, five textbooks and twentythree edited texts. The text "The Finite Element Method in the Static and Dynamic Deformation and Consolidation of Porous Media" is an accepted state-of-the-art book. He serves on the Editorial Board of many academic journals. Active within European Community R & D and training initiatives. Within the sixth framework programme he took part in MAECENAS, UPTUN, IALAD, KMM-NoE, RAMWASS,  a MARIE CURIE Programme and in a EURATOM/CNR-ENEA contract on thermo-mechanical problems in superconducting coils for ITER. Within FP seven he is involved in INVINN and Marie Curie Programme MUMOLADE, further he takes part in a SOCRATES contract with Poland. Research interests are in the following areas: Environmental Geomechanics, Soil Science and Reservoir Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Structural-and Materials Engineering, Fusion Technology.

Educational activity
Teaching activity is carried out at University of Padova, in particular Structural Mechanics within the frame of Structural Engineering education. Seminars are held at different universities and research centres as invited professor.

Membership and Appointment
Member of: Accademia Galileiana di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti; National (Italian) Academy of Sciences (“dei XL”); Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, (corresponding member); Istituto Lombardo di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, (corresponding member), Senior Affiliate Member of the Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston (2011-2012).

Awards and Honors
Honorary Doctor of Science, St. Petersburg State Technical University (1999), Honorary Doctor of Science and Technology, University of Technology of Lodz (2002), Honorary Degree from the University of Wales Swansea (2005), Honorary Doctor of Engineering (Dr.-Ing. E.h.) from Leibniz University of Hannover (2006), Honorary Professor of Dalian University of Technology (2007), Honorary Doctor of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2008), Honorary Doctor of the Ecole Normale Superieure, Cachan (2010), Chevalier dans l’ordre des Palmes Académiques, France (2006), Fellow of IACM (International Association for Computational Mechanics) (1998), Computational Mechanics Award (2002), IACM Award (2006), Maurice A. Biot Medal on Porous Media (2009), Euler Medal (2010).

Publications

[max 10 publications
in the last 3 years]

D.P. Boso, S.Y. Lee, M. Ferrari, B.A. Schrefler, P. Decuzzi “Optimizing Particle Size For Targeting Diseased Microvasculature: Form Experiments To Artificial Neural Networks”, Int. J. Of Nanomedicine, 6, 1517-1526, (2011).

D. Gawin, F. Peasvento, B.A. Schrefler “What Physical Phenomena Can Be Neglected When Modelling Concrete At High Temperature? A Comparative Study: Part 2: Comparison Between Models.”, Int. J. Solids Struct,. 48 (13), 1945-1961, (2011). (Doi 10.1016/J.Ijsolstr.2011. 03.003).

D. Gawin, F. Peasvento, B.A. Schrefler “What Physical Phenomena Can Be Neglected When Modelling Concrete At High Temperature? A Comparative Study: Part 1: Physical Phenomena And Mathematical Model.” Int. J. Solids Struct., 48 (13), 1927-1944, (2011). (Doi 10.1016/J.Ijsolstr.2011.03.004).

S. Dal Pont, F. Meftah, B. A. Schrefler, “Modeling Concrete Under Severe Conditions As A Multiphase Material”, Nuclear Engineering And Design, 241, 3, 562-572, (2011).

B.A. Schrefler, R. Codina, F. Pesavento, J. Principe, “Thermal Coupling Of Fluid Flow And Structural Response Of A Tunnel Induced By Fire”, Int. J. Numer. Methods In Engineering, 87 , 361-385, (2011). (Doi 10.1002/Nme.3077).

D. P. Boso, M. Lefik, B.A. Schrefler “Generalized Self Consistent Homogenisation As An Inverse Problem”, Zamm, 90 , 847-860, (2010).

M. Nuth, L. Laloui, B. A. Schrefler “Description Of Compaction Phenomena Due To Gas Extraction In Deep Layers With Advanced Three-Phase Constitutive Model”, J. Petroleum Science And Engineering, 73, 33-40, (2010).

A.S. Nemov, I.B. Voynov, A.I. Borovkov, D.P. Boso, B.A. Schrefler, "Generalized stiffness coefficients for ITER superconducting cables, direct FE modeling and initial configuration", Cryogenics 50, 304-313, (2010).

W.G. Gray, B.A. Schrefler, F. Pesavento, "Work input for unsaturated elastic porous media", J MPS 58, 752-765, (2010).

P. Kanoute, D.P. Boso, J.L. Chaboche, B.A. Schrefler, "Multiscale modelling for composites: a Review", Archives of Computational Mechanics, 16:31-75, (2009).

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