An interdisciplinary group focused on foundational analyses, mathematical modelling and analysis, computational and experimental aspects related to problems concerning the thermomechanical behaviour of bodies with active structure.
Research areas: continuum thermomechanics, active materials, complex bodies, calculus of variations, differential equations, computational methods.
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Paolo Maria Mariano
DICEA Members
DIMAI Members
Recurrent external collaborations
Prof. Dr. Michele Benzi – Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa
Prof. Dr. Pasquale Giovine – Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria
Prof. Dr. Xantippi Markenscoff – University of California at San Diego La Jolla
Prof. Dr. Domenico Mucci – Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
Prof. Dr. Jaime Planas – Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
Prof. Dr. Enrico Radi – Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
Theoretical Mechanics Group in the Mathematical Research Center “E. De Giorgi”
Last update
13.10.2026