New faculty spotlight: Matilde D'Arpino
Eleven new faculty members start their careers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the 2022-2023 academic year. One of these new faculty is Matilde D'Arpino, who will be an Assistant Research Professor beginning autumn semester 2022.
D'Arpino is from a small town in central Italy called Cervaro, about 81 miles southeast of Rome. She had always liked math, physics, and science and found in engineering the opportunity to combine her interests for fundamental research and solving real world problems.
She received her B.S and M.S at the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, and during her PhD, was a visiting scholar at Ruhr University in Germany.
From there, she was invited to join the Ohio State Center for Automotive Research as a visiting researcher for a summer to work on the World Fastest Electric Vehicle, the Venturi Buckeye Bullet 3.
“After we reached 341 MPH FIA World record, I decided to stay at Ohio State!” she said. “This was an amazing achievement for a full electric battery powered vehicle.”
D'Arpino’s research focuses on making automotive and aerospace systems and components more efficient by optimizing design and control, as well as solving some of the system integration issues that are limiting factor in many energy storage and power conversion systems.
“My goal is to contribute to the mobility revolution we are currently experiencing, by enabling cleaner, more efficient and more reliable energy use in transportation and power systems,” she said.
She is currently working on several research programs funded by the industry and the federal agencies, such as NASA and AFRL, and advising several graduate and undergraduate students. She plans to extend her research activities and support the commercialization and demonstration of some of the developed technologies.
“It is a great honor for me to be part of the faculty team within the College of Engineering at Ohio State,” she said. “I am glad to contribute to the research and teaching mission and carbon footprint reduction goals of the university.”
