Biography
Dr. Elisa Torresani received her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from University
of Trento (Italy) in 2016. In 2017, she started her postdoctoral research in the Department
of Mechanical Engineering at San Diego State University, where she also taught a graduate
level class on Mechanics of Sintering. Dr. Torresani’s research is focused on understanding
the fundamentals of sintering and developing con-stitutive models of sintering which
enable the prediction of the macroscopic and microscopic behavior of po-rous bodies
(shape distortion, density distribution, grain growth, etc.) Her current research
emphasizes the coupling of experimental and theoretical investigations for a better
understanding of the chemical and physi-cal phenomena that drive and influence sintering-assisted
additive manufacturing and field-assisted sinter-ing processes. She has authored 19
refereed journal publications and a patent. One of her papers recently published in
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A has been nominated for the Henry Marion
Howe Medal of ASM International, awarded to the author of the paper of highest merit
published in 2019. Her post-doctoral work on the liquid phase sintering in microgravity
has been supported by NASA. She is affiliated with “Society of Women Engineers”, “The
American Ceramic Society”, “The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society” (TMS) and
“American Powder Metallurgy Institute”.
Ph.D., University of Trento (Italy)