1. Date of birth: June 8th, 1987
Birthplace: Cava de’ Tirreni, Salerno, Italy
Address: Wateringsevest 17, 2611AV, Delft, The Netherlands
Email: f.avallone@tudelft.nl
Mobile: +31 (0)6 20501596; +39 328 1381331
Ing. Francesco Avallone, PhD
About me…
Ambitious, Enthusiastic, Analytic, Solution-oriented, Motivated
& Motivator, Team-leader & Team-player, Organized, Reliable,
Resourceful, Successful, Rigorous, Problem-solver, Good
Speaker & Listener.
…expertise
High & Low Speed Flow, Hypersonic Flow, Fluid-dynamic,
Aerothermodynamics, Data Analysis, Heat Transfer, Heat Pipe,
IR Thermography, Experiment, Plasma Actuators Efficiency,
Engineering software (Matlab, CATIA, C++, Nastran, Fluent),
Aero-Acoustics, Wind Energy, Noise Reduction
…my successes
• Head cadet at the Nunziatella Military School (leader of 80
cadets)
• Supporting the growth of the aero-acoustics research group
• 6,000 € grant (STAR Linea2) for the “Hyper-Tomo” project
• Patent of an innovative passive device for noise reduction
• First non-intrusive 3D velocity measurement in the
hypersonic regime
…in 5 years
I see myself as a project leader. It is role best fit my expertise,
motivations and abilities built during my private and working
life.
…international projects & collaborations
• NATO SWT-200 “Laminar-Turbulent transition in
hypersonic flows”
• ETN proposal (submitted) on innovative noise reduction
technique
• X-FRIS proposal (submitted) on innovative noise reduction
technique
• Industry: LM Wind Power, Acciona, Siemens
• University & Institutions: VKI, Purdue Univ., Carlos III
Madrid, Univ. Naples.
...languages
Italian (mother tongue), English (C1), French (A2)
…ask about me
• Prof. Gennaro Cardone (Phd supervisor), gcardone@unina.it
• Dr. Daniele Ragni (co-worker), d.ragni@tudelft.nl
• Dr. Ferry Schrijer (supervisor Msc), f.f.j.schrijer@tufel
• David Avino (Argotec), david.avino@argotec.it
• Ferdinando Scala (Mentor), nandoscala@yahoo.it
Education
2012-2015 PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Univ. of Naples
Thesis title: “Application of Non-Intrusive Experimental
Techniques to Roughness-Induced Transition in Hypersonic
Flows”
Grade: Excellent
2009-2011 MSc in Aerospace Engineering, Univ. of Naples
Thesis title: “IR Heat Transfer Measurements in Hypersonic
Flow”
Grade: 110/110 cum laude and honourable mention
2006-2009 BSc in Aerospace Engineering, Univ. of Naples
Thesis title: “Fluid Dynamic in Micro Gravity Environment”
Grade: 110/110 cum laude and honourable mention
2003-2006 Nunziatella Military School
Experiences
Apr 2015-Present
Postdoc Researcher, TU Delft
Exploratory team: new aero-acoustics chair at TU Delft
• Establish contacts with partners (institutions, industry, …)
• Write project proposals (ETN, STW, X-FRIS, …)
• Project supervisor
• Design experiments
• Patent new technological solutions for noise reduction
• Increase group visibility
• Supervisor of MSc students
Jan 2012-May 2015
PhD Candidate, Univ. of Naples
• Published in peer-reviewed international journals (>5)
• Wrote technical reports & Conference proceedings (>10)
• Presentation at international conferences (>5)
• Taught BSc courses & Exams committee member
• Design state-of-experiments
Jun 2014-Dec 2014 & May 2013-October 2013
Guest Researcher, TU Delft
• Project leader: “Hyper-Tomo” (6,000€ grant from STAR)
Mar 2012 & Oct 2012
Consultant, Argotec s.r.l.
• Wrote proposal to carry out experiments on board of the
ISS (ESA call)
• Designed on-ground experiments