PROVERBIO Edoardo

Edoardo Proverbio, born in 1963, obtained on 1988 his Master's degree (MEng) cum laude in Nuclear Engineering at the University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy. He was from 4/1991 to 10/1998 Assistant Professor in Science and Technology of Materials at the University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy, from 11/1998 to 06/2005 Associate Professor of Science and Technology of Materials at the University of Messina, Messina, Italy. He is currently full Professor of Science and Technology of Materials at the University of Messina, Messina, Italy.

Academic responsibilities:
• Chairman of the Board of the Degree Course in Industrial Engineering (BEng) from 2004 trough 2010, from 2015 to 2018, from 2019 to 2021.
• Head of the Department of Electronic Engineering, Industrial Chemistry and Engineering at the University of Messina (2012-2014).
• Head of Department of Industrial Chemistry and Materials Engineering at the University of Messina (2011-2013)
• Member of the Board for the evaluation of research projects in the Industrial and Information Area (09) of the University of Messina – Years 2008-10
• Delegate of the University of Messina in the Directive Board of the National Inter-University Consortium for Science and Technology of Materials (INSTM). Years 2008-10 .
• Member of the Board for the evaluation of research fellowship projects in the Industrial and Information Area (09) of the University of Messina – Years 2004-2005, 2005-06, 2006-2007 e 2007-2008
• Expert Fellow in “Material Technology” for the University of Messina in the Board for the Ibla and Ragusa Superiore old town centers. Years 2005-2010.
• Member of the Board for the evaluation of research projects in the Information and Industrial Area (09) of the University of Messina – Years 2003-04.

Coordination and participation to national and international research groups:
• President of the Corrosion Centre of the Italian Association of Metallurgy, EFC member (Centro Corrosione, Associazione Italiana di Metallurgia), (2012-2018)
• 2002-2007, European Science Foundation – COST action 534 Materials “New Materials and System for prestressed concrete system” - Group leader of the Group Project “Acoustic non destructive techniques as new methods for evaluation of damages in prestressed concrete structures” and Coordinator of the Working Group “New Assessment Method”
• 1997-2000, Vice President Sector B (Internal corrosion and water treatment), CEOCOR - European Committee on the Study of Pipe Corrosion and Protection.
• 1995-1998, Coordinator of the Working Group “Water corrosivity vs metallic materials”, Sector B CEOCOR - European Committee on the Study of Pipe Corrosion and Protection.
• Member of the European Working Group on Acoustic Emission (EWGAE)


International responsibility:
• Italian Delegation Leader and Member of the Board of Directors of CEOCOR - European Committee on the Study of Pipe Corrosion and Protection (2015-2018);
• EFC European Federation of Corrosion, Member of the Board of Administrators (2016-2018 and 2019-2021) and AIM delegate in the General Assembly (2016-2018);


Research fields:
• Corrosion and protection of metals (Corrosion monitoring, Corrosion in refinery, Corrosion of metals in concrete, Stress corrosion cracking, Failure analysis);
• Application of NDT technique (in particular Acoustic Emission) for corrosion monitoring and damage detection in materials (developments of tools for AE data analysis: e.g. multivariate procedure, PCA, SOM, neural networks);
• Durability of materials;
• Durability of reinforced concrete structures (Non destructive techniques applied to civil engineering);
• Functional coatings (organic inorganic hybrid coatings for application in heat pump technology and for corrosion protection);
• Materials science (synthesis and characterization of oxide ceramic and complex oxide ceramic systems, corrosion of non-oxide ceramics, synthesis and characterization of cellular materials and metal foams).

Research project coordination and management:
• PON R&I 2014-2020 project "ARS01_00293 THALASSA - TecHnology And materials for safe Low consumption And low life cycle cost veSSels And craft" (2019-2021). Project Manager.
• P.O. FESR SICILIA 2014/2020 ''SIMARE: Soluzioni Innovative per Mezzi navali ad Alto Risparmio Energetico'' (Innovative Solutions for High Energy Saving Vessels), Project code 08ME7219090182 (2020-2022). Project Manager.
• P.O. FESR SICILIA 2014/2020 '''NO FIRE NAVE: Nuova formulazione di rivestimenti antifiamma per il settore navale'' (New formulation of flame retardant coatings for the naval sector), Project code 08TP20l2000244 (2019-2022). Research responsible for the University of Messina.
• Project PON02_00153_2939568 "Innovative low-consumption and high comfort hydrofoil for passenger transportation" (2012-2016), Research responsible for the University of Messina.
• Department of Engineering, ICT and Energy and Transport Technologies (CNR DIITET) Project "Solar Adsorption Air Conditioning" - MSE Program Agreement (2012-14). Local Project Manager (University of Messina).
• CNR-DET Project: Solar Energy Utilization for Summer Conditioning 5.4.1.3, Thematic Group: Innovative Components and Installations (2010-2011). Local Project Manager (University of Messina).
• Ministry of the Environment and the Protection of the Territory and the Sea, research projects aiming at energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources in urban areas (GU Serie V No. 150 of 21 December 2009) I-Win Intelligent Project WINdow - code 91, (2011-2013), Project Manager.
• INSTM – GE Oil&Gas Research Contract “Study of the stress corrosion cracking mechanisms in gaseous or liquid environments containing hydrogen sulphide, carbonic acid, hydrogen, or other contaminants for applications on compressors and centrifugal pumps” (2010-2014). Project Manager.
• MIUR - Interventions Law FAR 297/99 art.5. "New technologies for the assessment of degradation and control of prestressed reinforced concrete structures", Sidercem- University of Messina project no. 12278 of 13/11/2001 (2003-2007). Responsible for the project and Project Manager.
• INSTM - Projects PRISMA 2003 "Microstructural characterization of sintered ceramic nanocomposites" U.O. University of Messina (2003), local Project Manager.
• MIUR - Scientific Research Projects of Relevant National Interest (PRIN) 2000 Area 09. "Low-temperature synthesis of modified P, X and Y zeolites for indirect production of ceramics and ceramic glass" (2000-2001). Local Project Manager (University of Messina)

Publications:
Based on Scopus abstract and citation database (May 26 th, 2025) Edoardo Proverbio is author of 196 peer-reviewed documents on materials science, physics and engineering area. His publications gained 3929citations and are ranked with a h-index of 38.