GIOVANNI PULCI

I corsi erogati dal docente sono (Courses taught) :

1. Materiali Nanostrutturati (Laurea Magistrale in Ingegneria delle Nanotecnologie, Anno I Semestre I, 6CFU)
2. Nanostructured Materials (Master in Nanotechnology Engineering, Year I Semester I, 6CFU)
3. Produzione e Caratterizzazione di Materiali Nanocompositi (Laurea Magistrale in Ingegneria delle Nanotecnologie, Anno II Semestre II, 3CFU)
4. Aerospace Materials (Master in Aeronautical engineering and Space and astronautical enginnering, Year II Semester II, 6CFU)

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MATERIALI NANOSTRUTTURATI
(Laurea Magistrale in Ingegneria delle Nanotecnologie) 2025-26
Le lezioni avranno inizio il giorno 26 settembre 2025.

L'erogazione didattica sarà esclusivamente in presenza.
Gli studenti che intendono seguire il corso devono accedere e registrarsi a Google Classroom (corso di Materiali Nanostrutturati) utilizzando il seguente link:
https://classroom.google.com/c/MjM1MjgzNDk5NTRa?cjc=aceidt6h
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NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS
(Nanotechnology Engineering MSc) 2025-26:
The course will start on September 25

The "in presence" attendance of the lectures is strongly suggested.
The students attending the Surface Engineering course are required to access and register on Google Classroom using the following link:
https://classroom.google.com/c/MjM1MjgzMjMyODVa?cjc=j743jbzy

Only students who are temporarily unable to attend in person (because they are not yet in Italy) may follow
only the first lectures remotely using the following Google Meet link:

https://meet.google.com/ybz-ksnk-nhs

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AEROSPACE MATERIALS
(Aeronautical engineering and Space and astronautical enginnering MSc) 2024-25
The students attending the Aerospace Materials course are required to access and register on Google Classroom using the following link:
https://classroom.google.com/c/MjEzMzgzODg1OTJa?cjc=kxh7hts
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SURFACE ENGINEERING
(Nanotechnology Engineering MSc) 2024-25:
The "in presence" attendance of the lectures is mandatory
The students attending the Surface Engineering course are required to access and register on Google Classroom using the following link:
https://classroom.google.com/c/MjEzMzg1MTk3MTla?cjc=viapzx2
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PRODUZIONE E CARATTERIZZAZIONE DI MATERIALI NANOCOMPOSITI - RIVESTIMENTI
(Laurea Magistrale in Ingegneria delle Nanotecnologie) 2024-25
L'erogazione didattica sarà esclusivamente in presenza. 
Gli studenti che intendono seguire il corso devono accedere e registrarsi a Google Classroom utilizzando il seguente link:
https://classroom.google.com/c/MjEzMzg1MDU4MTNa?cjc=66k2tif
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MATERIALI NANOSTRUTTURATI
(Laurea Magistrale in Ingegneria delle Nanotecnologie) 2024-25
L'erogazione didattica sarà esclusivamente in presenza.
Gli studenti che intendono seguire il corso devono accedere e registrarsi a Google Classroom (corso di Materiali Nanostrutturati) utilizzando il seguente link:
https://classroom.google.com/c/NzE4MDk4MTAzNDk0?cjc=iledfqr

Giovanni Pulci is an Associate Professor in Materials Science and Technology at the Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Materials, Environment (DICMA) of Sapienza University of Rome. He graduated cum laude in Materials Engineering in 2003 at Sapienza University of Rome and he earned the PhD in Materials Engineering at the same university.

- In 2022, he achieved the National Scientific Qualification as Full Professor in Materials Science and Technology.
- In 2019, he was hired as Associate Professor at the DICMA Department of Sapienza University of Rome.
- In 2017, he achieved the National Scientific Qualification as Associate Professor in Materials Science and Technology.
- In 2009, he got a position as tenured INSTM Researcher working at Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Materials, Environment of Sapienza University of Rome.
- In 2006, he got a position funded by INSTM (Italian National Interuniversity Consortium of Materials Science and Technology) as non-tenured Researcher.

His research has been focused since 2004 on the fields of surface engineering and thermal protection systems, and specifically on thermal sprayed and electroless coatings (for wear, oxidation and corrosion resistance) and materials for high temperature applications (ablative thermal protections and thermal barrier coatings).

The main interests concern the following research fields:

1) Surface engineering (thermal spraying, plasma spray, HVOF, diffusion coatings, electroless coatings, nanocomposite coatings)

2) Nanostructured materials (nanostructured coatings and bulk materials, evaluation of the effects of nanostructure on mechanical, thermal and thermomechanical properties)

3) Composite and nanocomposite materials for high temperature applications (development and manufacturing of composite and nanocomposite ablative materials to be used as thermal protection systems for rockets and aerospace re-entry vehicles)

4) Advanced mechanical characterization in non-standard conditions (e.g. low and very high temperatures, from -190 to 2000 °C).

5) Performance evaluation of materials (wear tests, high temperature oxidation tests, hot corrosion tests, high temperature/high heat flux ablation tests).

He has been scientific leader and co-leader (principal investigator) in several research projects such as:

1) PRIN project “Graded Ebcs for Next gEneration gaS turbIne engineS (GENESIS)” 2023 - 2025 (Scientific responsible for the research unit Sapienza, grant value for the research program 330.000,00 €, for the research unit Sapienza 124.000,00 €).
2) Italian Space Agency (ASI) project “CARISMA” - Development of Carbon-phenolic ablative materials for rocket nozzle. 2022 - 2024 (Scientific responsible for the research unit INSTM-Sapienza, grant value for the research unit 800.000,00 €).
3) Industrial research project “Advanced high temperature oxidation and corrosion characterization of materials for gas turbines fuelled with hydrogen-rich gases” funded by Baker Hughes - Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie Srl. 2023-2024 (principal investigator, grant value 164.000,00 €)
4) Industrial research projects “Nanocomposite coatings obtained by electroless deposition” funded by Baker Hughes - Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie Srl, 2022-23 (principal investigator, 2 yearly contracts, overall grant value 80.000,00 €).
5) Industrial research projects “Thermal cycling characterization of Thermal Barrier Coatings (TBC) systems” funded by Baker Hughes - Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie Srl, 2020-23 (principal investigator, 4 yearly contracts, overall grant value 250.000,00 €).
6) Industrial research projects “Slurry diffusion aluminide coatings modified by Reactive Elements” funded by Baker Hughes - Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie Srl, 2021-22 (principal investigator, 2 yearly contracts, overall grant value 80.000,00 €).
7) Industrial research project “Machining of ultra-hard materials by laser ablation” funded by PaSe Srl. 2018-2020 (principal investigator, grant value 140.000,00 €)
8) Industrial research project “Development and characterization of electroless Nickel coatings” funded by Baker Hughes BHGE - a GE Company. 2017-2020 (principal investigator, grant value 585.000,00 €)
9) Industrial research project “MO.N.S.T.E.R. (Modified Ni-based Surface Treatments for Enhanced Resistance)” funded by GE Oil&Gas. 2016-2017 (principal investigator, grant value 170.000,00 €).
10) “Development and characterization of thick coatings for anti-wear/corrosion applications in wind turbine generators” funded by RINA group in the framework of EOMAT Project Bando PON R&C. 2015-2016 (principal investigator, grant value 40.000,00 €).

He is in charge of the following courses within the Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering and Nanotechnology Engineering at Sapienza University of Rome:

- Course of “Aerospace Materials” (since 2025, language: ENG)
- Course of “Surface Engineering” (since 2018, language: ENG)
- Course of “Production and characterization of nanocomposite materials - coatings” (since 2018, language: ITA)
- Course of “Nanostructured materials” (since 2012, language: ITA)

Member of the Committee for International Programmes and Mobility, Master of Science in Nanotechnology Engineering at Sapienza University of Rome.

Member of the Scientific Board of Ph.D. Course in “Materials, Technologies and complex Industrial Systems Engineering” (since 2022).

Member of Italian National University Council (CUN), an elected board representing the Italian university system at the Ministry of University and Research (since 2023). Secretary of the CUN Committee “Research evaluation, quality and internationalization”.

Member of the Editorial Board of the journal “Coatings” (MDPI) since 2021.

He is author and co-author of 67 papers on international and peer-reviewed journals (1674 citations, h-index 25 - Scopus), 2 books chapters and more than 60 contributions (poster, oral presentations, invited presentations) as author and co-author to national and international congresses.
He is co-inventor in 4 patents:
1) M. Tului, T. Valente, S. Lionetti, G. Pulci “Procedimento per la produzione, mediante termospruzzatura, di rivestimenti in materiali ceramici compositi con migliorata resistenza all'ossidazione ad alta temperatura e prodotti dotati di questi rivestimenti migliorati”, Brevetto IT1391849 (B1) del 27/01/2012
2) Pulci G., Marra F., Genova V., Paglia L., Pranzetti A., Romanelli M., Di Pietro D., Cappuccini F., “A turbomachinery component with a metallic coating”, IT201900003463A1 (ITA, 2019); WO2020182348A1 (2020).
3) Pranzetti A., Bellacci M., Romanelli M., Pulci G. Marra F., Genova V., Paglia L., “System and method for performing localized electroless nickel plating”, WO2023126071A1 (2023).
4) Scrinzi E., Cinotti S., Pranzetti A., Pedrizzetti G., Genova V., Marra F., Pulci G., “Composition for electroless platinum plating and process for platinum plating”, WO2025103608A1 (2025).