Stendardo Luca

Stendardo

Stendardo
Luca

Research Fellow

Lecco unit
Email
lucastendardo@cnr.it
Telefono
+39 0341 2350 - int. 110

BIOGRAPHY

I received my master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and recently completed a PhD in materials science and nanotechnology at the University of Milan-Bicocca. My doctoral thesis, which was part of the “SURFICE” project of the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Innovative Training Program (ITN), aimed to develop innovative solutions against ice accumulation.

Since July 2024, I have been working as a research fellow at the ICMATE institute of the CNR at the Lecco campus. Here I am involved in the study of shape-memory alloys for anti-icing applications as part of the PRIN 2022 “SMARTICE” project.

I am an expert in the physics of interfaces, in particular the study of wettability and icephobicity of surfaces, both experimentally and numerically. In addition, through my previous experiences, I have developed expertise in the areas of thermodynamics, renewable energy systems, process engineering, and project management.

RESEARCH AREAS

RESEARCH ACTIVITY

His activity includes the study of:

Development of advanced de-icing surfaces based on engineered shape memory alloys
Laser-based surface modifications on shape memory alloys
Testing and characterization of surface properties of NiTi shape memory alloys

PROJECTS

SMARTICE “Advanced de-icing surfaces based on engineered shape memory alloys” – PRIN project

RESEARCH PRODUCTS

Stendardo, Luca, et al. “Reframing ice adhesion mechanisms on a solid surface.” Applied Surface Science641 (2023): 158462.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2023.158462
Stendardo, Luca, et al. “Out-of-Plane Biphilic Surface Structuring for Enhanced Capillary-Driven Dropwise Condensation.” Langmuir 39.4 (2023): 1585-1592.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c03029
Ibáñez, Pablo F. Ibáñez, et al. “Discontinuity-enhanced icephobic surfaces for low ice adhesion.” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 679 (2025): 403-410.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.09.205
Dimitriadis, Theodoros, et al. “Capillary-Driven Water Transport by Contrast Wettability-Based Durable Surfaces.” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 15.22 (2023): 27206-27213.
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c03840
Stendardo, Luca, et al. “Why the adhesion strength is not enough to assess ice adhesion on surfaces.” Applied Surface Science 672 (2024): 160740.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2024.160740

RESEARCH PRODUCTS

Zin et al., “Effect of Mo content on the microstructure and mechanical properties of CoCrFeNiMo_x HEA coatings deposited by high power impulse magnetron sputtering”, Surface and Coatings Technology 476 (2024) 130244.
DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2023.130244
Piotto et al., “One-step laser ablation synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles with carbon coating for tribological applications”, Tribology International 183 (2023) 108371.
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2023.108371
Mortalò et al., “Surface Optimization of Commercial Porous Ti Substrates by EPD of Titanium Nitride”, Membranes 12(5) (2022) 531.
DOI: 10.3390/membranes12050531
Zin et al., “Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Ta-N and Ta-Al-N Coatings Deposited by Reactive High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering”, Materials 15(9) (2022) 3354.
DOI: 10.3390/ma15093354
M. Deambrosis et al., “Effect of temperature and deposition technology on the microstructure, chemistry and tribo-mechanical characteristics of Ti-B based thin films by magnetron sputtering”, Surface and Coatings Technology 405 (2021) 126556.
DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.126556