Prof. Raffaele Barretta

Raffaele Barretta was born in Naples (Italy) March 20, 1980. Master Degree (5 years) in Civil Engineering with magna laude at University of Naples Federico II, 2003 – Title of thesis: Polar Models of Beams and Shells in Large Deformations. Ph.D. in Structural Mechanics at University of Naples Federico II, 2007 – Title of thesis: Mixed Variational Methods in Elasticity.

Professor of Solid and Structural Mechanics at the Department of Structures for Engineering and Architecture of the University of
Naples Federico II since 2015.

Field of expertise: Non-Linear Continuum Mechanics; Beams, Plates, Shells; Generalized Continua; Nanomaterials; Non-Local Elasticity; Functionally Graded Materials; Nanomechanics; MEMS/NEMS; Composites.