GIUSEPPE REGA: Curriculum Vitae

Born and Status: Rome, Italy, July 4, 1946. Italian. Married with two children.

Education

1959-1964, Classical Studies at Gymnasium-Lyceum “Virgilio”, Rome

1970, Laurea “cum laude”, Civil Engineering, University of Rome; UISAA Award to the Thesis

Academic Positions and Major Experience

1971-1974Research Fellow, Institute of Structural Mechanics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Rome La Sapienza

1974-1975Italian Air Force Engineer Officer

1976-1977Research Assistant, Institute of Structural Mechanics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Rome La Sapienza

1978-1983Assistant Professor of Structural Mechanics, Faculty of Engineering, University of L’Aquila

1983-1986Associate Professor of Structural Mechanics, Faculty of Engineering, University of L’Aquila

1986-1995Professor of Structural Mechanics, Faculty of Engineering, University of L’Aquila

1986-1988Chairman, Scientific Committee of Engineering Library, University of L’Aquila

1986-1993Professor of Structural Mechanics, School of Transportation and Materials, Italian Army

1987-1992Head, Department of Structural, Water and Soil Engineering, University of L’Aquila

1988-2002Member, Ph.D. Program in Structural Engineering, University of Rome La Sapienza

1992Chairman, Board of Department Heads and of Scientific Committee, University of L’Aquila

1992-1995Member, Academic Senate for University Statutes, University of L’Aquila

1992-2002Chairman, National Secretariat of Professors of Structural Mechanics

1995-Professor of Structural Mechanics, Faculty of Architecture, University of Rome La Sapienza

1998-Chairman, Teaching and Research Evaluation Committee, Faculty of Architecture, University of Rome La Sapienza

1998-Chairman, Division of Structural Mechanics at Faculty of Architecture, Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, University of Rome La Sapienza

1998-Member, National Committee for Air and Land Cableways, Ministry of Transportation

1999-2003Member, Evaluation Committees for Professorships at the Universities of L’Aquila, Palermo, Ferrara, Reggio Calabria

2003-Chairman, Ph.D. Program in Structural Engineering, University of Rome La Sapienza

Reviewer

ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, European Journal of Mechanics A, International Journal of Nonlinear Mechanics, International Journal of Solids and Structures, Journal of Sound and Vibration, Applied Mechanics Review

Editorial/Advisory Boards Memberships

1990-1997Meccanica

1991-1995Chaos Solitons & Fractals

1994-Nonlinear Dynamics

1995-Journal of Vibration and Control

2000-International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical Simulation

2003-Mathematical Problems in Engineering

Associate Editor

1996-Chaos Solitons & Fractals

Editor-in-Chief

1998-2004Meccanica

Scientific Society Memberships

Italian Association of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (AIMETA)

International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM)

European Mechanics Society (EUROMECH)

Italian Society for Chaos and Complexity (SICC)

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Scientific Society Activities

1992-2002Member, European Nonlinear Oscillations Conference Committee, EUROMECH

2003- Advisory Board Member, Centre for Applied Dynamics Research, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, U.K.

Conferences/Minisymposia/Sessions Organized

1992International Workshop Bifurcation and Chaos in Mechanical Systems, L'Aquila, Italy

1994EUROMECH Colloquium 325 Bifurcation and Chaos in Solid and Structural Dynamics, L'Aquila, Italy (with F. Pfeiffer)

1999Sessions on Nonlinear Mechanics and Phenomena, Symposium on Nonlinear Vibrations and Perturbation Methods, ASME Mechanics and MaterialsConference, Blacksburg, VA (with B. Balachandran)

2000Minisymposium on Nonlinear Dynamics, 4th European Solid Mechanics Conference, Metz, France

2001Minisymposium on Nonlinear Dynamics of Civil Engineering Systems, Euromech Colloquium 425 on Nonlinear Dynamics, Control and Condition Monitoring, Aberdeen, Scotland

2003IUTAM Symposiumon Chaotic Dynamics and Control of Systems and Processes in Mechanics, Rome, Italy (with F. Vestroni)

2003 Minisymposium on Control of Nonlinear and Chaotic Systems, IMA Conference on Bifurcations: The Use and Control of Chaos, Southampton, U.K.

2004Prenominated Session on Chaos in Fluid and Solid Mechanics, XXIth International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Warsaw, Poland (with I. Mezic)

Conference Scientific Board Memberships

1992XI AIMETA Congress, Trento, Italy

19931st European Nonlinear Oscillations Conference, Hamburg, Germany

1996International Conference on Nonlinearity, Bifurcation and Chaos, Lodz, Poland

1997XXII Yugoslav Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Vrnjacka Banja, Yugoslavia

1997XIII AIMETA Congress, Siena, Italy

199917th ASME-DETC Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, Las Vegas, NE (international representative)

20003rd International Conference on Nonlinear Dynamics, Chaos, Control and their Applications to Engineering Sciences, Campos do Jordao, Brazil

2001 Euromech Colloquium 425 on Nonlinear Dynamics, Control and Condition Monitoring, Aberdeen, Scotland

200118th ASME-DETC Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, Pittsburgh, PA (international representative)

2001 6th Conference on Dynamical Systems: Theory and Applications, Lodz, Poland

2003 IMA Conference on Bifurcations. The Use and Control of Chaos, Southampton, England, U.K.

20036th International Symposium on Nonlinear Mechanics: Nonlinear Sciences and Applications, Nis, Serbia-Montenegro

20037th Conference on Dynamical Systems: Theory and Applications, Lodz, Poland

2004Euromech Colloquium 457 on Nonlinear Normal Modes of Vibrating Systems, Fréjus, France

2004Nonlinear Dynamics Conference, Kharkov, Ukraine

2005IMA Conference on Recent Advances in Nonlinear Mechanics, Aberdeen, Scotland, U.K.

Plenary Lectures

19962nd European Nonlinear Oscillations Conference, Prague, Czech Republic

19995th Conference on Dynamical Systems Theory and Applications, Lodz, Poland

20003rd International Conference on Nonlinear Dynamics, Chaos, Control and their Applications to Engineering Sciences, Campos do Jordao, Brazil

2001 XXIII Yugoslav Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

20036th International Symposium on Nonlinear Mechanics “Nonlinear Sciences and Applications”, Nis, Serbia-Montenegro

2004Minisymposium on Integrity of Dynamical Systems, 4th World Congress of Nonlinear Analysts, Orlando, FL

Visitorships

2000Visiting Professor, Department of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Recent Lectures/Seminars

University of Bologna, Italy; University of Catania, Italy; University of Messina, Italy; Politechnic of Milan, Italy; University of Naples, Italy; University of Pavia, Italy; University lnstitute of Architecture, Venice, Italy; Auburn University, AL; Cornell University, NY; Pennsylvania State University, PA; Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, VA; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL

Recent Short Courses

1994Introduction to Nonlinear Dynamics in Mechanical Systems, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy (four lectures)

1994Engineering Applications of the Dynamics of Chaos, Technical University Vienna, Austria (five lectures)

1997Computational Methods in Structural Engineering. II. Nonlinear Dynamics Computations, Politechnic of Milan, Italy (two lectures)

1998International School on Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos, Marrakech, Morocco (two lectures)

Teaching Advisory Boards Memberships

1999Restructuring the Undergraduate Program, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Greece

International Research Projects Funded

1994-1997Mechanical and geometrical properties of 3-dimensional structures of long biological macromolecules, INTAS Project Austria-Germany-Italy-Russia (Technical University Vienna, Technical University Darmstadt, University of L’Aquila, Moscow Institute of Applied Mathematics)

1995-1997Theoretical and experimental methods in nonlinear dynamics, Italy-Morocco Bilateral Programme (University of L’Aquila, Faculty of Science-University Hassan II Aïn Chok Casablanca)

1999-2000Dynamics of tethered satellite systems, Austria-Italy Bilateral Programme (Technical University Vienna, University of Rome La Sapienza)

1999-2001Investigation of distributed passive dampers and active piezoelectric actuators as elements of intelligent structural control of nonlinear cable vibrations, Italy-Israel Cooperative Programme (Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Haifa, University of Rome La Sapienza)

Current Research Interests

Nonlinear oscillations in applied mechanics and structural dynamics; Bifurcation and chaos in nonlinear dynamics; Control of oscillations and chaos; Reduced-order modeling in solid and structural mechanics; Wave propagation; Seismic vulnerability of monuments

Publications

Edited Journal Issues No. 4
Refereed Journal PapersNo. 57
Book Chapters/Contributions to Edited VolumesNo. 30
Refereed Conference PapersNo. 47
Institute/Department ReportsNo. 11
Conference AbstractsNo. 44
MonographsNo. 1