DIRECTOR
for the four-year period 2024-2028
Director: Prof. Ivan Giorgio
Vice-Director: Francesco D’Annibale
The Director represents the Centre in dealing with academic authorities and with the matters outside the laboratory. In addition the Director:
• convenes and chairs the Scientific Committee and the Council;
• implements the decisions of the governing bodies of the Centre;
• is subject to the laws and regulations governing the department directors of the University;
• makes autonomous provision for expenditure to the maximum amount foreseen for department directors in accordance with University administrative-accounting regulations;
• is available as necessary to the normal ongoing activities of the Centre;
• supervises the activities of technical-administrative staff working at the Centre;
• appoints a vice-director from among the teachers and researchers at the University in case of absence or inability to fulfill the role.
The Director is appointed by the Rector and by the Council , and is chosen among the Full Professors of the Center . The Director shall remain in charge for four years and cannot hold the office for more than two consecutive terms.
SCIENTIFIC COMMITEE
for the four-year period 2024-2028 is composed of:
a) representatives of the Center’s teachers and researchers:
– Emilio Barchiesi
– B. Emek Abali
– David Steigmann
– Victor Eremeyev
b) highly qualified Italian or foreign experts with specific expertise in the Centre’s topics:
– Mario Pulvirenti
– Micol Amar
– Holm Altenbach
– Michele Brun
The Scientific Committee has the task of ensuring the scientific validity and cultural initiatives promoted by the Center, coordinating programs. In particular:
1) approve a plan of action within the institutional aims of the Centre by the end of each calendar year, to be implemented in the next calendar year, based on proposals made by the Council pursuant to article 8;
2) prepare and forward to the Chancellor, by the end of each calendar year, an activity report by the Centre regarding the previous year;
3) express judgements, binding for the Council, on the scientific curriculum vitae of teachers and researchers during the membership applications and proposals for international collaboration in article 4 of these Regulations.
COUNCIL
The Council of the Center consists of:
• The Director of the Center , as chairman;
• All the Professors and Researchers of the Center;
• A Representative elected by the Technical-Administrative staff working at the Center;
• The Chief Executive Officer ( although interim) of the Center, which serves as the minutes
The Elective Members remain in office for four academic years with no limits to the number of consecutive terms of office carried out by the members referred to in points b), c) and d).
The Council collaborates with the Center Director in ensuring the functioning of the Centre, in particular:
• decide on the membership of University departments following the establishment of the Centre, as per paragraph 1 of article 4, as well as on the membership of individual teachers and researchers wishing to join according to paragraphs 1, 3 and 5 of article 4;
• propose contract stipulations or agreements with Italian or foreign public or private bodies, to the competent academic bodies, according to paragraphs 3 and 4 of article 4;
• deliberate on expenditure which is higher than that of maximum remit of the Director;
• annually submit requests for funding and allocation of technical and administrative staff;
• approve the annual budget and final accounts of the Centre, within the deadlines established for similar requirements in the departments of the University;
• submit by June 30 of each year on the approval by the Scientific Committee, a comprehensive plan of initiatives consistent with the institutional aims of the Centre, to be implemented in the next calendar year;
• deliberate on all matters concerning the functioning of the Centre which the Director shall submit for evaluation.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
for the four-year period 2024-2028 is composed of
– Francesco D’Annibale
– Raffaele Esposito
– Francesco dell’Isola
– Luca Placidi
The Executive Committee:
• will deliberate about every subject concerning the relationships of the MEMOCS center with the local Italian administrations, foundations and private entities which are supporting the MEMOCS center. Moreover the executive committee
• will have deliberative powers for what concerns the relationships with the other academic bodies of the Università dell’Aquila and other Italian research Institutions and will decree the decisions voted by the deliberative committees
• will propose to the competent Academic Bodies of Università dell’Aquila the conclusion of contracts or agreements with Private or Public Italian Corporations according to paragraphs 3 and 4 of Art.4 of the Statute
• will submit annually requests for funding and allocation of Technical and Administrative Staff;
• will approve annually the Budget and the Balance of the Center, according to the expiry dates established for similar requirements of the University Departments and according to the deliberations of deliberative committees
DELIBERATIVE COMMITTEES
Considering also the natural requirement of a greater involvement of the councillors in the activities of the centre, the executive council will act with the additional support of four complementary deliberative committees, which are created by the Council.
The first deliberative committee “Control and Representation”
Co-ordinator: Emilio Barchiesi
Further Quorum Members:: Emek Abali, Michele Brun, Anil Misra, Reuven Segev, David Steigmann, e Armine Ulukhanyan.
First deliberative committee “Control and Representation”:
i) will deliberate about any proposal received by any councillor, will transmit the approved deliberation to the executive
committee for final approval, based on the statute;
ii) will deliberate about the membership of scientists and researchers to the centre, after the establishment of the corresponding dossier by the co-ordinator;
iii) will deliberate about the expenses exceeding the maximum amount allowed to the director;
Second Deliberative Committee “International collaborations”
Co-ordinators: Yves Remond e Giuseppe Rosi
Further Quorum Members:: Alessandro Ciallella, Boris Lossouarn, Boris Desmorat, Mikhail Nikabadze, Erkan Oterkus, Simon Rafael Eugster, Niiranen Jarkko, Erden Yildizdag e Rachele Allena.
The second deliberative committee “International collaborations”:
i) will deliberate about the organisation of conference, research weeks and summer schools;
ii) will be competent for the relationships with non-Italian Universities and research institutions;
iii) will deliberate about the relationships with the French CNRS for every subject concerning the management of the International Research Project IRP and the Laboratory LIA Coss&Vita.
Third Deliberative Committee “Industrial Collaborations and Financial Support”
Co-ordinators: Daniel George e Emilio Turco
Further Quorum Members:: Emilio Barchiesi, Marcello Di Risio, Ewa Bednarczyk, Yves Remond e Serge Dos Santos.
The third deliberative committee “Industrial Collaborations and Financial Support”:
i) will propose to the competent Academic Bodies the conclusion of contracts or agreements with Private or Public Foreign (non-Italian) Corporations according to paragraphs 3 and 4 of Art.4 of the Statute (see below);
ii) will be competent for the relationships with European and non-European financing institutions;
iii) will deliberate about the establishment of committees for prizes and competitive grant holders selection;
iv) will submit by June 30 of each year a comprehensive plan of initiatives for approval by the Scientific Committee, consistent with the
institutional aims of the Centre, to be implemented in the next calendar year;
v) will deliberate about the establishment of scientific or research and development relationships with any private or public corporation or institutions; in particular will care for the establishment of links with legal entities involved in biomechanics, bioengineering and engineering sciences applied to Medicine, fluid solid interaction or wave effects on structures.
Fourth Deliberative Committee “Management of the journal MeMoCS”
Co-ordinators: Martin Ostoja-Starzewski e Emilio Barchiesi
Further Quorum Members:: Anil Misra, Victor Eremeyev, Micol Amar, Michele Brun e Federica Ongaro.
The fourth deliberative committee “Management of the journal MeMoCS”:
i) with the agreement of the Guarantee Editorial Board, will choose among the accepted papers those published with the financial support of MeMoCS;
ii) will act to promote the Journal widening its readership and authorship; iii) will promote donations and subscriptions for increasing the financial endowment of the Journal.