Name: Andrea Gruber

Title: Philosophiae Doctor (PhD)

Born: Rome (Italy), 1971

Nationality: Italian

Languages spoken: Italian (mother tongue), English, Norwegian

Resident: Trondheim (Norway)

EDUCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Professional Experience:

• 1998    -    present        Senior Research scientist at Sintef Energy Research:

         Mathematical modelling and numerical simulation of reactive and multiphase flow applied to industrial problems

2004    -    2005            Visiting Research Scientist at the Combustion Research Facility/Sandia Natioal Laboratories in Livermore (CA), USA.

2006    -    2007            Visiting Research Scientist at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Tsukuba, Japan.

2008    -    present        Collaborator at the Combustion Research Facility/Sandia Natioal Laboratories in Livermore (CA), USA.

Educational History:

• 2002    -    2005             PhD in numerical modelling of turbulent combustion at NTNU (Trondheim). Dissertation: "Direct Numerical Simulation Of Turbulent Combustion Near Solid Surfaces"

• 1995    -    1998             MSc in Mechanical Engineering at NTNU (Trondheim). Master Thesis: "Numerical Simulation of Transient Gas Flow in Pipes"

• 1990    -    1993             Mechanical Engineering at the University of Rome "La Sapienza"

• 1986    -    1990             High School at "Liceo Classico Statale F. Vivona" in Rome