Loredana Incarnato
Professor
Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno
Italy
Biography
Loredana Incarnato is full Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Salerno where she currently teaches courses in Polymer Technology, Food Packaging, Materials Technology and Applied Chemistry. She is a member of the Board of Director of the University of Salerno since February 2013 and she was the Director of the Department of Chemical and Food Engineering. Her research interests concern the study of correlation between processing-structure and properties of polymers. In particular, she studies the rheological behavior and the film production processes of thermoplastic polymers and their properties for food packaging applications. She is author of about 80 papers published on international refereed journals and international book and about 150 international and national conference proceedings.
Research Interest
Rheology and film extrusion, active and nanocomposite films for food packaging, polymer recycling, physical and engineering properties of polymers.