Prof. Piergiuseppe (Piero G.) Maranesi
He graduated in Physics at the University of Milan discussing a thesis on the measurement of weak currents at the Department of Nuclear Engineering of the Politecnico di Milano. He worked at this University through his academic career up to the degree of Full Professor of Electronics (Energy Sector) and returned to the University of Milan until July 2010, when he resigned, to dedicate mainly to corporate governance tasks in the field of energy.
He was President of RSE spa for 8 years, ENEA sub-commissary from 2010 to 2014 and President of the Energylab Foundation from 2014 to 2016.
The experimental connotation of its scientific production reflects the leadership experience of research labs carried out for almost 3 decades, before at the Politecnico, and then at the University of Milan.
Through the experience of governance of companies and research institutions, he has developed a specific competence in applied research planning.
He also taught teaching at Universities of Parma and Brescia and attended research laboratories in Europe, Japan and North America. At the invitation of the Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronics Systems, he spent a period at the Boston MIT as a Visiting Scientist.
He has been a Member at large for 6 years of the Power Electronics Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), head and member of Scientific or Administrative Committees and Chairman of the Power Electronics Specialists Conference '96. He was appointed "Fellow" of IEEE with the motivation of original contributions to nuclear and power electronics.
Piero G. Maranesi is co-author of 2 books, one of which, "The Operational Amplifier" is part of the Boringhieri editorial series of Mathematics, Physics and Electronics. He has published more than 120 articles on scientific journals and Proceedings of International Congresses.
In addition to seminars in Italy at Universities, Research Centers and Industries, he held lectures overseas, mainly as an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, both at university level (USA, Japan, Jordan, Switzerland, Macedonia) and in industries ( among which Nuclear Data-Chicago, Philips-Aachen,Boeing-Seattle).
For the European Community he was a technical auditor of research projects and under the TEMPUS program he led the delegation of the University of Milan for the establishment of a new degree in electrical engineering at the University of Skopje in Macedonia.
He was a member of appointment commissions of Full Professors, Associate Professors and Researchers in italian universities. Also, international referee in Full Professor appointment commissions in US Universities (MIT, University of California, University of Illinois).
At the design and implementation stage he has maintained ultra-annual collaboration with lombard industries in the field of conditioning electric power on spacecraft. He designed electronic apparatus for Ariane, Giotto, SAX, Loral gps and other satellites. In 1997 he made a technical proposal for the power distribution system onboard the International Space Station (ISS), which was approved by ESA and NASA technical committees and implemented by a milanese industry.
He was a member of the Board of Directors of Terna SpA and Acquirente Unico SpA. Other positions include National Councilor of AEIT and AMES Vice-President .
Outside the technical field, Councilor of the Province of Como for a four-year term and Founding President of Transparency International Italy in 1996; currently a member of the Advisory Board.