Committees – Tooling 2025

Scientific Chairman

Massimo Pellizzari graduated in Materials Engineering in 1996 from the University of Trento. In 2000 he got a PhD in Metallurgical Engineering at the University of Padova. Since 2023 he’s full professor of Metallurgy at the University of Trento. His research activity is mostly focused on production, heat treatment and surface engineering of steels, cryogenic treatments, properties of tool steels, special cast irons, development of tool steel by additive manufacturing. Since 2024, he’s president of the International Federation for Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering.

Scientific Committee in alphabetical order

Nader ASNAFI, Luleå University of Technology, SE & CEO Senior Advisor, 3D MetPrint AB, SE
Thomas BERGS, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Maria BOCCALINI JÜNIOR, IPT, Brasil
Stefanie BROCKMANN, Stahlinstitut VDEh, Germany
Christoph BROECKMANN, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Rafael COLAS, University of Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Faraz DEIRMINA, Sandvik, Sweden
Joseph DOMBLESKY, Marquette Unniversity, USA
Christoph ESCHER, Dörrenberg Edelstahl GmbH, Germany
Gerhard HACKL, ASMET The Austrian Society for Metallurgy and Materials, Austria
Frank HIPPENSTIEL, BGH Edelstahlwerke GmbH, Germany
Patrik KARLSSON, Örebro University, Sweden

Hans-Günter KRULL, Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Specialty Steel, Germany
Pavel KRAHKMALEV, Karlstad University, Sweden
Harald LEITNER, voestalpine BÖHLER Edelstahl GmbH & Co. KG, Austria
Alberte MOLINARI, University of Trento, ltaly
Pasi PEURA, Tampere University, Finland
Bojan PODGORNIK, Institute of Metals and Technology, Slovenia
Farhad REZAI-ARIA, Ecole Mines-Telecom, France
Rainer SALOMON, FOSTA e.v., Germany
Sachin SALUNKHE, Vel Tech, lndia
Reinhold SCHNEIDER, Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences, Austria
Till SCHNEIDERS, Sternear Special Products GmbH, Germany
Ewa SJÖQVIST PERSSON, Uddeholms AB, Sweden
Daniele UGUES, Politechnic of Turin, ltaly
Sebastian WEBER, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany