Dr. Gioia Falcone

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Biography

Gioia Falcone is the Rankine Chair in Energy Engineering at the University of Glasgow, specializing in sustainable energy solutions and geo-energy engineering. With a background in environmental-georesources engineering from Sapienza University of Rome, and advanced degrees in petroleum and chemical engineering from Imperial College London, she blends academic research with industry experience. Since joining the University in July 2018, Falcone has become the Director of the Glasgow Centre for Sustainable Energy and the Associate Director of the Centre for Sustainable Solutions. Her leadership roles include Deputy Head of the Energy Sustainability Research Group and involvement in various sustainability initiatives. Falcone's extensive international experience includes serving as a guest professor in Energy Management at TU Berlin and previously holding a W3 Endowed Chair in Geothermal Energy Systems at Clausthal University of Technology, Germany. Active in professional societies, she has participated in numerous committees, including the United Nations and the UK Carbon Capture Storage Research Centre. Her research covers a wide range of topics within energy sustainability, including integrated hybrid energy systems, waste heat recovery, and sustainable community-scale solutions.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2018-07-01 — Present

University of Glasgow • Glasgow, Scotland

Director of Glasgow Centre for Sustainable Energy, Associate Director of Centre for Sustainable Solutions, Deputy Head of Energy Sustainability Research Group.

Professor

2011-01-01 — 2016-01-01

Cranfield University • Cranfield, England

Head of Geo-Energy Engineering Centre.

W3 Endowed Chair Professor

2011-01-01 — 2016-01-01

Clausthal University of Technology • Clausthal, Germany

Head of Department of Geothermal Engineering and Integrated Energy Systems.

Assistant/Associate Professor

2006-01-01 — 2011-01-01

Texas A&M University • College Station, Texas, USA

Faculty member in petroleum engineering.