Latina, Latium, Italy
Filippo Cataldo holds a Master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Naples “Federico II.” He subsequently joined the Laboratory of Heat and Mass Transfer (LTCM) at EPFL, where his research focused on energy conversion and advanced thermal management, with particular expertise in two-phase flow heat transfer and heat pipe technologies. With over six years of academic research experience and more than seven years in relevant industrial roles, he currently serves as R&D Manager at Wieland Thermal Solutions. In this position, he leads the development of innovative single-phase and two-phase cooling technologies for high-performance electronics applications, bridging cutting-edge research with industrial implementation. Filippo is the author and co-author of more than 20 peer-reviewed journal and conference publications and is also an inventor on several patents in the field of thermal management and heat transfer technologies.
Principal Research Scientist in two-phase heat exchangers, passive systems, heat pipes, and thermal management. Tasks: overseeing design, prototyping, fabrication and experimental testing of micro-heat exchangers, thermosyphons and pulsating heat pipes for electronics cooling. Projects: PHP2 (Clean Sky 2), PCOOLDATA
Postdoctoral Researcher on two-phase flow passive systems and thermal management. Tasks: leading design and experimental testing of thermosyphons for power electronics cooling. Project: SwiSS Transformer
Heat and Mass Transfer Course.
Doctoral Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Main Topics: Organic Rankine Cycles, Two-phase flow in micro-systems, Two-phase flow patterns.
Annular flow modelling.
Two-phase flow boiling in micro-channels.