Contact Dr Stefano Mori
- Tel: +44 (0) 1234 754863
- Email: Stefano.Mori@cranfield.ac.uk
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Background
Dr Stefano Mori is a Lecturer in Energy and Materials in the Centre for Energy Engineering specialising in Material Science and Engineer, Physics and Chemistry.
Stefano obtained his PhD at Università degli studi di Roma "Torvergata", in Material Engineering, working on the development of a self-healing coating for corrosion protection of alloys in water environment.
Currently he has worked on materials' degradation in extreme environemnts, including gas turbines, solid fuel power plant, recylcing plants, concentrated solar power. The interest spans from laboratory experiments (bench scale to demonstrator), to development of empirical model, thermodynamic models and application of causale discovery and machine learning algorithm to the understanding of corrosion.
Stefano is an Associated Fellow of the Higher Education Assosiaction, a Member of the Institute of Materials, Mineral and Mining and Admission Tutor for the MSc course in Advanced Mechanical Engineering.
Research opportunities
Applications from postgraduates having developed research questions related to materials degradation in extreme environments, specially if linked to transition of energy systems to net zero, novel fuel for net zero are welcome.
If you are in the process of applying for external funding, then you are invited to contact to correspond on your application to complete your research at Cranfield University as you develop your research proposal.
Current activities
He is currently supervising PhD student working on the development of coatings to protect gas turbine blades materials from degradation.
He has worked withe several partners including: Innovate UK, Horizon2020, EPSRC, SIemens Energy, EDF, Engie, Siemens.
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Joy T, Mori S & Sumner J. (2025). High-temperature corrosion behaviour of stainless steel welds in molten NaNO3-KNO3-KCl environment for concentrated solar power. Journal of Energy Storage, 113
- Li F, Meng W, Mori S, Wang Y, Wang C, .... (2025). Investigation on the mechanism of improving the forming quality of cavitation water jet micro-punching by using a rubber membrane. Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, 25(3)
- Varghese A, Arana-Catania M, Mori S, Encinas-Oropesa A & Sumner J. (2024). Causal discovery to understand hot corrosion. Materials and Corrosion, 75(12)
- Mori S, Pidcock A, Sumner J, Simms N & Oakey J. (2023). Fireside performance of different coatings in biomass power plant. Materials at High Temperatures, 40(4)
- Norman BP, Al Baroudi H, Potter A, Mori S, Simms N, .... (2023). Corrosion of potential first stage blade materials in simulated supercritical CO2. Materials at High Temperatures, 40(4)
- Abubakar SA, Mori S & Sumner J. (2023). Effect of dissolved CO2 on the interaction of stress and corrosion for pipeline carbon steels in simulated marine environments. Metals, 13(7)
- Mori S, Mendil M, Wells J, Chapman N, Simms N, .... (2023). An approach to evaluating the impact of contaminants on flux deposition in gas turbines. Energy Systems, Available online 18 August 2023
- Mori S, Lamastra FR & Montesperelli G. (2023). Hybrid ceramic self-healing coatings for corrosion protection of Al alloys in 3% NaCl solution. Coatings, 13(10)
- Mori S, Sumner J, Bouvet J & Simms NJ. (2022). Fireside and steamside performance in biomass power plant. Materials at High Temperatures, 39(2)
- Mori S, Sanusi T, Simms N & Sumner J. (2022). Fireside corrosion and deposition on heat exchangers in biomass combustion systems. Materials at High Temperatures, 40(1)
- Pidcock A, Mori S, Sumner J, Simms N, Nicholls J, .... (2022). High temperature corrosion of HVOF coatings in laboratory-simulated biomass combustion superheater environments. High Temperature Corrosion of Materials, 99(1-2)
- Abubakar SA, Mori S & Sumner J. (2022). A review of factors affecting SCC initiation and propagation in pipeline carbon steels. Metals, 12(8)
- Mori S, Pidcock A, Sumner J, Simms N & Oakey J. (2021). Fireside corrosion of heat exchanger materials for advanced solid fuel fired power plants. Oxidation of Metals, 97(3-4)
- Cacciotti I, Mori S, Cherubini V & Nanni F. (2018). Eco-sustainable systems based on poly(lactic acid), diatomite and coffee grounds extract for food packaging. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 112
- Mori S, Lamastra FR, Kaciulis S, Soltani P & Montesperelli G. (2018). Low-temperature titania coatings for aluminium corrosion protection. Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology, 53(1)
- Lamastra FR, Mori S, Cherubini V, Scarselli M & Nanni F. (2017). A new green methodology for surface modification of diatomite filler in elastomers. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 194
- Mori S & Montesperelli G. (2017). Titania hybrid coatings on AA6082. Metallurgia Italiana, 109(7-8)
- Persichetti L, Sgarlata A, Mori S, Notarianni M, Cherubini V, .... (2014). Beneficial defects: exploiting the intrinsic polishing-induced wafer roughness for the catalyst-free growth of Ge in-plane nanowires. Nanoscale Research Letters, 9(1)
Conference Papers
- Thanganadar D, Simms N, Patchigolla K, Mori S & Kulkarni A. (2022). A Detailed Modelling of Deposition on Superheater Tubes to Enhance Boiler Flexibility
- Mori S, Sumner J, Pidcock A, Nicholls JR & Simms NJ. (2021). Steam Oxidation Responses of Candidate Materials for a Novel Steam Transfer Pipe
- Al Baroudi H, Mori S, Patchigolla K & Oakey JE. (2021). Qualification of elastomer materials for CO
2 pipeline systems - Simms NJ, Ekpe B, Riccio C, Mori S, Sumner J, .... (2019). Approaches to modelling fireside corrosion of superheater / reheater tubes in coal and biomass fired combustion power plants
- Simms NJ, Ekpe B, Riccio C, Mori S, Sumner J, .... (2019). APPROACHES TO MODELING FIRESIDE CORROSION OF SUPERHEATER / REHEATER TUBES IN COAL AND BIOMASS FIRED COMBUSTION POWER PLANTS
- Simms N, Mori S, Kilgallon P, Sumner J, Pidcock A, .... (2018). Fireside corrosion on superheater / reheater tubes for advanced ultra supercritical power systems
- Bragaglia M, Cherubini V, Cacciotti I, Rinaldi M, Mori S, .... (2015). Citric acid aerospace stainless steel passivation: a green approach