Background
Napolitano, Michele was born on May 14, 1947 in Campobasso, Molise, Italy. Daughter of Italo and Annamaria (Musacchio) Napolitano.
Mechanical engineering educator
Napolitano, Michele was born on May 14, 1947 in Campobasso, Molise, Italy. Daughter of Italo and Annamaria (Musacchio) Napolitano.
Laurea in Ingegneria Meccanica, Polytechnic Torino, Italy, 1970. Degree in Engineering, Polytechnic Torino, Italy, 1971. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University Cincinnati, 1975.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Cincinnati, 1977.
Assistant, Politecnio di Torino, 1971;
assistant, U. Bari, Italy, 1973-1980;
professor incaricato, U. Bari, Italy, 1976-1980;
professor, U. Bari, Italy, 1980-1991;
professor, Politecnico di Bari, Italy, since 1991. Visiting scientist Wright Aero. U., Dayton, Ohio, 1980, 82, Icase National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, 1983, 85, 86, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1984.
Visiting professor Virginia Technology U., Blacksburg, 1987, 88, 89. Co-Chairman.13th International Conference Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics. Member science advising committee International Symposium on Computational Fluid Dynamics.
Invited lecturer in field.
With Italian Air Force, 1971-1972. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (referee journal), Association Italiana Meccanica Teoria e Applicata, Association Termotecnia Italiana, Unione Italiana di Thermofluidodinamica.
Married Yolande Ranchard, November 1, 1974 (divorced 1993).