Mattia Corti has been awarded, ex aequo, the 2026 GBMA Award for the best PhD Thesis in Theoretical and Applied Biomechanics.
Mattia Corti conducted his doctoral studies at the MOX Laboratory, Department of Mathematics, Politecnico di Milano, where he is currently a postdoctoral fellow.
The prize for the best doctoral thesis in biomechanics is jointly awarded by the Gruppo di Biomeccanica (GBMA) of the Italian Association of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (AIMETA), together with the AIMETA Groups on Computational Mechanics (GIMC) and Mechanics of Materials (GMA). The award was presented during the GIMC–GBMA–GMA Best PhD Thesis Competition, held on 13 April 2026.
The GBMA Award recognises PhD theses of exceptional scientific merit in biomechanics. The selection committee, chaired by Prof. Giuseppe Vairo, selected Mattia’s thesis, “Mathematical Models and Numerical Methods for Neurodegenerative Diseases,” for its originality and its innovative contribution to the development of computational methodologies for modelling complex biological systems. Mattia Corti will be invited to speak at the next AIMETA Conference and will have the opportunity to present his scientific results in a plenary session.
Congratulations to Mattia on this very well-deserved achievement !!
Further info: https://www.aimeta.it/index.php/en/groups/biomechanics
