Dr. Riccardo Scarcelli is the Leader of the Multi-Physics Engine Computations Group in the Center for Advanced Propulsion and Power at Argonne National Laboratory. His background is on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) applied to the multi-dimensional modeling of internal combustion engines (ICEs), with a specific focus on low-carbon fuels such as hydrogen and compressed natural gas.

Dr. Scarcelli earned a Ph.D. on Engineering of Energy-Environment from the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” at the beginning of 2008 and joined Argonne as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the end of the same year. In 2012, Dr. Scarcelli was promoted to Staff Scientist. Since then, he has been leading several research projects funded by the U.S. Department of Energy with a focus on modeling high-efficiency ICEs and advanced ignition systems. His research interests encompass a wide range of topics, including modeling turbulent reactive flows, high-efficiency engines, fuel injection processes, advanced ignition processes, plasma discharges, etc.

Dr. Scarcelli has been conducting several professional activities and has been particularly active within the Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE) network. He currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the SAE Engine Combustion Committee, has received the SAE McFarland Award in 2014, and was elected SAE Fellow in 2021. He was also elected as Distinguished Associate of the Internal Combustion Engine Division (ICED) of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) in 2021.