Rita G. Toscano
Civil Engineer
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rtoscano@simytec.com

Education

Doctor in Engineering.
Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (2009).

Master in Numerical Methods for Engineering.
Centro internacional de métodos numéricos en Ingeniería (CIMNE)
Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña, España (2002).

Railway Engineering. 
Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (1984)

Civil Engineer.
Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (1981)

Present positions

· Partner of SIM&TEC – Simulation and Technology (www.simytec.com) (2007 - ...)
· Assistant professor, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Buenos Aires, (2009----).

Background

· Head, Mechanics of Tubular Products Area, Tenaris-Siderca research center (2001 – 2007).
· Researcher Computational Mechanics Department, Tenaris-Siderca research center (1993- 2001).
· Several companies as Engineer specialized in civil structures.

Awards

· Emerald Literari Network, Highly Commended Award 2008 for the paper: R.G. Toscano and E.N. Dvorkin, “A shell element for finite strain analyses. Hyperelastic material models”, Eng. Comput., Vol.24, pp. 514-535, 2007.

Fellowships

· Universidad de Buenos Aires and Ferrocarriles Argentinos, for the post-graduates studies in Railway Engineering, 1983 - 1984.

Publications

· 7 publications in international refereed journals, 40 publications in conferences and other publications.

Patents

· Tenaris Blue 1.  Threaded pipe joint. Thread Profile.
Inventors: Rita Toscano; Gabriel Carcagno; Giuseppe Della Pina; Tommaso Coppola.

· Tenaris Blue 2.  Threaded pipe joint (Dope Pocket)
Inventors: Rita Toscano; Gabriel Carcagno; Giuseppe Della Pina; Antonio Podrini

· Tenaris Blue 3. Threaded tube joint (Seal)
Inventors: Rita Toscano; Gabriel Carcagno; Tommaso Coppola; Tatsuo Ono, Hisao Nakamura