With a background in Computation Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Head of the CFD Laboratory and Fluid Physics Unit at CIRA for many years, became responsible of the “Strategic Programming & Business Development Unit” then General Director from march 2020 till march 2022, Director of Research Directorate till April 2024, currently Director of Aeronautics Directorate and of Cross-Research Directorate.
M. Amato was always active in the national and European research arena; currently:
He participated in many EC R&TD funded projects at National and European level (FP5, FP6 and FP7, H2020, HE, Clean-Sky-1, Clean-Sky-2 and Clean Aviation).