Massimiliano Renzi is Full Professor in Fluid Machines and Energy Systems, director of the Bachelor in Industrial Mechanical Engineering and Coordinator of the Research Macroarea Energy Resources and Energy Efficiency (ERE2) of the Faculty of Engineering.
He received his Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering magna cum laude and his PhD in Energy from the Polytechnic University of Marche. He is in charge of several projects funded with competitive peer review processes and he manages the research and didactic activities of the group of Fluid Machines.

He is endowed Professor in the Competence Centre for Economic, Ecological and Social Sustainability of the free Unviersity of Bozen/Bolzano.
The main research topics include: energy conversion and storage technologies based on green fuels; hydraulic machines for small hidden hydropower exploitation; thermal management and batteries in hybrid/electric powertrains for automotive and industrial applications; optimization algorithms of hybrid smart energy systems.

Massimiliano Renzi is author of 156 scientific works (as of December 2024): 74 indexed journal papers in international journals; 46 indexed International Conferences papers; 2 Techinical Reports (International Energy Agency Annexes) and several other national and international publications.
Database Scopus: Number of records: 120; numero di citazioni: 2175; h-index: 28.
Scopus ID: 49962217600
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2768-3692
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.it/citations?user=sEJBl84AAAAJ&hl=it