{{Short description|Italian automotive, energy, and electrical engineer}} {{Use mdy dates|cs1-dates=ly|date=January 2026}} {{Use list-defined references|date=January 2026}} {{CS1 config|mode=cs2}} '''Simona Onori''' is an Italian and American [[Automotive engineering|automotive]], [[Energy engineering|energy]], [[electrical engineer]], and [[control theory|control theorist]]{{r|pic}} whose research focuses on [[energy storage]], energy management, and [[State of health|battery health]] in [[hybrid and electric vehicle]]s. Her work has shown that the variable energy usage patterns of typical electric vehicles, compared to the steady draw-down and charging rates used in experiments, can extend battery lifetime beyond conventional expectations.{{r|electrek}} She works at [[Stanford University]] in the US as an associate professor in the Department of Energy Science & Engineering, director of the Stanford Energy Control Lab, and an affiliate of the Department of Electrical Engineering and the Precourt Institute for Energy.{{r|profile}} She is also the editor in chief of the ''SAE International Journal of Electrified Vehicles''.{{r|jev}}
==Education and career== Onori received a [[laurea]] in 2003 from the [[University of Rome Tor Vergata]], and went to the [[University of New Mexico]] for a 2004 master's degree. She returned to Tor Vergata for a Ph.D. in control engineering, completed in 2007.{{r|vts}}
After working in the aerospace industry, she became a postdoctoral researcher at [[Ohio State University]]. It was through this work that she began applying her expertise in [[control theory]] to automotive engineering.{{r|pic}} She became an assistant professor at [[Clemson University]] in 2013, and moved to Stanford University in 2017. She became editor-in-chief of the ''SAE International Journal of Electrified Vehicles'' in 2020.{{r|vts}}
==Book== Onori is a coauthor of ''Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Energy Management Strategies'' (with Lorenzo Serrao and Giorgio Rizzoni), Springer, 2015.{{r|pic|fathy}}
==Recognition== Onori is a 2018 recipient of the [[Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award]] of [[SAE International]].{{r|teetor}} In 2020 she received the C3E research award of the U.S. Clean Energy Education & Empowerment Initiative.{{r|c3e}}
She was named as a Fellow of SAE International in 2022, "recognized for her groundbreaking research on vehicle electrification, energy storage technologies, and advanced estimation in tailpipe exhaust emission devices".{{r|sf}} She was named to the 2026 class of [[IEEE Fellow]]s, "for contributions to energy systems modeling, control, and optimization".{{r|if}}
==References== <references>
<ref name=c3e>{{citation|url=https://sustainability.stanford.edu/news/simona-onori-wins-c3e-research-award-work-sustainable-transportation|title=Simona Onori wins C3E research award for work on sustainable transportation|date=December 4, 2020|first=Kate|last=Gibson|publisher=Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability|work=School news, Honors & Awards|access-date=2026-01-22}}</ref>
<ref name=electrek>{{citation|url=https://electrek.co/2024/12/10/ev-batteries-may-last-up-to-40-percent-longer-than-expected-stanford/|title=EV batteries may last up to 40% longer than expected – Stanford|magazine=Electrek|date=December 10, 2024|first=Michelle|last=Lewis|access-date=2026-01-22}}</ref>
<ref name=fathy>{{citation | last = Fathy | first = Hosam K. | date = April 2018 | doi = 10.1109/mcs.2017.2786449 | issue = 2 | journal = IEEE Control Systems | pages = 97–98 | title = Bookshelf: ''Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Energy Management Strategies'' | volume = 38}}</ref>
<ref name=if>{{citation|url=https://ieee-org.widen.net/s/qqrqr2nrk6/fellow-class-announcement-2026|title=IEEE Fellow Class of 2026|publisher=IEEE|access-date=2026-01-22}}</ref>
<ref name=jev>{{citation|url=https://www.sae.org/periodicals/sae-international-journal-electrified-vehicles-sae-jrnl-00014|title=SAE International Journal of Electrified Vehicles|work=Periodicals|publisher=SAE International|access-date=2026-01-22}}</ref>
<ref name=pic>{{citation|title=People in control: Simona Onori|doi=10.1109/MCS.2016.2621638|journal=IEEE Control Systems Magazine|volume=17|issue=1|date=February 2017|pages=23–25}}</ref>
<ref name=profile>{{citation|url=https://profiles.stanford.edu/simona-onori|title=Simona Onori|work=Stanford Profiles|access-date=2026-01-22}}</ref>
<ref name=sf>{{citation|url=https://www.sae.org/news/blog/fellows-class-2022|title=SAE International Honors the Class of 2022 SAE Fellows|date=April 26, 2023|publisher=SAE International|access-date=2026-01-22}}</ref>
<ref name=teetor>{{citation|url=https://sustainability.stanford.edu/news/simona-onori-exemplary-young-educator|title=Simona Onori: Exemplary young educator|date=March 28, 2019|first=Danielle Torrent|last=Tucker|publisher=Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability|work=School news, Honors & Awards|access-date=2026-01-22}}</ref>
<ref name=vts>{{citation|url=https://vtsociety.org/contact/simona-onori|title=Simona Onori|work=Contacts|publisher=IEEE Vehicular Technology Society|access-date=2026-01-22}}</ref>
</references>
==External links== *[https://onorilab.stanford.edu/ Stanford Energy Control Lab] *{{Google Scholar id|awlGmhQAAAAJ}}
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