Alessandro Piccolo

Professor at University of Naples Federico II

Alessandro Piccolo is a renowned Italian chemist and agricultural scientist, currently serving as a professor at the University of Naples Federico II. Here are some key points about his career and achievements:

Education and Early Career

Born on July 7, 1951, in Rome, Italy.
He studied chemistry at the University La Sapienza in Rome, where he obtained a Dr. Phil. degree cum laude.
In 1978, he was a Fulbright fellow at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he also earned a degree in agricultural chemistry.1

Professional Experience

From 1980 to 1983, he worked as an expert for the United Nations organization FAO at the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research in Ethiopia.
He then became a tenure researcher at the Institutes for Agricultural Science of the Italian Ministry of Agricultural Science, first in Rome and then in Florence.
In 1992, he was appointed professor of agricultural chemistry and ecology at the University of Naples Federico II.1

Research and Expertise

His primary research interests include the molecular nature and dynamics of humic matter, and the transformation of agricultural biomass and biorefinery residues into compost and soil.1
He is the Director of the Interdepartmental Research Centre on NMR for the Environment, Agri-Food and New Materials (CERMANU) at the University of Naples Federico II.2

Honors and Recognition

He received the Humboldt Prize for Chemistry from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in 1999.
He was awarded the Gambrinus Preis for Environmental Chemistry from the University of Dortmund in 2004.
He received an Honorary Doctorate (Dr. h.c.) from the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague in 2009 and another from the University of Nanjing in 2012.1

Publications and Editorial Roles

He has published more than 300 peer-reviewed scientific papers and is ranked among the top Italian scientists.
He is the chief editor of the Springer journal Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture.1

Other Roles and Memberships

He has been the coordinator of several EU research projects and a member of numerous other EU research projects, including the Biofector project.
He is an honorary professor at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague and the University of Nanjing.1

Alessandro Piccolo's LinkedIn profile can be found under the username alessandro-piccolo-90856249.2