Alberto Figoli
Alberto Figoli is director of the National Research Council of Italy (ITM-CNR) since 2019, which he joined in 2001 as a researcher. He holds a graduate degree in food science and technology from the University of Milan, Italy, and a PhD in membrane science from the University of Twente, the Netherlands. He is an expert of membrane technology, particularly membrane preparation and characterization and its application in the environmental studies. He is involved in several international and national projects as an ITM-CNR scientific coordinator and/or a participant. He has authored more than 230 scientific papers and chapters in international journals and holds 3 national/international patents on membrane technology. He has edited six books and several special journal issues.