Expert Details
Compost
ID: 728865
Italy
He has a good understanding about the composting process working directly with composting facilities. He is skilled in both the laboratory work as well in field trials since he spent almost three years working on this, first for Du Pont and later for the Agronomy department of the University of Bologna.
Lately he has increased his interest in the carbon and nitrogen mineralization even by a new liquid-based incubation system, with the aim of predicting the N availability, C mineralization in pot and field cultivation with the possibility to study the GHG emission and the OM mineralization modelling.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2004 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Soil Chemistry | Institution: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Milano (Italy) |
| Year: 1997 | Degree: MS | Subject: Agricultural science | Institution: Università di Bologna - Bologna (Italy) |
| Year: 1988 | Degree: High School Diploma | Subject: Agricultural Science | Institution: Istituto F.lli Navarra - Ferrara (Italy) |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2007 to 2010 | Employer: University of Bologna | Title: Contract Researcher | Department: Soil Chemistry |
Responsibilities:Contract researcher c/o the Agricultural Chemistry Area of DiSTA, for research focused on the determination of organic matter stability and nitrogen mineralization from compost in cooperation with the holding Gruppo HERA. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2002 to 2004 | Employer: University of Bologna | Title: Contract Researcher | Department: General Agronomy |
Responsibilities:Contract researcher c/o the Agronomy department of the University of Bologna. Technically responsable of many different fields trials, mainly biomass crops, barley and soybean in organic farming method. Technician in charge of TISEN project (Innovative sustainable technologies for energy non-food crops), and of cultivar comparison of Switchgrass, corn and sorghum for energy production in low-input cultivation. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2005 to 2007 | Employer: University of Bologna | Title: Post Doc | Department: Soil Chemistry-General Agronomy |
Responsibilities:Post doctoral grant for the study of the nitrogen mineralization from 15N labeled compost in sorghum pot cultivation, c/o the Agricultural Chemistry Area of the Dept of Agro-environmental Science and Technology University of Bologna, DiSTA.During this period he has conducted incubations trial in vessel with soil and a parallel experiment in vivo with plant. He has studied even the beet vinasse mineralization in the general perspective of the organic matter recycling and recovery in agricultural soils. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2004 to 2004 | Employer: Municipal Agricultural Office | Title: Technician | Department: Funding |
Responsibilities:Technician c/o a municipal agricultural office (permanent position), responsible for the European Comunity agricultural founds fate. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 2005 to 2005 | Country / Region: Netherlands | Summary: Visting scientist c/o the Wageningen University (http://www.wur.nl/UK)focusing my research on the standardization of a method for the simultaneously determination of the coupled carbon and nitrogen mineralization. |
| Years: 2009 to 2010 | Country / Region: Denmark | Summary: Visting scientist c/o the Copenaghen University (http://www.agri.life.ku.dk/English.aspx) focusing my research on the GHG emissions during composting of pig manure. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English |
Fields of Expertise
aerated-pile sludge composting, agricultural chemistry, compost, composting, fertilizer, municipal solid waste composting, municipal solid waste management, nonhazardous solid waste composting, nonhazardous solid waste management, organic fertilizer, sludge composting, soil amendment, soil conditioner, static pile sludge composting, windrow sludge composting, nonhazardous solid waste