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Università degli Studi Aldo Moro Bari - Italy C.V. Associate Prof. PhD Francesco Porcelli Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti (Di.S.S.P.A.) Sez Entomologia e Zoologia Via Amendola, 165/A 70126 Bari - Italy Phone +39 080 5442880 FAX +39 080 5442880 Mobile +39 329 8112593 E-mail: francesco.porcelli@agr.uniba.it / francescoporcelli@alice.it POSITION Since 1st June 2009 Since 1st June 2005 Associate Professor firm position, confirmed; Associate Professor firm position, University of Bari, Agricultural Faculty, DiBCA Entomology and Zoology section; Since 1st December 1998 Researcher firm position, confirmed; Since 1st December 1995 Researcher Firm position, University of Bari, Faculty of Agriculture, DiBCA (Dipartimento di Biologia e Chimica Agro-Forestale ed Ambientale) Entomology and Zoology section; 1990-1988 Grant as junior Researcher of “Regione Puglia”. Research topic: “Applied entomology of Olive, Grape & Cherry”. EDUCATION 1990-1993 PhD course (three years) in “Agricultural Entomology”, University of Perugia in the Institute of Agricultural Entomology. Supervisor Prof. Mario Solinas. Six months abroad, Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle (MNHN) - Paris, under the guidance of M.me Danièle Matile-Ferrero. PhD thesis on: "Antennal sense organs in male Unaspis euonymi (Comstock) (Homoptera, Diaspididae)". Thesis defended on the 24 june 1993. June 1986 Degree (five years course) cum laude in Agricultural Science at the University of Bari, Institute of Agricultural Entomology. Thesis in Entomology: “Bio-Ethology of Pachypasa otus Drury (Lepidoptera Lasiocampidae)” defended on the 26th/06/86, Supervisor Prof. Raffaele Monaco. Thesis published. LINGUISTIC SKILLS English: fluent; French & Spanish: intermediate; Russian: just translation from written technical. TECHNICAL SKILLS Microscopy: Bright/Dark field transmitted/reflected: phase contrast, DIC, Polarized; NIR, Epi/Transmitted fluorescence; Confocal. Transmission and scanning biological electron microscopy (SEM/TEM). Digital picture imaging; Scientific macro/microphotography. Biological database building and management. Morphological schematic drawing ability. Digital typesetting.