List of PhD students
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Name and surname Giuseppe Natale BASILE
Email giuseppe.basile@uniba.it
Curriculum Sustainable Mediterranean agriculture
Tutor Giuseppe De Mastro
Co-Tutor Claudia Ruta (DiSSPA, UNIBA), Joannes Novak (Veterinary University, Wien, Austria)
Funded by DM 117/2023
Title of the thesis Enhancement of officinal species specific to Apulian biodiversity through environmentally sustainable process technologies
Name and surname Silvia BITRITTO
Email silvia.bitritto@uniba.it
Curriculum Sustainable Mediterranean agriculture
Tutor Pietro Santamaria
Co-Tutor Angelo Signore, Luigi Trotta (Regione Puglia)
Funded by DM 118/2023
Title of the thesis Conservation varieties for resilient and sustainable Apulian horticulture
Name and surname Lucia BONELLI
Email lucia.bonelli@uniba.it
Curriculum Sustainable Mediterranean agriculture
Tutor Francesco Serio
Co-Tutor Francesco Fabiano Montesano (DiSSPA, UNIBA)
Funded by CNR-ISPA
Title of the thesis "Sensor-based" technologies for rational and sustainable fertigation management of horticultural crops in the Mediterranean environment
Name and surname Giovanna CANGIULLI
Email giovanna.cangiulli@uniba.it
Curriculum Plant genetics and biotechnology
Tutor Cinzia Montemurro
Co-Tutor Carlo Fasano (ENEA), Francesca Taranto
Funded by ENEA
Title of the thesis Microalgae engineering for optimization of hydrogen production
Name and surname Davide CORNACCHIA
Curriculum Crop protection
Tutor Enrico de Lillo, Stefania Pollastro
Co-Tutor Tamburini Giovanni, Loredana Lanzellotti (Apulia District), Infantino Salvatore (Apulia District), Grimault Valerie (EPPO)
Funded by DM 118/2023
Title of the thesis Regional phytosanitary standards for plant protection
Name and surname Marco CRUDELE
Email marco.crudele@uniba.it
Curriculum Crop protection
Tutor Rita Milvia De Miccolis Angelini
Co-Tutor Tiziana Mascia, Cataldo Laguardia (Progresso Agricolo Fasano s.c.p.a.)
Funded by DM 117/2023
Title of the thesis Improving sustainable protection strategies for vegetable crops in the Apulian range
Name and surname Raffaella DE CICCO
Email raffaella.decicco@uniba.it
Curriculum Plant genetics and biotechnology
Tutor Domenica Nigro
Co-Tutor Cinzia Montemurro
Funded by DM 118/2023
Title of the thesis Plant resilience to environmental and climate change: candidate genes and approaches
Name and surname Domenico DI COSMO
Email domenico.dicosmo@uniba.it
Curriculum Crop protection
Tutor Rita Milvia De Miccolis Angelini
Co-Tutor Tiziana Mascia, Simona Marianna Sanzani
Funded by DM 118/2023
Title of the thesis Multi-omics approaches for the study of plant pathogens and other plant-associated microorganisms
Name and surname Roberta Savino DIBENEDETTO
Email roberta.dibenedetto@uniba.it
Curriculum Sustainable Mediterranean agriculture
Tutor Angela Gabriella D’Alessandro
Co-Tutor Aristide Maggiolino (Dpartement of Veterinary, UNIBA), José Manuel Moreno Rojas (Instituto Andaluz de Investigación y Formación Agraria y Pesquera, Alimentaria y de la Producción Ecológica (IFAPA), Cordova, Spagna)
Funded by DM 118/2023
Title of the thesis Characterization and physio-productive enhancement of ruminants using innovative feeds
Name and surname Angelo GIORDANO
Email angelo.giordano@uniba.it
Curriculum Sustainable Mediterranean agriculture
Tutor Pietro Santamaria
Co-Tutor Massimiliano Renna (DiSSPA, UNIBA)
Funded by no fellowship
Title of the thesis Pre- and post-harvest strategies for sustainable horticulture and enhancement of horticultural biodiversity
Name and surname Sarah GREGORIO
Email sarah.gregorio@uniba.it
Curriculum Environmental Sciences
Tutor Ezio Ranieri
Co-Tutor Gianfranco D'Onghia, Nicola Ungaro (ARPA Puglia)
Funded by DM 118/2023
Title of the thesis Innovative municipal wastewater treatment technologies for the contention of energy consumption and climate-altering gas emissions: monitoring of effluent discharge and best management practices
Name and surname Aziza HUSSEIN
Email aziza.hussein@uniba.it
Curriculum Crop protection
Tutor Francesco Porcelli
Co-Tutor Elia Choueiri (LARI, Lebanon)
Funded by MAR.V.EL.
Title of the thesis Aphrophoridae from Palestine
Name and surname Cinzia MASTRO (retired)
Email c.mastro2@studenti.uniba.it
Curriculum Environmental Sciences
Tutor Alessia Di Gilio
Co-Tutor Fabio Cerino (Befreest s.r.l.), Gianluigi De Gennaro (DBBA, UNIBA), Jolanda Palmisani (DBBA, UNIBA), Mila Rodenas (Acea, Valencia, Spagna)
Funded by DM 117/2023
Title of the thesis Development of innovative, sensor-based methodological approaches for indoor/outdoor pollution assessment and health risk assessment in areas of high industrial density
Name and surname Nouhayla MEZGUELDI (retired)
Curriculum Crop protection
Tutor Francesco Faretra
Co-Tutor Franco Nigro
Funded by Extra admitted
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Name and surname Asia MOSTACCI
Email asia.mostacci@uniba.it
Curriculum Crop protection
Tutor Simona Marianna Sanzani
Co-Tutor Antonio Ippolito, Fabrizio Rivardo (A. Costantino & C. S.p.a.), Lukáš Spíchal (Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute, Czek Republic)
Funded by DM 117/2023
Title of the thesis Applications of plant-derived biostimulants to improve the stress response of plants and/or their products
Name and surname Sara MUCIACCIA
Email sara.muciaccia@uniba.it
Curriculum Plant genetics and biotechnology
Tutor Ilaria Marcotuli
Co-Tutor Agata Gadaleta
Funded by DM 118/2023
Title of the thesis Study of genes involved in nitrogen utilization efficiency for the purpose of wheat germplasm enhancement
Name and surname Francesco NICOLÍ
Email francesco.nicoli@uniba.it
Curriculum Sustainable Mediterranean agriculture
Tutor Salvatore Camposeo, Giuseppe Lopriore
Co-Tutor Selina Wang (USDA, DAVIS, California, USA), Andrea Pezzola (Consorzio Oliveti d’Italia SPCA)
Funded by DM 117/2023
Title of the thesis Study of agronomic and environmental sustainability of new olive cultivation systems, including areas infected by Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca
Name and surname Bruna PICCIONE
Email bruna.piccione@uniba.it
Curriculum Plant genetics and biotechnology
Tutor Cinzia Montemurro
Co-Tutor Francesco Panara (ENEA), Monica Miazzi (DiSSPA, UNIBA), Valentina Fanelli (DiSSPA, UNIBA)
Funded by ENEA
Title of the thesis Biodiversity of agricultural species in the Mediterranean basin
Name and surname Simona PITARDI
Email simona.pitardi@uniba.it
Curriculum Sustainable Mediterranean agriculture
Tutor Giuseppe Ferrara
Co-Tutor Andrea Mazzeo (DiSSPA, UNIBA), Francesco Santoro (DiSSPA, UNIBA), Bodie Pennisi (University of Georgia, USA)
Funded by DM 118/2023
Title of the thesis Isolation, expression and improvement of enzymes for the production of hydrogen derivatives
Name and surname Francesco PUNZI
Email francesco.punzi@uniba.it
Curriculum Environmental Sciences
Tutor Gabriella Sonnante
Co-Tutor Pasquale Luca Curci (IBBR – CNR)
Funded by University of Bari Aldo Moro
Title of the thesis Ecological and molecular characterization of taxa of conservation interest from the Apulian territory
Name and surname Maria SIMONE
Email maria.simone@uniba.it
Curriculum Plant genetics and biotechnology
Tutor Agata Gadaleta
Co-Tutor Ilaria Marcotuli
Funded by DM 118/2023
Title of the thesis Study of fusarium resistance in durum wheat and determination of relationships with bioactive components of caryopsis
Name and surname Andrea TURSI
Email andrea.tursi@uniba.it
Curriculum Environmental Sciences
Tutor Francesco Mastrototaro
Co-Tutor Giovanni Chimienti (DBBA, UNIBA), Gerovasileious Vasileios (Ioniana University, Zakynthos, Greece)
Funded by DM 118/2023
Title of the thesis Development of non-destructive techniques for mapping, protection, and restoration of vulnerable marine habitats