Lidietta Giorno, Director at CNR-ITM
About
Lidietta Giorno is serving as the Director of the Institute on Membrane Technology of the National Research Council of Italy, ITM-CNR, since 2009.
She is expert in membrane science and technology. Her research activity include membrane bioengineering, biocatalytic membrane reactors, enzyme immobilization, nanostructured and multifunctional membranes, integrated membrane systems for bioseparations and bioconversions, downstream processing based on molecular separation, membrane chirotechnology, membrane emulsifier, integrated membrane operations for water treatment. She has been involved in membrane science, engineering research and development some 25 years, being involved in research co-operations at European and international level.
She awarded The International Awards "Guido Dorso" for Research in 2011, sponsored by the Italian Senate and the University of Naples Federico II. She awarded the Sapio Red Carpet Award in 2016 among the female scientists of highest scientific profile who are engaged for the development of the Country.
She worked abroad in the USA at Sepracor Inc. 1992; in The Netherlands at ATO-DLO, 1994; in France, at The University of Compiegne 1997 and 2000. She is Visiting Porfessor at Tianjin University of Science and Technology, China, since 2008.
Lidietta Giorno is co-author of 8 books, over 110 peer reviewed scientific papers in international journals, and co-editor of the Encyclopedia of Membranes, Springer, 2016. She is member of editorial board of scientific journals, member of the referee pool of scientific journals and research agencies, member of international committees and several scientific societies.
She has served as member of the Board of Directors of the European Membrane House – EMH, (Belgium), born to continue the activity of the NanoMemPro Network of Excellence funded by the European Commission within the FP6.
She has served on the European Membrane Society Council as the President of the EMS Council and the Editor of the EMS Membrane Newsletter. She was nominated Honorary Member of the European Membrane Society in 2014.
Information
- Location: Quattromiglia, Italy
Industry experience
Education: PhD
Seniority: Manager, Director, Professor
Years of experience: 5 to 10 years
Work experience
Taxonomy
- Innovation
- Development Director
- Water Treatment Design
- Researcher
- Research Institute
- Non Profit
- Treatment
- Purification
- Technology
- Research
- Environment
- Energy
- Desalination
- Biotechnology
- Recycling
- Other