Short biography

Prof. Marina Prisciandaro earned her MS degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Naples Federico II (Italy) and holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering. She is a Full Professor of Chemical Plants at the Department of Industrial and Information Engineering and Economics (DIIIE) at L’Aquila University (Italy). She leads the Laboratory of Chemical Plants, where she manages an R&D group focused on developing solutions for managing industrial and civil wastewater, emphasizing pollutant removal, by-product recovery, and water reuse within a circular economy framework. Professor Prisciandaro has successfully led several research projects funded by the Italian government and the European Commission throughout her career, including an EU LIFE programme.

Research areas

Advanced oxidation processes
Hydrodynamic and acoustic cavitation
Membranes
Crystallization from solution
Wastewater treatment
Adsorption

Publications

Coauthor of about 130 publications on indexed and peer-reviewed International Journals, speaker at over 50 national and international conferences, coauthor of about a hundred papers on International Conference Proceedings, and several book chapters and Encyclopedia contributions on the topics of Chemical and Environmental Chemical Engineering.