Alessandra Criscuoli

Biography

Dr. Alessandra Criscuoli is a senior researcher at the Institute on Membrane Technology, ITM-CNR(Italy) since 1999. She obtained her PhD in Chemical Engineering and New Materials at the Department of Chemical Engineering and New Materials of the University of Calabria (Italy) in 2000. She is an expert in membrane operations, also as integrated systems, especially in membrane contactors applied to water and wastewater treatments and to water desalination. She is a member of the University of Calabria (Italy) PhD Council in Chemical Engineering and Materials (now SIACE) since 2010 and member of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE)Section on Membrane Engineering since 2008. She was a member of the Council of the European Membrane Society (EMS) (2011-2014) responsible for “Education and Awards” activities. She is also a member of evaluation committees and of scientific and organisation international conference committees. She is reviewer of scientific journals and of research projects and PhD theses. She is also scientific responsible of national and international research projects. She is author of one book on membrane contactors and of more than 70 contributions published in international peer-reviewed journals and as book chapters. She is also the co-editor of two books and journal special issues on membrane operations.

Research Interest

Membrane Contactors, Membrane Distillation, Integrated Membrane Systems, Water and Wastewater Treatment, Desalination