Advisory Committee - Ph.D. in Chemical and Environmental Sciences

The Advisory Committee plays a strategic role in ensuring the quality of the PhD program, guaranteeing that its structure, content, and training activities meet high academic standards and follow best practices. It also helps keep the program aligned with research trends, societal needs, and labor market demands, ensuring that PhD candidates develop skills that are valuable both in academic and professional contexts.

Institutional Representatives

• Michela Prest (Director of DISAT)
• Massimo Mella (Coordinator of the  Degree Programme in Chemistry)
• Andrea Pozzi (Coordinator of the Degree Programme in Environmental Sciences)
• Umberto Piarulli (Vice-rector)

Members of the AiQUA PhD Committee

• Sandro Recchia
• Franz Livio
• Alessandro Michetti
• Damiano Monticelli 
• Carlo Lucarelli 
• Elena Cristina Rada
• Veronica Pettinato (Student Representative)
• Mara Colombo (Student Representative)

Alumni

• Marco Pinna (University of Oulu)
• Chiara Maria Vitale (Environmental Scientist at Procter & Gamble, Belgium)
• Stefano Vaghi (Università degli Studi di Milano)

External Members of the DISCA Board of Professors

• Paula Noble (University of Nevada, Reno, USA; Dept. Geology, Director)
• John Koprowsky (University of Wyoming, Laramie, USA, Dean)
• Norbert Sewald (Universität Bielefeld, Germany)
• Vladimiro Dal Santo (CNR SCITEC)
• Gianluca Norini (CNR IGAG)
• Antonietta Guagliardi (CNR IC) 

Confindustria Como

• Stefano Orio (B.V.R. Srl)
• Viola Verga (Sacco System)
• Alfonso Cionti (H.R. Lechle)