PhD

Department library, with a reading room and a text consultation room
University Library, which offers consultation of computerized channels through the web server of the University Library Systemi
Room with 80 seats dedicated to Doctoral courses (Pathology room P on the 2nd floor of the Palace)
Computer classrooms with different workstations
Agreements with refreshment points near the Palace, gym, swimming pool, bookshop

General aim and research areas

The PhD course in Food Science is a three-year advanced training course aimed at students graduated in scientific and technological disciplines with the purpose of providing them with basic theoretical and practical knowledge, analytical and experimental methodologies, ability to solve problems and ability to communicate their results in specific branches of food science and technology. In particular, the doctorate in Food Science is characterized by multi-disciplinarity and inter-disciplinarity that allow doctoral students to gain experience in various fields of research, such as:

Food technology
Food microbiology
Food chemistry and biochemistry
Food preservation and safety
Sensory analysis and consumer science
Modeling, design and innovation
Nutrition and health
Microbiome studies
Bioactive compounds and functional foods
Genetics and genomics applied to food
Food supply chain management and food authenticity
Global markets and trades

The PhD program will have no limits on the type of food commodities and may include any type of food and beverage. Collaborations with industries and other research institutions will constitute the basis for a strong innovative level of the research activities and outcomes.

Carrier opportunities

The doctor in Food Science will be able to cover leading roles in research and technological development in public and private sectors (universities, research centers, public administrations), in companies of the food and nutraceutical sector and in non-profit organizations, including small-scale producers and industrial scale companies. They could work in the position of food processing engineering, food researcher, agro-processing engineer, food technologist and chemist and many more. The PhDs who have benefited from "Big data" management experience will also be able to be used as "data scientists" in various fields of research and development. Furthermore, the growth in Italy and Europe of the food and nutraceutical sector, together with the constant presence at European level of funding for research and innovation, will constitute a further push towards the sector's need for highly qualified professionals in research and in data management.

Coordinator

Prof. Amalia Barone

Plant Genetics

Full Professor in Plant Genetics

e-mail: ambarone@unina.it, tel: 0812539491

Web Docenti

PhD Board

The PhD Board plans and manages the PhD programme, and is responsible for the scientific and educational activities organized for the students.

The PhD Board:

- defines the assessment criteria of the admission exam

- identifies the supervisors for the PhD students

- plans the training activities for each academic year

- evaluates the work done and results produced by the students.

Board members

SURNAME	NAME	AFFILIATION	DEPARTMENT	ROLE	SCIENTIFIC AREA	MAIL ADDRESS
Adamo	Paola	UniNA	Dipartimento di Agraria	PO	AGR/13	paola.adamo@unina.it
Barone	Amalia	UniNA	Dipartimento di Agraria	PO	AGR/07	amalia.barone@unina.it
Blaiotta	Giuseppe	UniNA	Dipartimento di Agraria	PA	AGR/16	giuseppe.blaiotta@unina.it
Bonanomi	Giuliano	UniNA	Dipartimento di Agraria	PA	AGR/12	giuliano.bonanomi@unina.it
Caccia	Silvia	UniMI	Dipartimento di Bioscenze	PA	AGR/11	silvia.caccia@unimi.it
Caracciolo di Torchiara	Francesco	UniNA	Dipartimento di Agraria	PA	AGR/01	francesco.caracciolo@unina.it
Cavella	Silvana	UniNA	Dipartimento di Agraria	PO	AGR/15	silvana.cavella@unina.it
Cirillo	Teresa	UniNA	Dipartimento di Agraria	PO	MED/42	teresa.cirillo@unina.it
Cosenza	Gianfranco	UniNA	Dipartimento di Agraria	PA	AGR/17	gianfranco.cosenza@unina.it
De Filippis	Francesca	UniNA	Dipartimento di Agraria	RTD-B	AGR/16	francesca.defilippis@unina.it
De Micco	Veronica	UniNA	Dipartimento di Agraria	PA	BIO/03	veronica.demicco@unina.it
Di Pierro	Prospero	UniNA	Dipartimento di Agraria	PO	BIO/10	prospero.dipierro@unina.it
Ferranti	Pasquale	UniNA	Dipartimento di Agraria	PO	AGR/15	pasquale.ferranti@unina.it
Forino	Martino	UniNA	Dipartimento di Agraria	PA	CHIM/06	martino.forino@unina.it
Mamone	Gianfranco	CNR	Istituto di Scienze dell'Alimentazione	Primo ricercatore		mamone@isa.cnr.it
Rigano	M.Manuela	UniNA	Dipartimento di Agraria	PA	BIO/04	mariamanuela.rigano@unina.it
Rouphael	Youssef	UniNA	Dipartimento di Agraria	PA	AGR/04	youssef.rouphael@unina.it
Vitaglione	Paola	UniNA	Dipartimento di Agraria	PA	BIO/09	paola.vitaglione@unina.it

Settori scientifico-disciplinari rappresentati nel Collegio dei docenti

N	CODE	SCIENTIFIC AREA	PERCENTAGE
1	AGR/15	Food science and technology	15,00 %
2	AGR/16	Food microbiology	15,00 %
3	AGR/04	Agronomy and herbaceous and horticultural cultivation systems	5,00 %
4	AGR/11	General and applied entomology	2,50 %
5	AGR/12	Plant pathology	2,50 %
6	AGR/13	Agricultural chemistry	2,50 %
7	AGR/07	Plant Genetics	5,00 %
8	AGR/17	Animal husbandry and breeding	5,00 %
9	AGR/01	Economics	10,00 %
10	CHIM/10	Food chemistry	10,00 %
11	BIO/09	General Physiology	10,00 %
12	BIO/03	Environmental botany	2,50 %
13	BIO/10	Biochemistry	5,00 %
14	BIO/04	Plant physiology	2,50 %
15	MED/42	General and applied hygiene	5,00 %
16	CHIM/06	Organic chemistry	2,50 %

Call, Attachment
Research projects
Results of the assessment of the qualifications
Evaluation (oral interview)

XL CICLO

SURNAME	NAME	MAIL ADDRESS	FELLOWSHIP	SUPERVISOR
Calabrese	Martina	martina.calabrese@unina.it	-	R. Romano
Cardillo	Marco	marco.cardillo@unina.it	UNINA	A. Piscitelli
Ciotola	Nadia	nadia.ciotola@unina.it	PNRR DM630	P. Ferranti
D'Ascoli	Maria Cristina	mariacristina.dascoli@unina.it	UNINA	P. Di Pierro
Imbò	Lorenzo Emiliano	lorenzoemiliano.imbo@unina.it	UNINA	A. Falanga
Sallustio	Stefano	stefano.sallustio@unina.it	PNRR DM630	P. Vitaglione

XXXIX CYCLE

SURNAME	NAME	MAIL ADDRESS	FELLOWSHIP	SUPERVISOR	CO-SUPERVISOR
Ahmad	Tanveer	tanveer.ahmad155@amalacademy.org	Dip. Eccellenza	T. Cirillo	F. Esposito
Ammar	Mohammad	mohammad.ammar@najah.edu	PNRR	R. Di Monaco
Amenta	Marianna	marianna.amenta@unina.it	-	T. Cirillo	F. Esposito
Anastasia	Gaia	gaia.anastasia@unina.it	PNRR DM118	P. Vitaglione
Basile	Giulia	giulia.basile@unina.it	PNRR	R. Romano
Ciliberti	Ivan	ivan.ciliberti@unina.it	Ateneo	M. Aponte
Di Fede	Roberto	robertosalvatore.difede@unina.it	PNRR	P. Piombino
Milzi	Ludovica	ludovica.milzi@unina.it	Ateneo	B. Panunzi	P. Ferranti
Parziale	Martina	martina.parziale@unina.it	PNRR DM117	F. De Filippis
Pazzanese	Angela	angela.pazzanese@unina.it	PNRR OnFoods	G. Blaiotta
Spinetti	Alessandra	alessandra.spinetti@unina.it	PNRR DM118	M. Furno	C. Cavallo
Vatieri	Chiara	chiara.vatieri@unina.it	PNRR DM117	T. Cirillo	F. Esposito

XXXVIII CYCLE

SURNAME	NAME	MAIL ADDRESS	FELLOWSHIP	TUTOR	CO-SUPERVISOR
Calvanese	Maria Chiara	chiara.calvanese@ unina.it	DM352 (ProBiotical)	Francesca De Filippis
Chiacchio	Manuela Flavia	manuelaflavia.chiacchio@unina.it	Ateneo	Paola Vitaglione
Cirrincione	Federica	federica.cirrincione@unina.it	PNRR PE10 ONFOOD	Annalisa Romano
Cocozza	Annalisa	annalisa.cocozza@unina.it	PNRR-CREA	Pasquale Tripodi	Amalia Barone
Cuccurullo	Alessia	alessia.cuccurullo2@unina.it	Senza borsa	Manuela Rigano	Alessandro Nicolia
De Luca	Enrico	enrico.deluca2@unina.it	DM352 (Arterra)	Paola Vitaglione
Evangelista	Adriana Rita	adrianarita.evangelista@studenti.unina.it	Ateneo	Giuseppe Andolfo	Chiara Nitride
Ferrara	Giovanni	giovanniferr95@gmail.com	CNR-ISA	Prospero Di Pierro	Antonio Varriale
Freda	Roberto	roberto.freda@unina.it	DM351 (Amministrazione)	Luigi Cembalo	Francesco Aversano
Luciano	Alessandra	alessandra.luciano2@unina.it	DM352 (Biollafort)	Angelita Gambuti
Magliulo	Raffaele	raffaele.magliulo@unina.it	PNRR- CN5 Biodiversità	Francesca De Filippis
Marotta	Roberto	roberto.marotta@unina.it	DM352 (Heinz)	Danilo Ercolini	Andrea Budelli
Mirabella	Antonietta	anto.mirabella@studenti.unina.it	Senza borsa	Carlo Altucci	Elena Torrieri
Ofano	Raffaela	raffaela.ofano@unina.it	PNRR METROFOOD	Paola Adamo
Pane	Maria	maria.pane@unina.it	DM352 (Semiorto Sementi)	Antonio Di Matteo
Petruzziello	Ernesto	ernesto.petruzziello@unina.it	Ateneo	Giuseppe Blaiotta
Salman	Mohammed	m.salman@studenti.unina.it	Ateneo	Gianluigi Mauriello
Sapio	Silvia	silvia.sapio@unina.it	PNRR PE10 ONFOOD	Riccardo Vecchio
Spigno	Sabrina	sabrina.spigno@unina.it	DM352 (NoSelf)	Stefano Mazzoleni	Giuliano Bonanomi, Francesco Giannino
Squillante	Jonathan	jonathan.squillante@unina.it	DM351 (Ricerca)	Teresa Cirillo	Francesco Esposito
Gille	Alexandra	alexandraroswithasolveig.gille@unina.it	CRESCENDO	Danilo Ercolini
Rahaman	Asim	asimur.rahman@unina.it	CRESCENDO	Francesca De Filippis
Gellais	Alicia		Co-tutela con Francia	Riccardo Vecchio

XXXVII CYCLE

SURNAME	NAME	MAIL ADDRESS	FELLOWSHIP	SUPERVISOR	CO-SUPERVISOR
Anzalone	Antonietta	antonietta.anzalone@unina.it	-	Gianfranco Cosenza
Arouna	Nafiou	nafiou.arouna@unina.it	ASI	Roberta Paradiso	Alberto Ritieni
Balivo	Andrea	Andrea.balivo@unina.it	Ateneo	Alessandro Genovese	Felicia Masucci
Califano	Giovanbattista	giovanbattista.califano@unina.it	Ateneo	Francesco Caracciolo	Marilena Furno
Del Gaudio	Serena	rosariaserena.delgaudio@unina.it	Ateneo	Vincenza Cozzolino
De Benedetta	Flavia	Flavia.debenedetta@unina.it	CNR-BESANA	David Turrà
De Martino	Ester	Ester.demartino@unina.it	Ateneo-PON	Prospero Di Pierro
Di Leginio	Marco	Marco.dileginio@unina.it	-	Fabio Terribile
Errichiello	Francesco	Francesco.errichiello@unina.it	Ateneo-PON	Martino Forino
Esposito	Alessia	Alessia.esposito4@unina.it	Ateneo-PON	Francesca De Filippis
Ferrara	Alessandra	Alessandra.ferrara@unina.it	Ateneo-PON	Pasquale Ferranti
Laezza	Carmen	Carmen.laezza@unina.it	Ateneo	Maria Manuela Rigano
Muddabar	Naqvi	syedmudabbarhussain.shah@unina.it	Ateneo-PON	Silvana Cavella
Son	Ezgi	Ezgi.son@unina.it	Ateneo	Fabrizio Sarghini

XXXVI CYCLE

COGNOME	NOME	INDIRIZZO MAIL	TIPO DI BORSA	TUTOR	CO-TUTOR
Caputo	Annina	Annina.caputo@unina.it	Ateneo	Simona Vingiani
Castaldo	Carmine	Carmine.castaldo2@unina.it	Stralcio	Antonio Di Matteo
Dalal	Nidhi	Nidhi.dalal@unina.it	Ateneo	Paola Adamo	Antonio Caporale
De Sena	Maria	Maria.desena@unina.it	PON	Maria Aponte
Fiorile	Giovanni	Giovanni.fiorile@unina.it	PON	Rossella Di Monaco
Giordano	Irene	Irene.giordano@unina.it	Ateneo	Gianluigi Mauriello
Khan	Muhammad Rehan	Muhammadrehan.khan@unina.it	Ateneo	Elena Torrieri
Nolasco	Agata	Agata.nolasco@unina.it	Ateneo	Teresa Cirillo	Francesco Esposito
Romano	Leone Ermes	Leoneermes.romano@unina.it	ESA	Giovanna Aronne
Sequino	Giuseppina	Giuseppina.sequino@unina.it	H2020	Francesca De Filippis	Danilo Ercolini

XXXV CYCLE

COGNOME	NOME	INDIRIZZO MAIL	TIPO BORSA	TUTOR	CO-TUTOR
Aiello	Alessandra	Alessandra.aiello@unina.it	-	Raffaele Romano	Maria Aponte
Caso	Gerarda	Gerarda.caso@unina.it	Ateneo	Riccardo Vecchio
Coppola	Francesca	Francesca.coppola2@unina.it	Ateneo	Angelita Gambuti
Covino	Clelia	Clelia.covino@unina.it	PRIN	Paolo Masi	Angela Sorrentino
Falciano	Aniello	Aniello.falciano@unina.it	PRIN	Paolo Masi	Annalisa Romano
Luzzetti	Anna	Anna.luzzetti@unina.it	-	Roberto Berni Canani
Mauriello	Italia Elisa	Italiaelisa.mauriello@unina.it	Ateneo	Eduardo Pasolli
Oliviero	Veronica	Veronica.oliviero@unina.it	PON	Paola Vitaglione
Paparella	Antonio	Antonio.paparella@unina.it	PRIN	Luigi Cembalo
Principio	Luigia	Luigia.principio@unina.it	PON	Maria Manuela Rigano
Ramondo	Alessia	Alessia.ramondo@unina.it	Ateneo	Prospero Di Pierro
Sevi	Filippo	Filippo.sevi@unina.it	Ateneo	Amalia Barone	Alessia Fiore
Valentino	Marika	Marika.valentino@unina.it	H2020	Elena Torrieri
Valentino	Vincenzo	Vincenzo.valentino2@unina.it	H2020	Danilo Ercolini
Voto	Luana	Luana.voto@unina.it	-	Roberto Berni Canani

XXXIV CYCLE

COGNOME	NOME	INDIRIZZO MAIL	TIPO BORSA	TUTOR	CO-TUTOR
Borriello	Angela	angela.borriello@unina.it	Ateneo	Silvana Cavella	Antonella Miele
Bruno	Cristina	cristina.bruno@unina.it	Heinz	Roberto Berni Canani
Casertano	Melania	melcasertano@gmail.com	PON	Danilo Ercolini	Vincenzo Fogliano
Damiano	Nicola	nicola.damiano@unina.it	POR	Veronica De Micco
D'Auria	Giovanni	giovanni.dauria@unina.it	Ateneo	Pasquale Ferranti	Gianfranco Mamone
Giliberti	Renato	renato.gilberti@unina.it	POR	Edoardo Pasolli
Monticolo	Francesco	f.monticolo90@gmail.com	Ateneo	Maria Luisa Chiusano
Tagliamonte	Silvia	silvia.tagliamonte@unina.it	Ateneo	Paola Vitaglione

Training

The doctorate is a highly qualified course, made up partly of training activities and partly of research activities, for a total of 180 credits, corresponding to a maximum of 1500 hours of work per year. In this process, the doctoral student is entrusted by the Academic Board to a supervisor, who may possibly choose one or more co-supervisors, who will guide him in both phases of training and research.

The teaching activity will be strictly functional to the research activities envisaged in the PhD course with reference to both advanced research and advanced training activities, including seminars, as well as interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary training activities (linguistic and IT improvement; activities in the field of teaching, research management and knowledge of European and international research systems, exploitation and dissemination of results, intellectual property and open access to data and research products, fundamental principles of ethics).

Doctoral students must acquire 180 credits over the three-year period, broken down as follows: at least 42 credits of frontal training activities and 138 credits of experimentation and research activities. Overall, no more than 1500 hours per year.

The 42 credits of training activities will consist of:

at least 24 credits from classroom teaching, with courses offered by doctoral schools and offered by master's degree courses, in the disciplinary areas that contribute to the doctorate;

the remaining 18 credits can be acquired through theoretical-practical courses, summer schools, and seminars on topics of interest for research activities, defined in agreement with the supervisor. A maximum of 1 CFU will be awarded for each participation in national and international workshops and conferences on topics related to the research activity.

For training activities that are not defined by CFU, the equivalence of 6 hours = 1 CFU will be valid

PhD students can carry out tutoring, supplementary and assistance teaching activities in degree and master's degree courses, for a maximum of 40 hours for each academic year. This activity will be certified by the supervisor, and will form part of the final judgment expressed by the Board, but does not contribute to the acquisition of credits.

Course organization

During the 1st year of the doctorate, the student, together with the supervisor, decides the topic on which his/her activity will focus, bearing in mind that the supervisor is a guide and that the doctoral student himself is responsible for his own research activity. Together they will define an individual study plan. PhD students will be able to choose courses from those proposed by the doctoral program or offered by other institutions (Italian or foreign). The training offer (shown in the table below) includes courses for the acquisition of transversal skills (indicated in bold), which the PhD student is strongly invited to follow, and in-depth courses on specific topics of interest for carrying out the research activities. Verification of the coherence of the courses followed with the doctoral program and responsibility of the supervisor. Finally, the experiments will be planned and a time plan prepared. At the end of the first year, the PhD student will present the objectives and strategies of his research project to the Academic Board.

During the 2nd year, the PhD student will complete the training activity and carry out most of the research activities, possibly also spending a period abroad, or in a company, if foreseen by his/her training path. At the end of the second year, the PhD students present the work carried out according to the program defined in the first year to the Academic Board. The passage to the following year is established by the Collegio on the basis of the results achieved in the courses, the thesis project and its presentation.

During the 3rd year, the doctoral student will complete their research activities, perhaps continuing or starting the experience in a laboratory abroad during this year, they will process their data and dedicate themselves to writing their thesis and publishing one or more papers.

Courses common to all students:

Title	Teacher	Period	CFU	Year
Applied Statistics for Scientific Research	Antonio Di Matteo	January 2025	5	I°
Project Writing	Albino Maggio	Febraury 2025	4	I°
English language	Dianna Pickens	Febraury -March 2025	6	I°
How to prepare a research paper and present experimental data	Domenico Carputo	September 2025*	5	I°

* also in the year 2024

Selected courses on specific topics:

Title	Teacher	Period	CFU	Suggested year
Processing technologies for novel foods: from theory to practice	Chiara Nitride	November-December 2024	4	I°
Kinetic approach to predict the shelf-life of foods	Elena Torrieri	January-March 2025	4	I°
Measuring consumer preferences in the design of sustainable food products	Riccardo Vecchio	March-April 2025	4	II°
Methodological approaches in the environmental sustainability of dairy production: case studies	Francesco Addeo	May 2025	4	I°, II°
Applications of Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Image Analysis (IA)	Annalisa Romano	October-December 2024	3	II°
Chemo-and biosensors: features and applications in agrifood processes	Barbara Panunzi	November-December 2024	4	I°
Spectroscopic techniques for the identification and quantitation of organic compounds in the agrifood field	Laura Grauso	Marzo -Aprile 2025	4	I°
Natural products in agrifood systems: occurrence, biosynthesis and metabolomics studies	Bruna De Falco	Giugno-Luglio 2025	4	I°, II°
European Agri-food law	Francesco Aversano	Gennaio-Febbraio 2025	1	I°, II°
Research project implementation/management	Katia Insogna	Giugno 2025	1	II°
Start-up, enterpreneurship and business creation	Donato Giovannelli	Maggio 2025	2	II°

Seminari Unige
Seminario Prof. D'Ambrosio
Seminario Prof.ssa Iorio
Seminario Prof. Pandolfo
Seminars PhD Nutriceuticals, functional food and human health
Statistical Learning for Sensory and Consumer Science
New therapies targeting hyperglycemia and NAFLD: from PPAR agonists to GLP-1 combinations
Alimentazione sana e sostenibile. Il piatto mediterraneo come scelta consapevole e responsabile
Academic Publishing Workshop: What to consider when publishing your research?
SCUOLA AUTUNNALE DI COMUNICAZIONE DELLA RICERCA SCIENTIFICA (CRS 2022)
Il giorno 9 marzo alle 14.00 il dr. Raffaele Vecchione, ricercatore dell' Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) ha tenuto in Sala Bianca un seminario dal titolo "Nanomaterials: from food to nanomedicine
Tuesday, 21 March 2023, 14:00-16:00 (Prof. Mia Hubert) @ANOMALY DETECTION BY ROBUST STATISTICS"- Biblioteca Storica, Scuola Politecnica e delle Scienze di Base, II piano, P.le V. Tecchio 80 - Napoli
Prof. Asioli. "CONSUMER V ALUATION FOR PLANT-BASED MEAT AND CULTURED MEAT: FINDINGS FROM US AND EU" Dipartimento di Agraria dell'Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico Il, Mercoledì 31 Maggio 2023, ore 14:00-16:00 - Aula Patologia
EFSA Summer school, Settembre 2023
The Italian Network of the PhD Courses in Food Science, Technology and Biotechnology and the University of Naples Federico II have the pleasure to invite you to the XXVII Workshop on the Developments in the Italian PhD Research on Food Science Technology and Biotechnology. The workshop will be held at the Department of Agricultural Sciences in Portici (NA), from the 13th to the 15th of September 2023.Workshop website: www.phdfood.it
Professor Angharad M. R. Gatehouse - A brief overview of the role of biotechnology in Agriculture, Medicine and Industry is presented. (Lecture 1; 2h)
2023 Spring School on Transferable Skills
Avviso di iscrizione alla "Food Science PhD Research Leadership and Communication School" II edizione
Scuola estiva comunicazione della ricerca scientifica (CRS) 2023 29-31 agosto 2023 - Viterbo
Scuola autunnale comunicazione della ricerca scientifica (CRS) 2023 3-5 ottobre 2023 Centro Studi Alpino, Pieve Tesino (Trento)
Prof. A. D'Ambrosio: "Exploring Similarity and Dissimilarity: Cluster Analysis vs Multi‐Dimensional Scaling Mapping". 16 e 23 ottobre, laboratorio informatico, complesso Mascabruno.

Dissemination and communication database

The communication and dissemination activities of PhD students' research results must be monitored for proper management and to ensure that these activities receive the visibility they deserve. To this end, an Excel file (in English) has been prepared to include all information on publications, patents, software/tools, and communication activities (conferences, seminars, etc.). The file also includes a section dedicated to disseminating research results to a general audience, in line with the University's third mission.

Here is the link to the document: PhD Food Science-communication and dissemination .xlsx

Instructions for Filling Out the Document:

The first sheet of the Excel file is titled "Database PhD Students". Please enter your general information in this sheet before proceeding to the others.
The subsequent sheets are titled "Publications," "Patents," "Software/Tools," "Conference or Seminars," "Third Mission." Please fill in these sheets by selecting options from the dropdown menus. If a dropdown menu is not provided, you must provide the requested information (e.g., DOI, link to the publication, etc.).

The document is accessible only to UNINA members, so students are invited to use their institutional credentials.

Fac-simile annual report (year I, II, III)
Fac-simile report borse PON/POR/Stralcio
Modulo autorizzazione missione
Modulo richiesta trattamento economico di trasferta

Deadlines
Commitees
Dates

Food Science PhD notice board

The Ph.D. in Sustainable Agricultural and Forestry Systems and Food Security (SAFS) is a three-year advanced training course for graduate students in science and technology disciplines that aims to provide students with basic theoretical and practical knowledge, analytical and experimental methodologies, ability to solve problems with scientific method, and to communicate their results within their specific field but also to a wider audience. The doctoral student, at the end of his/her training, must produce an original contribution within her/his specific field of research.

The SAFS doctoral program aims to define highly qualified professional profiles in primary productions and global sustainability (environmental, economic and social) of agricultural and forestry systems.

In particular, the SAFS doctoral program is characterized by multi-disciplinarity and interdisciplinarity, which allows doctoral students to gain experience in different fields of research, such as: Sustainable intensification of agricultural and forestry productions; Adaptation of agricultural and forestry systems to climate change and resource-limited environments; Breeding and genomics for sustainable production systems; Protection and conservation of agricultural and forestry environments; Soil-plant interaction processes and mechanisms; Industrial and non-food crops, including ornamental crops, for reclamation and other applications; Soil and water conservation management toward the Sustainable Development Goals; Wildlife and natural resource management; Valorisation of biomass and organic wastes for high-value bioenergy, molecules and by-products; Circular economy in agriculture and forestry; Economics, policies, market and marketing of agri-food and forestry supply chains.

Employment opportunities

The professional opportunities for Ph.D. students in Sustainable Agricultural and Forestry Systems and Food Security reflect the multi- and inter-disciplinary peculiarities of this program. The Ph.D. in SAFS will be able to hold leading roles in research, technology development and management in public bodies (universities, research centers, public administrations) and private companies in the agricultural and forestry sector.

Chair of the Doctoral Program and Committee

Prof. Albino MAGGIO, Full Professore. Agronomy and Crop Science.

Contacts: almaggio@unina.it, phone (office): 0812539133;

website: https://www.docenti.unina.it/#!/professor/414c42494e4f4d414747494f4d47474c424e36334232324639323456/riferimenti

Ph.D. Committee

The Ph.D. committee plans and organizes the doctoral course, and is responsible for teaching and research activities of doctoral students. In detail, the Committee:

- defines the criteria for admission to the doctoral course

- assigns a supervisor to each student

- plans the training and research activities for each student and for each year

- periodically evaluates the work done and the results obtained by the students.

Members of the Ph.D. Committee

SURNAME	NAME	ORGANIZATION	DEPARTMENT	POSITOPM	SSD⁽¹⁾	Email
BASILE	Boris	Università di Napoli Federico II	Agricultural Science	ASSOCIATE PROF.	AGR/03	boris.basile@unina.it
CARPUTO	Domenico	Università di Napoli Federico II	Agricultural Science	FULL PROF.	AGR/07	domenico.carputo@unina.it
D'URSO	Guido	Università di Napoli Federico II	Agricultural Science	FULL PROF.	AGR/08	durso@unina.it
DE PASCALE	Stefania	Università di Napoli Federico II	Agricultural Science	FULL PROF.	AGR/04	depascal@unina.it
DEL GIUDICE	Teresa	Università di Napoli Federico II	Agricultural Science	ASSOCIATE PROF.	AGR/01	teresa.delgiudice@unina.it
GIANNINO	Francesco	Università di Napoli Federico II	Agricultural Science	ASSOCIATE PROF.	MAT/08	giannino@unina.it
LANZOTTI	Virginia	Università di Napoli Federico II	Agricultural Science	FULL PROF.	CHIM/06	virginia.lanzotti@unina.it
LORITO	Matteo	Università di Napoli Federico II	Agricultural Science	FULL PROF.	AGR/12	lorito@unina.it
MAGGIO	Albino	Università di Napoli Federico II	Agricultural Science	FULL PROF.	AGR/02	almaggio@unina.it
MAZZOLENI	Stefano	Università di Napoli Federico II	Agricultural Science	FULL PROF.	BIO/ 03	stefano.mazzoleni@unina.it
MONTAGNA	Matteo	Università di Napoli Federico II	Agraria	PA	AGR/11	matteo.montagna@unina.it
MOTTI	Riccardo	Università di Napoli Federico II	Agricultural Science	FULL PROF.	BIO/02	riccardo.motti@unina.it
PEPE	Olimpia	Università di Napoli Federico II	Agricultural Science	FULL PROF.	AGR/16	pepe@unina.it
RAO	Maria Antonietta	Università di Napoli Federico II	Agricultural Science	FULL PROF.	AGR/13	mariarao@unina.it
RUSSO	Danilo	Università di Napoli Federico II	Agricultural Science	FULL PROF.	BIO/07	danilo.russo@unina.it
SACCHI	Raffaele	Università di Napoli Federico II	Agricultural Science	FULL PROF.	AGR/15	raffaele.sacchi@unina.it
SARACINO	Antonio	Università di Napoli Federico II	Agricultural Science	FULL PROF.	AGR/05	antonio.saracino@unina.it
TERRIBILE	Fabio	Università di Napoli Federico II	Agricultural Science	FULL PROF.	AGR/14	fabio.terribile@unina.it

Areas of Expertise of the Committee Members

N	CODE	AREA OF EXPERTISE	SHARE IN THE COMMITTEE
1	AGR/03	General Arboriculture and Tree Crops	5,5 %
2	AGR/07	Plant breeding and genetics	5,5 %
3	AGR/08	Agricultural Hydraulics and Watershed Restoration	5,5 %
4	AGR/04	Horticulture and Floriculture	5,5 %
5	AGR/01	Agricultural Economics and Land Valuation	5,5 %
6	MAT/08	Numeric Analysis	5,5 %
7	CHIM/06	Organic Chemistry	5,5 %
8	AGR/12	Plant Pathology	5,5 %
9	AGR/02	Agronomy and Crop Science	5,5 %
10	BIO/03	Applied and Environmental Botany	5,5 %
11	BIO/02	Systematic Botany	5,5 %
12	AGR/16	Agricultural Microbiology	5,5 %
13	AGR/11	General and Applied Entomology	5,5 %
14	AGR/13	Agricultural Chemistry	5,5 %
15	BIO/07	Ecology	5,5 %
16	AGR/15	Food Science	5,5 %
17	AGR/05	Forest Management	5,5 %
18	AGR/14	Pedology	5,5 %

Additional Committee Members (Foreigner Universities/Institutions)

n.	SURNAME	NAME	INSTITUTION	COUNTRY	ROLE	SSD	SCOPUS AUTHOR ID
1.	BAPTISTA	FATIMA	Universidade de Évora	Portugal	Full Professor	AGR/08	24586737800
2.	CARVAJAL	Micaela	CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS	Spain	Full Professor	BIO/04	57194027904
3.	GRUDA	Nazim	University of Bonn	Germany	Full Professor	AGR/04	55902182700
4.	MARCELIS	LEO	WUR	The Netherlands	Full Professor	AGR/04	7004151833
5.	MORA	Maria de La Luz	UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA	Chile	Full Professor	AGR/13	35213773100
6.	NAVIA	Rodrigo	UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA	Chile	Full Professor	ING-IND/27	6602961538

38° CYCLE

SURNAME	NAME	EMAIL	SCHOLARSHIP	TUTOR	CO-TUTOR
MARCONE	SONIA	soniamarcone2104@gmail.com	ex D.M. 351	Roberta Marra	S. Lanzuise
PAPPALARDO	ANNABELLA	pappalardo.annabella1@gmail.com	Convenzione	Francesco Vinale	S. Woo
AUFIERO	GAETANO	gaetano.aufiero@unina.it	Ateneo 1	Nunzio D'Agostino
LIUZZI	GRETA	greta.liuzzi@unina.it	Ateneo 2	Antonio Saracino	L. Saulino
APRILE	ANGELO LUIGI	ange.aprile@studenti.unina.it	Ateneo 3	Giovanbattista Chirico	O. R. Belfiore
DI SERIO	ERMANNO	ermannodiserio@gmail.com	Ateneo 4	Riccardo Aversano
RUSSO	CLAUDIO	claudio.russo9@studenti.unina.it	ex D.M. 352	Fabio Terribile	V. Cirillo
DE SIO	ANDREA	andrea.desio3@gmail.com	ex D.M. 352	Fabrizio Cartenì
CAMPANA	EMANUELA	campana.emanuela97@gmail.com	ex D.M. 352	Stefania De Pascale	A. Pannico
OLIVIERI	GIUSEPPINA	giuseppina.olivieri@unina.it	D.M. 351	Teresa Del Giudice	M.C. Annosi (Wageningen Univ.) P. Di Rubbo (EC)
CAVALLO	STEFANIA	stefania.cavallo@izsmportici.it	Senza Borsa	Guido D'Urso	O. R. Belfiore
ANDOLFI	ANGELO	andolfi.studio@gmail.com	Senza Borsa	Salvatore Faugno
PELOSI	MARIA ELEONORA	mariaeleonora_pelosi@libero.it	Ateneo 5	Mauro Mori	T. Del Giudice
RUMMO	ROSARIO	rummorosario@gmail.com	PNRR CN5	Giovanna Aronne
MAZZITELLI	CATERINA	caterina.mazzitelli@unina.it	PNRR CN2	Paolo Nasta
MAGARACI	GIUSEPPINA	g.magaraci@studenti.unina.it	PNRR CN2	Valeria Ventorino
SIGNORINI	LINDA	linda.signorini7@gmail.com	PNRR CN5	Paola Adamo
CIMMINO	LUCA	luca.cimmino4@studenti.unina.it	PNRR CN2	Riccardo Aversano
VINCENZO	CONO	cono.vince@gmail.com	PNRR CN2	Nadia Lombardi
LOFFREDO	RAFFAELE	raffaeleloffredo2391@gmail.com	PNRR CN2	Maria Rao
AMOROSO	GIANDOMENICO	giando1995@hotmail.it	PNRR CN2	Giuliano Bonanomi
MEOLA	VINCENZO	vincenzo.meola@hotmail.com	PNRR CN5	Danilo Russo

37th CYCLE

SURNAME	NAME	EMAIL	SCHOLARSHIP	TUTOR	CO-TUTOR
Iacomino	Giuseppina	giuseppina.iacomino@unina.it	PON	Giuliano Bononami	Francesco Vinale, Stefania Laudonia
Tallarita	Alessio Vincenzo	alessio.tallarita@yahoo.com	Ateneo	Gianluca Caruso	-
Minoliti	Antonio	antonio.minoliti@unina.it	PON	Nunzio Fiorentino	Amalia Zucaro (ENEA)
D'Ambrosio	Gennaro	gennaro.dambrosio@unina.it	PON	Chiaiese Pasquale	-
Cozzolino	Alessia	alessia.cozzolino2@unina.it	Ateneo	Riccardo Motti	Paola Adamo, Giuliano Bonanomi
Staiti	Annalisa	annalisa.staiti@unina.it	Ateneo	Domenico Carputo
Cozzolino	Stefania	stefania.cozzolino2@unina.it	ASI	Stefania De Pascale	Antonio Pannico
De Francesco	Sara	sara.defrancesco@unina.it	ASI	Veronica De Micco	-
Lentini	Matteo	matteo.lentini@unina.it	ENI	Stefania De Pascale	-
De Luca	Maria Giovanna	mariagiovanna.deluca@unina.it	PON	Maria Cristina Digilio	-
Russo Spena	Anna	anna.russospena@unina.it	Ateneo	Giovanni Cicia	-
Guadagno	Anna	guadagno.anna1@gmail.com	Eni	Maria Raffaella Ercolano	-
Karagiannis Axypolitidis	Nikolaos	nikosaxypol@gmail.com	Ateneo	Francesco Giannino	-

36th CYCLE

SURNAME	NAME	E-MAIL	SCHOLARSHIP	TUTOR	CO-TUTOR
Anzano	Attilio	attilio.anzano@unina.it	Ateneo	Virginia Lanzotti	-
Coppola	Paolo Giuseppe	giuseppepaolo.coppola@unina.it	Ateneo	Maria A. Rao	-
Dakroub	Hiba	hiba.dakroub@unina.it	Ateneo	Danilo Russo	Maria Grazia Amoroso
Graci	Salvatore	salvatore.graci@unina.it	Senza Borsa	Amalia Barone	-
Guastaferro	Valentino Maria	valentinomaria.guastaferro@unina.it	Ateneo	David Turrá	Stefania Vitale
Lambiase	Claudia	claudia.lambiase@unina.it	Ateneo	Giuseppe De Rosa	Carmela Maria Assunta Barone, Felicia Masucci
Petracca	Francesca	francesca.petracca@unina.it	PON Dottorato Industriale «Ricerca e Innovazione 2014-2020»/Piano Stralcio «Ricerca e innovazione 2015-2017»	Veronica De Micco	-
Piscopo	Rossella	rossella.piscopo@unina.it	PON RICERCA E INNOVAZIONE 2014-2020	Albino Maggio	Salvatore Faugno
Vanacore	Lucia	lucia.vanacore@unina.it	Borsa UNINA	Chiara Cirillo	-

35th CYCLE

SURNAME	NAME	EMAIL	SCHOLARSHIP	TUTOR	CO-TUTOR
Allocca	Carolina	carolina.allocca@unina.it	ateneo	Romano
Bobrovskikh	Aleksandr	aleksandr.bobrovskikh@unina.it	PON/poc	Francesco Giannino	-
Carrino	Linda	linda.carrino@unina.it	ENI/CNR	Massimo Fagnano	-
Ciriello	Michele	michele.ciriello@unina.it	PON	Stefania De Pascale	-
Cirillo	Aurora	aurora.cirillo9266@gmail.com	Ateneo	Claudio Di Vaio	-
Comite	Ernesto	ernesto.comite@unina.it	Ateneo	Sheridan Woo	Olimpia Pepe
Cristofano	Francesco	francesco.cristofano@unina.it	Ateneo	Youssef	-
Esposito	Marco	marco.esposito3@unina.it	POC	Fabrizio Sarghini	Albino Maggio
Gugliucci	Wanda	wanda.gugliucci@unina.it	ENI/CNR	Valeria Ventorino	Albino Maggio
Mautone	Antonio	antonio.mautone@unina.it	Cirio	Stefania Pindozzi	-
Moreno	Mauro	mauro.moreno@unina.it	No Scholarship	Stefano Mazzoleni	-
Ranesi	Marta	marta.ranesi@unina.it	Ateneo	Matteo Lorito	Sheridan Woo
Russo	Assunta	assunta.russo3@unina.it	Ateneo	Francesco Loreto	Matteo Lorito
Saidi	Ahmed	ahmed.saidi@unina.it	AICS	Gianni Cicia	-

34th CYCLE

COGNOME	NOME	EMAIL	SCHOLARSHIP	TUTOR	CO-TUTOR
Amoroso	Ciro Gianmaria	cirogianmaria.amoroso@unina.it	POR Campania	Raffaella Ercolano	Gelsomina Formisano
Crimaldi	Mariano	mariano.crimaldi@unina.it	POR Campania	Francesco Giannino	-
Duri	Luigi Giuseppe	luigigiuseppe.duri@unina.it	POR Campania	Stefania De Pascale	Youssef Rouphael
Formisano	Luigi	luigi.formisano3@unina.it	Ateneo	Stefania De Pascale	Youssef Rouphael
Idbella	Mohamed	mohamed.idbella@unina.it	No Scholarship	Stefano Mazzoleni	Giuliano Bonanomi
Iovane	Maurizio	maurizio.iovane@unina.it	Ateneo	Giovanna Aronne	-
Mirra	Laura	laura.mirra1@gmail.com	Ateneo	Guido D'Urso	Teresa Del Giudice; Giacomo Giannoccaro (UniBa); Raffaella Zucaro (CREA-PB Roma)
Russo	Giovanni Luca	giovanniluca.russo@unina.it	Ateneo	Raffaele Sacchi	Antonio Luca Langellotti; Paolo Masi
Savarese	Claudia	claudia.savarese@unina.it	PON	Alessandro Piccolo	Vincenza Cozzolino
Staropoli	Alessia	al.staropoli@gmail.com	No Scholarship	Francesco Vinale	-

Activities of the three-year course

The doctorate is a highly qualified course, consisting partly of training activities and partly of research activities, for a total number of 180 ECTS, corresponding to a maximum of 1500 hours of commitment per year. During these years, the PhD student is driven from a supervisor chosen by the Teaching Board, who can possibly choose one or more co-supervisors, who will help him in both the training and research phases.

During the 2nd year, the PhD student will complete the training activity and carry out most of the research activities, possibly also spending a period abroad.

During the 3rd year, the PhD student will complete his research activities, perhaps continuing or starting in this year the experience in a laboratory abroad, he/she will process his/her own data and will devote himself/herself to the drafting of the thesis and the publication of one or more works.

Training activity

PhD students are required to undertake training for a total of 42 credits to be acquired in the first two years, through:

- courses offered by the doctoral school and by master's degree courses in the disciplinary areas that contribute to the doctorate, for a total of 24 ECTS, of which at least 18 ECTS during the first year; some of the courses offered by the School include also transdisciplinary courses, such as the language course, statistics courses, and presentation of results, writing projects, etc.

- theoretical-practical courses, summer schools, seminars, conferences, on topics of interest for the research activity, defined in agreement with the supervisor, for a total of 18 ECTS.

A maximum of 1 CFU will be awarded for each participation in national and international workshops and conferences on topics related to research activities.

For training activities that are not defined by CFU, the equivalent of 6 hours = 1 CFU will be valid

All training activities must be certified by those who organize them, or by the teachers of the courses followed.

Courses on common general topics for all doctoral students to be followed within the 1st year of the doctorate:

Title	Teacher	Period	CFU	Year
Applied Statistics for Scientific Research	Antonio Di Matteo	Gennaio 2025	5	I°
Project Writing	Albino Maggio	Febbraio 2025	4	I°
English language	Dianna Pickens	Febbraio-Marzo 2025	6	I°
How to prepare a research paper and present experimental data	Domenico Carputo	Settembre 2025	6	I°

Courses on specific topics of your choice to be followed between the 1st and 2nd year of the doctorate (SAFS)

Analysis and management of agronomic, food and environmental data in matlab	Paolo Nasta	Settembre- Ottobre 2024	6	II°
Data science & computational analysis for metagenomics	Edoardo Pasolli	Settembre-Ottobre 2024	6	II°
3D structure of biomolecules and enzymes for sustainable agriculture and food system	Luigi Di Costanzo	Ottobre-Novembre 2024	4	I°
Microbial Metabolomics	Gabriella Pinto	Marzo 2025	4	II°
Applied Explorative Data Analysis: Statistical Tools for Dimensionality Reduction	Alfonso Piscitelli	Settembre-Ottobre 2024	4	II°
Outreach and the public face of science	Donato Giovannelli	Aprile 2025	1	I°, II°
Open Science	Maria Luisa Chiusano	Maggio 2025	1	II°, III°
Patents and Intellectual property management	Donato Giovannelli	Maggio 2025	1	II°
Microbial ecology, Microbiome Science and omics for Microbiome	Francesca De Filippis	Settembre 2024	3	I°
Bio-inspired strategies for plant protection	Stefania Vitale	Giugno 2025	3	II°

Fac-simile report annuale I, II, III anno
Fac-simile report borse PON/POR/Stralcio
Modulo autorizzazione missione
Modulo richiesta trattamento economico di trasferta

Deadlines
Commitees
Dates
Results of the assessment of the qualifications
Results of the Oral Interview

Sustainable Agricultural and Forestry Systems and Food Security PhD notice board

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