Daniela Vanella

Current position

• Researcher (RTD-B) (Sector 07/C1 - AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY AND BIOSYSYSTEM ENGINEERING) at the Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment Science (Di3A), University of Catania, Italy (October 2023 – September 2026).

Previous positions:

• Researcher (RTD-A) (Sector 07/C1 - AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY AND BIOSYSYSTEM ENGINEERING) at the Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment Science (Di3A), University of Catania, Italy (January 2023 – September 2023).
• Researcher (RTD-A) (Sector 07/C1 - AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY AND BIOSYSYSTEM ENGINEERING) at the Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment Science (Di3A), University of Catania, Italy, within the programme Attraction and International Mobility (AIM) (August 2019 – December 2023).

Academic background

• Italian Scientific Qualification as Full Professor for the Sector 07/C1 - AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY AND BIOSYSYSTEM ENGINEERING (2023);
• Visiting Scholar, at the Desertification Research Center (CIDE), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) (Valencia, Spain) under the supervision of Dr. Diego S. Intrigliolo (January – March and December, 2022)
• Visiting Scholar, at the Department Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis (USA) under the supervision of prof. Isaya Kisekka (June – October 2021)
• Italian Scientific Qualification as Associate Professor for the Sector 07/C1 - AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY AND BIOSYSYSTEM ENGINEERING (2018);
• Ph.D. in Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science, at the Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment Science (Di3A), University of Catania, Italy (12 April 2017). Research topic: “Monitoring and modelling transfer processes in the soil-plant-atmosphere system by minimally invasive techniques”. During the Ph.D course, I performed two research stays at the Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC), Lancaster University (UK) under the supervision of prof. Andrew Binley (May – July 2014 and October – December 2015)
• Master in Monitoring, Analysis and Environmental Data Management (MAGDA), at the Department of Civil, Environmental, Aerospace, Engineering and Materials (DICAM), University of Palermo, Italy. Thesis: “Application of remote sensing techniques for study the eco-hydrological processes in orange orchards”. Final graduation mark: 100/100 cum laude (September 2013)
• Master degree in Earth Sciences and Technologies at the Department of the Earth Science, University of Catania, Italy (18 November 2011)
• Bachelor degree in Earth Sciences at the Department of the Earth Science, University of Catania, Italy (23 October 2009). During this period, I received a grant for studying at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens - Greece within the Erasmus program (European Region Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students) (October 2007 - February 2008)

Last edit: 08/26/2024