Monia Federica Lombardo

Jul 2024 - Today: Postdoctoral researcher at Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, AGR/12.

Apr - Jun 2024: Internship at Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB), Potsdam, Germany.

2020 - 2024: International Ph.D. cum Laude in Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science  Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania. Research project: “Copper-alternative products for the control of citrus fruit pathogens and their impact on carpospheric microbial communities”. Award of International Doctor.

Nov 2021 - Jun 2022 and Aug 2023 - Nov 2023: Internship at UF|IFAS Citrus Research and Educational Center (CREC) – Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida.

Jun - Oct 2020: Research grant, Research and Innovation (RIA) Sustainable Food Security - Resilent and Resource-Efficent Value Chains - Organic PLUS, "Pathways to phase-out contentious inputs from organic agriculture in Europe", Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania.

Jul 2020: Qualification as Doctor of Agronomy and Forestry.

2017-2019: Master’s Degree in Agricultural Sciences and Technologies (LM9), plant protection course, Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania; supervisors: Prof.ssa Gabriella Cirvilleri; Degree thesis: “Innovative biological control methods agaist pre-harvest Citrus disease caused by Colletotrichum spp.”; Final mark: 110 cum Laude.

Jul 2019: Certificate of qualification to the activity plant protection products adviser for the sustainable use of plant protection products (O.M.P. Acireale).

2014-2017: Bechelor’s Degree in Land protection and landscape planning (L21), Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Univeristy of Catania; supervisor: Prof.ssa Alessia Restuccia; Degree thesis: Esempi di conservazione del patrimonio naturalistico nella provincia di Siracusa: le R.N.I. "Grotta Palombara, "Grotta Monello" e "Complesso Speleologico Villasmundo-S.Alfio Final mark: 110 cum Laude.

2014: Linguistic High School Graduation, Liceo Scientifico “Boggio Lera”, Catania.