Federico VAGLIASINDI

A graduate of University of Catania, Italy, received a Master of Science from the Civil Engineering Department at Colorado State University, Fort Collins (CO) in 1991, and a Philosophiae Doctorate from the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at University of Washington, Seattle (WA) in 1998. Research associate in Environmental and Sanitary engineering at University of Salerno, Italy, from 1991 to 1998, has taught courses on Management and Impact Assesment of Environmental and Sanitary treatment plants. Associate Professor at University of Catania, since 1998, and Full Professor of Environmental and Sanitary Engineering at University of Catania, Italy, since March 2002.

Has participated to research projects financed by the European Commission, the Italian National Research Council, MIUR (PRIN 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006; Progetto Aquatec PON 2002), PNRR SAMOTRACE, AWWARF (American Water Works Association Research Foundation, USA), EPRI (Energy an Power Research Institute, USA), by the University of Catania (Italy), and by the University of Salerno (Italy). Research interests include water and wastewater treatment and reuse, integrated solid waste management, contaminated site remediation.

Has consulted several public administrations involved with the  emergency in the solid waste management and contaminated site remediation in Sicily.

Is member of several professional association. Has been a component of the Environmental and Sanitary Section of the Italian Great Risks Commission.  Since April 2008, President of the Italian Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering Professors