Lidietta Giorno
Director
Institute on Membrane Technology National Research Council
Italy
Biography
Lidietta Giorno is serving as the Director of the Institute on Membrane Technology of the National Research Council of Italy, ITM-CNR, since 2009. She is expert in membrane science and membrane bioengineering with particular focus on nanostructured biohybrid membranes, biocatalytic membrane reactors, membrane emulsification, integrated membrane processes for water, biotechnology, pharmaceutical and biorefinery. She awarded The International Awards "Guido Dorso" for Research in 2011, sponsored by the Italian Senate and the University of Naples Federico II. She awarded the Sapio Red Carpet Award in 2016 among the female scientists of highest scientific profile who are engaged for the development of the Country. Lidietta Giorno is co-author of 13 books, over 200 peer reviewed papers, and co-editor of the Encyclopedia of Membranes, Springer, 2016. She has served on the European Membrane Society Council as the President of the EMS Council and the Editor of the EMS Membrane Newsletter. She is Honorary Member of the European Membrane Society since 2014.
Research Interest
nanostructured biohybrid membranes, biocatalytic membrane reactors, membrane emulsification, integrated membrane processes for water, biotechnology, pharmaceutical and biorefinery