Maurizio Borin

Graduated in Agricultural Sciences in 1981, he is Full Professor at the Department of Agronomy, Animals, Food, Natural Resources and Environment (DAFNAE) of the University of Padua and Graduate Faculty at the University of Georgia (USA), Dept. of Crop Science . Training at the American Soybean Association (USA) and ILRI (Institute of Land Reclamation and Irrigation) of Wageningen (Holland) with participation in the “27th International Post-Graduate Course on Land Drainage”. Professor of Sustainable agriculture, Sustainable green infrastructures, water scarcity, agroecosystems and pollution. Scientific interest on: sustainability of agricultural systems and agriculture / environment relations; agrometeorology and phenology; exploitation of biomass in crop fertilization; sustainable production of biomass for energy purposes; quantitative and qualitative management of the water resource; aquaponics; agricultural ecosystem services. Responsible for projects acquired on competitive calls for a value of more than 12 million euros. Responsible for contracts and conventions worth more than 1 million euros. Founder of the Spin-off P.A.N. of the University of Padua Supervisor of 19 PhD theses in Crop Sciences / Environmental Agronomy, also on projects sponsored by subjects external to the University of Padua. Author of 363 publications (124 of which are indexed Scopus, index H = 30), including six books. Member of various national and international scientific societies. He served as Scientific Director of the Italian Journal of Agrometeorology and as Editor in Chief of the Water Use and Irrigation Section of Agronomy, MDPI, Switzerland Referee for ISI / SCOPUS international scientific journals Chairman and member of the scientific committee of International Conferences Visiting Professor at the University of Georgia (USA), Dept of Crop & Soil, Sept-Nov 2019 Served as Director of the Departments of DAAPV and DAFNAE of the University of Padova. Member of the Academic Senate of the University of Padova 2106-2019