SCORDIA Danilo

He graduated in Agricultural Sciences and Technologies in July 2006. From May 2008 to August 2009 he was a "research scholar" at the "United States Department of Agriculture - Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI, USA ", developing a research on the bioconversion of herbaceous, perennial, lignocellulosic species for the production of second-generation bioethanol. In March 2010 he obtained the Ph.D. in "Agricultural Chemistry and Ecocompatibility" of the University of Catania.
His scientific activity has mainly focused on the study of food, forage, and biomass crops for energy and biofuels, analyzing aspects such as crop physiology, low input agricultural techniques, production and bioconversion technologies. Since 2007 he has been involved in several national and international research projects, also as a "work package leader", member of the "steering commitee" and "project manager".

Currently he is a researcher of the scientific sector AGR/02 at the Department of Veterinary Science of the University of Messina.

He has obtained the National Scientific Qualification (ASN) for the functions of associate professor for the field "07/B1 - 07/B1 - Agronomia e Sistemi Colturali Erbacei ed Ortofloricoli, (art. 16, comma 1, Legge 240/10)" with validity from 4 April 2017 to 4 April 2023, and for the functions of full professor for the field "07/B1 - 07/B1 - Agronomia e Sistemi Colturali Erbacei ed Ortofloricoli, (art. 16, comma 1, Legge 240/10)" with validity from al 08 January 2020 to 08 January 2029.

Author of more than 150 scientific contributions, including 85 peer-review articles (WoS / SCOPUS), H-index 30 and 2454 citations (as of 9 May 2024).