Luca Corelli Grappadelli
Degrees
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Doctor in Agricultural Sciences, cum Laude, University of Bologna, 1983.
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Master of Science in Horticulture, Clemson University, South Carolina (USA), 1985.
Positions
20/03/1990-31/10/92 Assistant Professor, Istituto di Coltivazioni Arboree, Bologna University.
1/11/1992-30/9/2001 Associate Professor, Dipartimento di Colture Arboree, Bologna University.
1/10/2001-present Full Professor, Dept. of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Bologna University.
Teaching
Coordination and management
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Arboriculture Unit Manager, Bologna University Experiment Farm, 2016-.
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Deputy Dept. Head, Dept. Ag. Sciences, University of Bologna, 2012-2015.
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Deputy Dept. Head, Dept. of Arboriculture, University of Bologna, 2001-2003; 2007-2012.
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Coordinator PhD in Arboriculture, 2008-2011.
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Chairman, EUFRIN Board (www.eufrin.org; 2000-2002).
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Chair, EUFRIN Working Group “Strategy” (2011- ).
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Vice-Chair, ISHS Section “Pome and Stone Fruits” (2014-2018).
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Vice-Chair, ISHS Division “Temperate Tree Fruits” (2018-2022).
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Chair, ISHS Working Group on “Environmental Physiology and Developmental Biology” (2012- ).
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Corresponding Member, National Agricultural Academy (2004-).
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Secretary, Evaluation Committee of the Italian Agriculture Ministry Research Stations (CREA; 2006-2016).
International Projects
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ISAFRUIT (EU FP VI) Management Committee Member, 2006-2010. Grant: € 13.8 M.
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FruitBreedomics (EU FP 7) Executive Committee Member, 2011-2016. Grant: € 6 M.
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ApMED (ARIMNET EraNet) Executive Committee Member, 2012-2015. Grant: € 1 million.
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APPLEGENIE (Research for SMEs EU Program, FP7) Work Package Leader, 2012-2014. Grant: € 1.6 M.
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EUFRUIT Thematic Network (kp.eufrin.org), 2016-2018. Grant: € 2.0 M.
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FriendlyFruit (Climate Kic) 2018-2021. Grant: € 3.0 M
International Activity
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A total of 3.5 years spent abroad: Clemson University (South Carolina, USA; 2 years); Cornell University (New York, USA; 1 year); Tatura Centre of Excellence in Horticulture, Tatura (Victoria, Australia; 6 months).
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External PhD Advisor for French, English, and Portuguese students.
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Project evaluation on behalf of government agencies in: France (2) and New Zealand (2).
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Evaluation for promotion to Full Professor of 3 Associate Professors, on behalf of Cornell University, USA.
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Evaluation of the Director, Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture University of Tasmania.
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Evaluation of 2 candidates for promotion to Associate Professor in the Golan Research Institute (Israel).
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Peer Review Team, FIBL (Swiss Institute for Organic Agriculture; 2014).
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Sustainable Agricultural Fellow, VESKI Foundation, Melbourne, Australia (2016).
Research
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Head of the Ecophysiology Lab in the DISTAL. The lab comprises one tenured Assistant Professor, one non-tenured Assistant Professor, 3 PhD and several MSci. students. A number of undergraduate students joins the Lab annually, to perform research towards their degree, or to carry out their practicum.
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Areas of Work: Fruit tree ecophysiology; Tree light relations; Fruit vascular flows and growth physiology; Sensor development; Precision Orchard Management.
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180 papers published to date (March 2018).
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Convener or SC member of 14 international and 6 national symposia/conferences.
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Attended/presented scientific papers at more than 90 international Symposia, including many invited keynotes.
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Presented about 40 invited seminars at the international level.
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Taught short fruit tree ecophysiology courses in Finland, Portugal, Spain.
Performance indices
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H-index WoS: 22 (September, 2020).
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H-index Scopus: 22; (September, 2020).
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H-index Google Scholar: 29 (September, 2020).
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H-index Publons: 22 (September, 2020).
Technology Transfer
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Founding member, Horticultural Knowledge srl, a UNIBO-accredited start-up that provides realtime fruit size at harvest forecasts for apple, pear, kiwifruit and other crops (www.perfrutto.it).
Awards
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Fullbright Scholar, 1984
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CNR-NATO Fellow, 1987 & 1992
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VESKI Foundation, Sustainable Agricultural Fellow, 2016.