Curriculum Vitae of Nicola Pirrone Current Position Work

Curriculum Vitae
Nicola Pirrone
Curriculum Vitae of
Nicola Pirrone
Current Position
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Director
CNR - Istituto sull’Inquinamento Atmosferico (CNR-IIA), Roma
Tel.: + 39.06.90672831 / 03 Fax: + 39.06.90672472 Cell.: + 39.335.219989
URL: http://www.iia.cnr.it E- mail: [email protected]
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Adjunct Professor
Dep. of Environ. Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
URL: http://www.umich.edu
Work Experience
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Education
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2008 to present
Director / CNR-IIA
2012 to present
Adjunct Professor / University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
2007 to present
Research Director / CNR-IIA
1997-2012
Adjunct Associate Professor / University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
1998 – 2008
Head of D ivision / CNR-IIA Division in Rende
1991 – 1996
Post doc / Dep. EHS, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
1989 – 1990
Post doc / Int. Inst. Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Wien, Austria
Graduated in Nuclear Engineering, University of Pisa (1989)
Professional activity
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2012 to present
Expert, Commissione Nazionale per la Previsione e la Prevenzione dei Grandi
Rischi / Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri.
2012 to present
Chair, Task HE-02 on Tracking Pollutants / Group of Ear th Observation (GEO).
2011 to present
CNR Representative / Associazione Italiana Ricerca Industriale (AIRI)
2009
CNR Representative / National Commission under the control of Sogin S.p.A. for
the selection of the national storage site for nuclear wastes and nuclear materials.
2009 – 2011
Expert / Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), Ministério da Ciência,
Tecnologia e Ensino Superior, Por tugal.
2010 – 2015
Coordinator, Global Mercury Observation System (GMOS) / funded by EC-DG
Research, FP7.
2005 – 2011
Chair, Task HE-09-02 on Global Monitoring Plan for Atmospheric Mercury Monitoring and Prediction Systems for Health / GEO.
2002 to present
Italian Representative, Global Ministerial Environment Forum / UNEP Governing
Council
2006 to present
Chair, Global Par tnership on Mercury Fate and Transpor t Research / UNEP
2006 – 2010
Chair, WG of the Task Force on Hemispheric Transpor t of Air Pollutants /
UNECE-LRTAP convention
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Curriculum Vitae
Nicola Pirrone
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Scientific consultancy
Associate Editor &
Editorial Board
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2006 – 2008
Expert, Italian Commission on Sustainable Development / UN
2002 – 2007
Coordinator, Bi-lateral Collaborative Research Agreement between the Italian
Ministry of Environment and United States Environmental Protections Agency
2001 to present
Italian Representative, Global Mercury Assessment Program / UNEP
2000 – 2010
Chair / WG25 on Air Quality Standard methods / EC-DG Environment & CEN
2001 to present
Head of Italian Delegation / Steering Body, UN Economic Commission for Europe
(UNECE-EMEP)
2000 to present
Member of Environment Board / Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione (UNI)
1993 to present
He has been Coordinator or Principal Investigator of National, European and
International research projects.
1998 to present
Expert for research proposal evaluation / European Commission
1998 – 2002
Member, ELOISE Steering Board / EC-DG Research.
1999 – 2001
Chair, WG of the 4th Air Quality Directive / EC-DG Environment
1999 – 2002
Italian Representative, Air Quality Directives / EC-DG Environment.
1998 – 2002
Chair, ELOISE WG on Integration of Natural and Socio-Economic Sciences / ECDG Research.
1993 – 1995
Expert, Scientific Board of U.S.EPA that prepared the technical report on
“Atmospheric Deposition of Contaminants to the Great Lakes and Coastal Waters”
submitted to the US Congress.
He has been scientific consultant for governments, national and international
organizations and environmental protections agencies, among the most relevant:
Nordic Council of Ministers, Norwegian Council of Research, Research Council of
Canada, United Nations Environment Programme, Ministry of Scientific Research
of Slovenia, Ministry of Research of Portugal, WH O, European Commission,
European Environment Agency, VRIJE Universiteit-Brussels, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Italian Ministry of Environment, private companies.
Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, Taylor & Francis
Journal of Atmospheric Pollution Research, TUNKAP
Guest Editor
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Referee
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP), Copernicus
Atmospheric Environment, Elsevier
Marine Chemistry, Elsevier
Regional Environmental Changes, Springer
He is referee for leading international journals: Nature, Science, J. of Geophysical
Research, Environmental Science & Technology, Atmospheric Environment,
Chemosphere, J. of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Environmental Pollution,
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, J. of the Air & Waste Management Ass.,
Science of the Total Environment, Water Air and Soil Pollution, Environmental
Monitoring & Assessment.
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Curriculum Vitae
Nicola Pirrone
Academic activity
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In 1998 he established the new Research Division of the Institute of Atmospheric
Pollution Research of the C.N.R. located in the campus of the University of
Calabria.
As Adjunct Professor at the Dept. of EHS of the University of Michigan he
provides lectures on emerging environmental issues including air quality for urban
areas, regional and global environmental evaluation with special focus on fast
emerging economies, development of environmental policy, negotiation of
environmental treaties, socio-economic evaluations in environmental science..
He has coordinated over 50 research projects funded by major national and
international institutions i.e., European Commission, U.S.EPA, UNEP, Italian
Government (i.e., Ministries of Environment, MIUR, Defense, etc.), Regional
Governments and private sectors.
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He has been Advisor for PhD and master students.
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He has been invited as Plenary Speaker and Key Note lecturer in international
conferences as well as in leading research centers and universities.
He has been chair of international conferences and workshops related to Ear th
and Environmental Science.
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Current scientific
activities and fields of
interest
Atmospheric pollution in urban, industr ial and remote areas; Dynamic processes
of persistent atmospheric pollutants in the Marine Boundary Layer and at the airwater inter face; Emissions of atmospheric contaminants from major natural and
anthropogenic sources; Development of global observing systems for tracking
pollutants; Development of European and international environmental policies and
socio-economic evaluations of environmental issues.
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