CNR - ISAFOM Mirko Kitchen
Researcher
email: mirko.kitchen@cnr.it
Tel. +39 075.5014 (537)
Mirko Cucina obtained a Master's Degree in Environmental Biotechnology at the University of Perugia (2012) and a PhD in Environmental Sciences at the University of Perugia (2016). He worked at the University of Perugia (2016-2020) and the University of Milan (2020-2022) before starting his current permanent position as a Researcher at the National Research Council (CNR) (Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Systems in the Mediterranean, Perugia, Italy) in 2022. Since 2023 he has been First Researcher at the same Institute. Currently, his research focuses on circular bioeconomy approaches to recover energy and biofertilisers/amendments from waste and by-products.
He has participated in around 12 research projects funded by competitive calls of national (Italian and Spanish) and European relevance. In 2024, he obtained funding for an international research project of which he is coordinator (MAECI-MOST call), and since 2025 he has been part of the coordination team of a Horizon project and a PRIMA. He is a member of the Network for Biodigesters in Latin America and the Caribbean (RedBioLAC) and collaborates with several foreign institutions (Polytechnic University of Catalonia - Spain, Industrial University of Santander - Colombia). For ISAFOM, he is responsible for collaboration agreements with Gestione Servizi Aziendali srl and Biorepack - National Consortium for the organic recycling of biodegradable and compostable plastic packaging.
He is the author of more than 40 scientific publications in indexed journals, 2 book chapters, 4 technical articles and more than 40 contributions to scientific congresses (posters and oral contributions). He has supervised 5 MSc students at the University of Perugia and the University of Milan. He is currently co-supervisor of a PhD in collaboration with the University of Milan. He has been on the editorial board of Discover Environment since 2025. In 2022 he was awarded the Abilitazione Scientifica di II Fascia (Associate Professor) in the scientific field “Chimica Agraria”, and in 2023 he was awarded the Abilitazione Scientifica di I fascia (Full Professor) in the same field.
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27 January 2026, 11:40