Mele Giacomo

First Researcher

email: giacomo.mele@cnr.it

Tel: +39 081.0624. (560); Lab: +39 081.0624. (621) ; Cell: +39 3476678335

Skype: sailer64

Scientific coordinator of the Agrifood Imaging Laboratory and the Soil Micromorphology Laboratory.

Current fields of research

Agri-Food Imaging
High-resolution plant phenotyping
Characterisation of the structure of biomaterials and biological soil crusts (BSC)
3D image analysis of porous media
Soil physics
Degradation analysis of cultural heritage materials
Soil hydrology.

Recent scientific activities

Head of Unit CNR ISAFOM for WP2 and WP4 in the H2020 Project: BIOBUILD "Innovative bio-based building materials with thermal energy storage function" HORIZON-CL6-2023-CircBio-01-8. Prot. Ares(2023)7835100 - 17/11/2023. Contribution for ISAFOM €110,777
Head of WP3 and ISAFOM research unit in the CANASEME project: "Implementation of the agro-technique of Industrial Hemp for the production of highly germinable seed" referred to in DRD no. 329 of 29/08/2022 and no. 114 of 13/03/2023. Contribution for ISAFOM € 38,417
Scientific responsible for the research: "3D imaging of HAZELNUTS Reproductive Structures" carried out within the framework of the agreement prot. 6541 of 06/03/2023 stipulated with FERRERO Trading Lux S.A. rep. 2610. Contribution received from ISAFOM: € 4,000
Principal investigator of the ISAFOM research unit in the OLIVEHEALTH project: "Identification of the health components of the Campania olive oil supply chain", PSR Campania 2014-2020 - Typology Intervention 16.1.1 "- Action 2 "Support to POI", CUP B68H19005430008. Funding for ISAFOM. €34,909
Scientific responsible for the research: "The role of old seed collections on plant de-extinction and quasi-in-situ reintroduction approaches" carried out in the framework of the agreement prot. 1601/2022 of 01/10/2021 stipulated with Università Roma Tre- Dipartimento di Scienze. Contribution received from ISAFOM: € 1,220
Scientific responsible for the research: "Imaging and 3D morphometric analysis of tomato seeds with poor germinability" carried out within the framework of the agreement prot. 963/2019 of 30/04/2019 stipulated with ISI Sementi S.p.A. di Fid enza (PR). Contribution received from ISAFOM: € 5,000
Principal investigator ISAFOM for the development of the project of High Technology District for Cultural Heritage of the Campania Region, RIPA-PAUN (POR CAMPANIA FESR 2014/2020 - Decr. N. 36 of 10/12/2018) "Intelligent Network of Archaeological Parks - Naples Urban Park". Funding for ISAFOM: € 85,000
Scientific responsible for the research: "Imaging and 3D morphometric analysis of plant samples subjected to altered gravity carried out in agreement with the Department of Agriculture of the University "Federico II" of Naples within the ASI project no. 2017-16-H.0 (ASI decree no. 569 - 09/11/2016) "MULTple TROPism: interactions for root orientation in microgravity (MULTI-TROP)".
selected as part of the Italian Space Agency's 'YiSS - Youth ISS Science' competition. Contribution received from ISAFOM: € 5,000.
Principal investigator of a research unit in the High Technology District for Cultural Heritage project of the Campania Region. SNECS (MIUR - Prot. 790 of 06/03/2014) "Social Network of Historical Centres". Funding for ISAFOM: € 120,000
Researcher in charge of high-resolution phenotyping of protein-rich seeds (legumes and pseudo cereals) within the Horizon 2020 project P2F "Protein2Food" H2020-SFS-2014-2: Proteins for the Future, for which he edited the Deliverable "D1.3 - Protocols for 3D imaging and analysis of internal structure of seeds for the enhancement of phenotypic characterisation".
Principal investigator of a research unit in the PNRA project: WHYCRUST (MIUR - Call for proposals 2013 - National Programme of Research in Antarctica n.417) "Structure, function, development of Soil Biological Crusts (BSCs) in the polar regions: contribution to the understanding of the ecological role of BSCs on a planetary scale". Funding for ISAFOM: € 11,000.
Participation in the 31st PNRA (Italian National Antarctic Program) Antarctic Expedition.
Principal investigator of WorkPackage Wp1 of the MIUR project named AQUA "Sustainable management of water resources in agriculture" (prot. MIUR 973 of 25/11/2013) - Funding for ISAFOM: €197,646.00
Principal investigator of an OR2 research unit in the MIUR project (L. 297/1999 and D.M.593/2000) called ROCAS prot. MIUR no. 11385. "Determination of the pore geometry of porous rocks". Funding for ISAFOM: € 597,000