{"id":21,"date":"2018-05-03T10:34:03","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T08:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isafom.cnr.it\/mele-giacomo\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:36:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T14:36:54","slug":"mele-giacomo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/isafom.cnr.it\/en\/mele-giacomo\/","title":{"rendered":"Mele Giacomo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2770\" src=\"https:\/\/isafom.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MELE_FOTO-240x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isafom.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MELE_FOTO-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/isafom.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MELE_FOTO-768x962.png 768w, https:\/\/isafom.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MELE_FOTO-10x12.png 10w, https:\/\/isafom.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MELE_FOTO.png 792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>First Researcher<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>email:<\/strong>\u00a0giacomo.mele@cnr.it<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Tel:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0+39 081.0624.\u00a0<em>(560);\u00a0<\/em><strong>Lab<\/strong>: \u00a0+39 081.0624.\u00a0<em>(621) ;\u00a0<\/em><strong>Cell:<\/strong>\u00a0+39 3476678335<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Scientific coordinator<\/strong>\u00a0of the Agrifood Imaging Laboratory and the Soil Micromorphology Laboratory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Member<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>of the Teachers' Board<\/strong> of the National Doctoral School in Artificial Intelligence: Agrifood and Environment specialisation area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>CNR contact person<\/strong>\u00a0 for the technology \u201cX-ray microtomography for the quantitative structural analysis of food and plant tissue\u201d for the promotion of CNR technologies to the business world (PROMO-TT).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Current fields of research<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Agri-Food Imaging<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">High-resolution plant phenotyping<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Characterisation of the structure of biomaterials and biological soil crusts (BSC)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Plant and insect morphometry<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">3D image analysis of porous media<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Modelling fluid transport in porous media<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Degradation analysis of cultural heritage materials<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Soil physics<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Recent scientific activities<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">ISAFOM responsible for the JRU PHEN-ITALY research agreement with DiSBA aimed at enhancing the services offered within the ESFRI EMPHASIS European Infrastructure. Contribution for ISAFOM: \u20ac 100,000.00<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Head of CNR ISAFOM Operational Unit for WP2 and WP4 in the H2020 Project: BIOBUILD \u201cInnovative bio-based building materials with thermal energy storage function\u201d HORIZON-CL6-2023-CircBio-01-8. Prot. Ares(2023)7835100 - 17\/11\/2023. Contribution for ISAFOM \u20ac110,777<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Head of WP3 and ISAFOM research unit in the CANASEME project: \u201cImplementation of the agro-technique of Industrial Hemp for the production of highly germinable seed\u201d as per DRD no. 329 of 29\/08\/2022 and no. 114 of 13\/03\/2023. Contribution for ISAFOM \u20ac 44,392.70<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">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: \u20ac 4,000<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Principal investigator of the ISAFOM research unit in the OLIVEHEALTH project: \u201cIdentification of the health components of the Campania olive oil supply chain\u201d, PSR Campania 2014-2020 - Typology Intervention 16.1.1 \u201c- Action 2 \u201cSupport to POI\u201d, CUP B68H19005430008. Funding for ISAFOM. \u20ac34,909<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">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 Universit\u00e0 Roma Tre- Dipartimento di Scienze. Contribution received from ISAFOM: \u20ac 1,220<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">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: \u20ac 5,000<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">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) \u201cIntelligent Network of Archaeological Parks - Naples Urban Park\u201d. Funding for ISAFOM: \u20ac 85,000<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Scientific Responsible for the research: \u201cImaging and 3D morphometric analysis of plant samples subjected to altered gravity carried out in agreement with the Department of Agriculture of the University \u201cFederico II\u201d of Naples within the ASI project no. 2017-16-H.0 (ASI decree no. 569 - 09\/11\/2016) \u201cMULTple TROPism: interactions for root orientation in microgravity (MULTI-TROP) \u201dselected within the \u201cYiSS - Youth ISS Science\u201d Competition of the Italian Space Agency. Contribution received from ISAFOM: \u20ac 5,000.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">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) \u201cSocial Network of Historical Centres\u201d. Funding for ISAFOM: \u20ac 120,000<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Researcher in charge of high-resolution phenotyping of protein-rich seeds (legumes and pseudo cereals) within the Horizon 2020 project P2F \u201cProtein2Food\u201d H2020-SFS-2014-2: Proteins for the Future, for which he edited the Deliverable \u201cD1.3 - Protocols for 3D imaging and analysis of internal structure of seeds for the enhancement of phenotypic characterisation\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Scientific responsible for the research: \u201cThe role of old seed collections on plant de-extinction and quasi-in-situ reintroduction approaches: Hieracium Australe\u201d carried out in the framework of the convention prot. 1601\/2021 of 04\/10\/2021 stipulated with the Department of Sciences of the University of Roma Tre. Contribution received from ISAFOM: \u20ac 5,000<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Principal investigator of a research unit in the PNRA project: WHYCRUST (MIUR - Call for proposals 2013 - National Programme of Research in Antarctica n.417) \u201cStructure, 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\u201d. Funding for ISAFOM: \u20ac 11,000.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Participation in the 31st PNRA (Italian National Antarctic Program) Antarctic Expedition.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">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: \u20ac197,646.00<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">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. \u201cDetermination of the pore geometry of porous rocks\u201d.  Funding for ISAFOM: \u20ac 597,000<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>List of publications<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">ORCID:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4184-8166\">Orcid.org ID : 0000-0003-4184-8166<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">IRIS CNR: <a href=\"https:\/\/iris.cnr.it\/cris\/rp\/rp19245\">https:\/\/iris.cnr.it\/cris\/rp\/rp19245<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">WOS: <a href=\"https:\/\/publons.com\/researcher\/2598788\/giacomo-mele\/\">https:\/\/publons.com\/researcher\/2598788\/giacomo-mele\/<\/a><em> (indexed)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/isafom.cnr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MELE_CV.pdf\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">CV Apples<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 First Researcher email: giacomo.mele@cnr.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":54,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-personale"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/isafom.cnr.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/isafom.cnr.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/isafom.cnr.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isafom.cnr.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isafom.cnr.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/isafom.cnr.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2808,"href":"https:\/\/isafom.cnr.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions\/2808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/isafom.cnr.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isafom.cnr.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isafom.cnr.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}