Sebastiano Maria Caldarella

31 October 2025 - ongoing

PhD in Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Science (41st cycle)

Research project: "Introduction of non-thermal technology into the nuts supply chain: use of pulsed light to improve the stability of almonds and pistachios"

Tutor: prof. Elena Arena; co-tutor: prof. Cristina Restuccia, dr. Alfio Spina

Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania

June 2025 - October 2025

Research volunteer at the "Chemical Analysis of Food" laboratory and the "Sensory Analysis Laboratory" at the Department of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, University of Catania.

Participation in the project "Innovative Solutions for the Production and Promotion of Functional Baked Goods (SIPROFF)"
Di3A, University of Catania

March 2025 - June 2025

Research grant entitled "Chemical-physical and sensory evaluation and determination of willingness to pay for functional baked goods", Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania

Participation in the conference "Foods of the Future" - National Conference on Food Science and Technology (SISTAL), Bologna
Sebastiano Maria Caldarella*, Antonia Grasso, Cristina Restuccia, Daniele Catanzaro, Biagio Fallico, Elena Arena. Effect of pulsed light on the preservation and quality of pistachio kernels.
*Author who presented the paper
Daniele Catanzaro, Manuela Iaci, Sebastiano Maria Caldarella, Biagio Fallico, Elena Arena. From waste to well-being: the use of grape marc in the production of gluten-free pasta.

March 2024 - March 2025

Type A research grant, Research topic: "Use of alternative technologies to heat treatments in the stabilization of food products," Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania

June 2023 - March 2024

Production and quality control assistant in an industrial bakery, Rustici di Sicilia, Castel di Iudica (CT)