Ivana Puglisi

Associate Professor for the disciplinary-scientific sector AGR/13-Agricultural Chemistry  from 1^st April 2023 at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A) of the University of Catania. Deputy for Placement at Di3A since November 2022. She was a Fixed-Term Researcher (RTD type b) from April 1, 2020. She obtained the National Scientific Qualification for the role of Full Professor in Sector 07/E1 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY, AGRICULTURAL GENETICS AND PEDOLOGY on May 14, 2025.

Member of the Faculty Board and of the Teaching Committee of the PhD Program in Biotechnology from the XXVII cycle to date.

Graduated (110/110 cum laude) at the University of Catania in Food Science and Technology in 1999. She obtained a PhD in “Agricultural Chemistry-XV cycle” at the University of Catania in 2004 and attended the previous Agricultural Chemistry Section, currently Section of Agricultural Chemistry and Microbiology of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A) as a research collaborator. She obtained 4 years research grant according to art. 51 comma 6, 1997, n. 449) and 3 years research grant according to art.22, 240/2010.

She is professor for the following courses:

• "Biochemistry and Physiology of the Soil-Plant System" (6 CFU) – Bachelor's Degree Program in Biotechnology (L2), from the 2020/2021 academic year to date;
• "Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition" (7 CFU) – Bachelor's Degree Program in Agricultural Sciences and Technologies (L25), from the 2024/2025 academic year to date.

She has been a contract professor for the following courses:

“Secondary metabolism biochemistry” – 8 C.F.U. - disciplinary-scientific sector BIO/10 – at Agricultural Faculty – degree course “Agricultural Biotechnology” (Academic years: 2010/2011 and 2011/2012);

“Food nutrition” – 6 C.F.U. - disciplinary-scientific sector BIO/09 – at Agricultural Faculty – degree course “Food Science and Technology” (Academic year: 2009/2010);

 “Soil fertility and plant nutrition” – 5 C.F.U. - disciplinary-scientific sector AGR/13 - at Agricultural Faculty – degree course “Design and Management of Green Areas, Parks and Gardens" - Caltagirone (Academic years: 2006/2007; 2007/2008 and 2008/2009).

She was involved, as a component, in international, national and regional research projects.

Member of the Editorial Boards of the foloowing international Journals:

Jacobs Journal of Biotechnology and Bioengineering (2016 - present);

Jacobs Journal of Enzymology and Enzyme Engineering (2016 - present);

Plants (2020 - present).

Member of the Italian Pesticides and Environment Research Group (GRIFA) (2017 - present).

Member of the Italian Society of Agricultural Chemistry (SICA) (2019 - present).

Last edit: 07/02/2026