Federico Rosei, Professor of Industrial Chemistry at the Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences of the University of Trieste, has been appointed Full Member of the Italian Academy of Engineering and Technology (ITATEC), an institution that brings together outstanding figures in the fields of engineering, technology and applied sciences.

Founded in 2022 with the support of the Lincean Academy and currently in the process of official recognition, the Italian Academy of Engineering and Technology aims to promote technical and scientific culture at both national and international level.

ITATEC currently has 122 members, including founding members, full members (appointed on the basis of outstanding scientific merit), junior members (researchers under 40) and councillors (from companies, organisations and institutions operating in relevant sectors). Among its key objectives are the exchange of knowledge between universities, research bodies and industry, the development of shared positions on strategic issues, the provision of advice to public and private decision-makers, and the representation of the Italian technical-scientific community at European level.

The Academy also aspires to serve as Italy’s official representative within the European Council of Applied Sciences, Technologies and Engineering (Euro-CASE), an organisation that brings together national academies from 23 European countries and provides high-level scientific and technological advice to European institutions, governments, businesses and organisations.

Professor Rosei adds his membership of ITATEC to a distinguished list of affiliations with international academies and scientific societies, including the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Materials Research Society, as well as honours awarded by the Canadian Association of Physicists, the American Vacuum Society and the International Conference on Nanoenergy and Nanosystems.