Paolo Fornasiero, professor of General and Inorganic Chemistry at the Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Vice-Rector for Research at the University of Trieste, has been elected member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, in the Technical and Environmental Sciences class.

The election of Prof. Fornasiero recognises his pioneering contribution in the field of nanomaterials for environmental catalysis and energy, as well as his international leadership in research, innovation and the education of young people.

This recognition by the European Academy of Sciences and Arts further highlights Prof. Fornasiero's achievements as a world-renowned scientist.

The European Academy of Sciences and Arts is a European non-governmental association committed to promoting scientific and social progress. The Academy brings together 1,900 eminent scholars and professionals from across Europe, including 38 Nobel Prize winners. They are divided into seven classes: Humanities, Medicine, Arts, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Law and Economics, Technical and Environmental Sciences, and World Religions. Academy members are elected for their outstanding achievements in the fields of science, the arts and governance. 

Prof. Fornasiero is one of the few scientists to have been elected to the Academia Europaea, the European Academy of Sciences and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.