Prof. Ing. Mario Grosso, PhD
Mario GROSSO graduated in Environmental Engineering at Politecnico di Milano, where he also earned a PhD in Sanitary Engineering.
He currently serves as Associate Professor at the DICA Department of Politecnico di Milano, where he coordinates the AWARE (Assessment on WAste and REsources) research group. Research activities include waste prevention, technologies for recovery and disposal of solid waste and of residues, integrated waste management, flue gas treatment technologies for industrial plants, definition of scenarios for emission reduction, as well as Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). He has co-authored more than 250 publications, 92 of which in ISI-rated journals (as of April 2024).
He regularly teaches “Solid waste management and treatment” and “Climate change mitigation” Master Courses at Politecnico di Milano. He has been teaching “Principles of technologies for environmental protection” at L. Bocconi University.
He is Associate Editor of “Waste Management & Research – The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy” since May 2015.
He has been Member of the National Committee on Environmental Impact Assessment at the Italian Ministry for the Environment, from 2019 to 2024.