Speakers

Speech Title : Integrated Monitoring of Trace Elements in Mediterranean Seawater: Distribution and Assessment of Trace Elements by FI-ICP-MS

Giorgia Mattei, graduate in Chemical Sciences, is a researcher at the National Centre for Water Safety of the Italian National Institute of Health (ISS), Rome, Italy. Her research activities focus on the analysis of inorganic and metal-organic contaminants in aqueous matrices, with particular emphasis on the development, optimization, and validation of experimental analytical methods and procedures. She is actively involved in the Sea Care Project, contributing both as a member of the scientific staff on board the vessels engaged in the project and as a member of the working groups responsible for the development and implementation of experimental analytical methods and procedures.

Speech Title : From Marine Waste to High-Value Biomolecules: An Integrated Circular Blue Economy Approach within the WASTE2TASTE Project

Alessio Marrone is a marine biologist at the Oceanography Malta Research Group (OMRG), University of Malta, and completing his PhD in Marine Sciences. His research focuses on the ecology, conservation, and management of Mediterranean marine ecosystems, with particular expertise in Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows, their associated biological communities, and the impacts of human activities on protected habitats. His work combines field surveys, ecological monitoring, and applied research to support evidence-based marine conservation and sustainable management. Alongside his scientific research, Alessio is an award-winning underwater photographer, using imagery to communicate marine biodiversity and inspire greater appreciation of the Mediterranean's underwater ecosystems.