VAGLIASINDI Federico


Professore Ordinario
Settore scientifico disciplinare di riferimento INGEGNERIA SANITARIA-AMBIENTALE (ICAR/03)
Ateneo Università degli Studi di CATANIA 
Struttura di afferenza Dipartimento di INGEGNERIA CIVILE E ARCHITETTURA (DICAR) 
E-Mail federico.vagliasindi@unict.it

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Curriculum

VAGLIASINDI Federico

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND BIBLIOMETRIC DATA
Main research interests are in the fields of water and wastewater treatment and reuse, emerging contaminants, integrated solid waste management and contaminated site characterization and remediation.
Scopus: 94 Documents by author; 2009 Citations by 1498 documents; 26 h-index.

EMPLOYMENT HYSTORY
• 2002-present: Professor of Environmental and Sanitary Engineering, University of Catania, Italy.
• 1998-2002: Associate Professor of Environmental and Sanitary Engineering, University of Catania, Italy.
• 1993-1994: Teaching Assistant, Environmental Enginering and Science, University of Washington, Seattle.
• 1992-98: Research Associate in Environmental and Sanitary Engineering, University of Salerno, Italy.

EDUCATION
• Philosophiae Doctorate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA (1998);
• Master of Science in Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA (1991);
• Laurea in Civil Engineering, University of Catania, Italy (1990).

PROJECTS
Competitive projects
Has co-ordinated and/or participated to competitive research project financed by:
• European Commission, Fifth Framework Program, INCO-MED Program;
• European Science Foundation, Cost Action C18;
• Italian Ministry of University and Scientific Research
• Italian National Research Council;
• AWWARF (American Water Works Association Research Foundation, USA);
• EPRI (Energy an Power Research Institute, USA);
• University of Catania (Italy);
• University of Salerno (Italy).

Industry funded projects
Has co-ordinated and/or participated to many industry funded research project contracted with University of Catania on site remediation, solid waste management, wastewater treatment, water treatment, energy from waste.

TEACHING
• Environmental and Sanitary Engineering courses; Site remediation at University of Catania, Italy.
• Coordinator of the Master program in “Integrated solid waste management and contaminated site remediation”, University of Catania.
• Environmental and Sanitary Engineering and Environmental Impact Assessment classes at University of Salerno, Italy.
• Has organized and directed courses in Integrated solid waste managemnet, Remediation of contaminated sites, Water Saving Strategies and Measures.

CHAIR IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOP
President of Organizing committee of SIDISA 2004, International Symposium of Environmental Engineering, Taormina, Italy
Member of Scientific committee in international and national Conferences and Workshops

AFFILIATION TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• ANDIS, Italian National Association of Environmental and Sanitary Engineering;
• AEESP, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors;
• WEF, Water Environment Federation.

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER
Has served has editorial board member of technical Journals

OTHER
• 2018-present Component of the section Environmental Risk of the Italian National Great Risks Commission;
• 2004-Present President CSISA (Study Center of Environmental and Sanitary Engineering, Catania, Italy.
• 2010-2011 President of the Commission for the regional plan of integrated solid waste management in Sicily, Italy (5 million residents)
• President (2008-2011) of the Italian Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering Professors (GITISA).

RECENT PUBLICATIONS
• Roccaro P, Vagliasindi F, Korshin GV (2016). REAL TIME MONITORING OF DISINFECTION BYPRODUCTS IN CHLORINATED WATERS BY USING ABSORBANCE AND FLUORESCENCE INDICES. SPECIAL PUBLICATION / ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY, p. 277-284, ISSN: 0260-6291
• Sgroi M., Roccaro P., Korshin G.V., Vagliasindi F.G.A. (2016). Emerging contaminants in water: Occurrence, removal and monitoring. Proceedings of Sidisa 2016 – X International symposium on sanitary and environmental engineering, p. 13. Rome 19-23 June. ISBN 978- 88-496-391-17
• Falciglia P.P., Vagliasindi F.G.A. (2016). Techno-economic analysis of hydrocarbon-polluted soil treatment by using ex-situ microwave heating: influence of soil texture and soil moisture on electric field penetration, operating conditions and energy costs. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 16, pp.1330–1344. doi: 10.1007/s11368-015-1130-6.
• Falciglia P.P., Malarbì D., Vagliasindi F.G.A. (2016), Removal of mercury from marine sediments by the combined application of a biodegradable non-ionic surfactant and complexing agent in enhanced-electrokinetic treatment. Electrochimica Acta, 222, pp. 1569– 1577. Elsevier, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2016.11.142.
• De Guidi G., Falciglia P.P., Catalfo A., De Guidi G., Fagone S., Vagliasindi F.G.A. (2016), Soil contaminated with PAHs and nitro-PAHs: contamination levels in an urban area of Catania (Sicily, southern Italy) and experimental results from simulated decontamination treatment, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policies, DOI: 10.1007/s10098-016-1305-x. Springer.
• Falciglia P.P., De Guidi G., Catalfo A., Vagliasindi F.G.A. (2016), Remediation of soils contaminated with PAHs and nitro-PAHs using microwave irradiation. Chemical Engineering Journal, 296: 162–172. ISSN: 1385-8947. Elsevier. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2016.03.099
• Falciglia P.P., Bonifacio A., Vagliasindi F.G.A. (2016), An overview on microwave heating application for hydrocarbon-contaminated soil and groundwater remediation. Oil and Gas Research. Volume 2 - Issue 1. doi:10.4172/ogr.1000110.
• Falciglia P.P., Maddalena R., Mancuso G., Valeria M., Vagliasindi F.G.A. (2016), Lab-scale investigation on remediation of diesel-contaminated aquifer using microwave energy. Journal of Environmental Management, 167, pp. 196-205. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.11.046.
• Falciglia P.P., Bonifacio A., Romano S., Vagliasindi F.G.A. (2016), Gamma Radiation Shielding Properties of Stabilised/Solidified 232Th-contaminated Soils Cured with Elevated Temperature-Accelerated Ageing Process to the American Journal of Modern Chemical Engineering. American Journal of Modern Chemical Engineering. Volume 2, n 1, pp. 1-14. doi:10.7726/ajmce.2016.1001
• Falciglia P.P., Romano S., Vagliasindi F.G.A. (2017), Reclamation of sites impacted by mining activities: Stabilisation/Solidification of 232Th-contaminated soils, in Assessment, Restoration and Reclamation of Mining Influenced Soils, Editors: J. Bech, C. Bini, M. Pashkevich - Elsevier. ISBN: 9780128095881.
• Falciglia P.P., Vagliasindi F.G.A. (2017), Microwave heating remediation of hydrocarbonpolluted soils: theoretical background and techno-economic considerations, in Enhancing Cleanup of Environmental Pollutants: Non Biological Approaches, Editors: N.A. Anjum, S.S. Gill, N. Tuteja – Springer. Doi.: 10.1007/978-3-319-55423-5, ISBN: 978-3-319-55422-8.
• Falciglia P.P., Malarbì D., Maddalena R., Greco V., Vagliasindi F.G.A. (2017), Remediation of Hg-contaminated marine sediments by simultaneous application of enhancing agents and microwave heating (MWH). Chemical Engineering Journal, 321: 1–10. ISSN: 1385-8947. Elsevier. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2017.03.097. 18.
• Falciglia P.P., Romano S., Vagliasindi F.G.A. (2017), Application of a RS index-based method and techno-economic analysis for in situ treatment of 137Cs-contaminated soils by cementbarite based stabilisation/solidification, Journal of Environmental Management, 197, pp. 619–630. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.04.037.
• Falciglia P.P., Malarbì D., Greco V., Vagliasindi F.G.A. (2017), Surfactant and MGDA enhanced – Electrokinetic treatment for the simultaneous removal of mercury and PAHs from marine sediments. Separation and Purification Technology, 175, pp. 330–339. Elsevier, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2016.11.046.
• Falciglia P.P., Scandura P., Vagliasindi F.G.A. (2017), Modelling of in situ microwave heating of hydrocarbon-polluted soils: Influence of soil properties and operating conditions on electric field variation and temperature profiles. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 174, pp. 91 – 99. Elsevier, doi:10.1016/j.gexplo.2016.06.005
• Falciglia P.P., Romano S., Vagliasindi F.G.A. (2017), Stabilisation/Solidification of soils contaminated by mining activities: Influence of barite powder and grout content on γradiation shielding, unconfined compressive strength and 232Th immobilisation. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 174, pp. 140 – 147. Elsevier, ISSN: 0375-6742. doi:10.1016/j.gexplo.2016.03.013.
• Falciglia P.P., Romano S., Vagliasindi F.G.A. (2017), Stabilisation/solidification of 137Cscontaminated soils using novel high-density grouts: γ-ray shielding properties, contaminant immobilisation and a γRS index based approach for in situ applicability. Chemosphere, 168, pp. 1257 – 1266. Elsevier, doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.10.068.
• Falciglia P.P., De guidi G.,. Catalfo A, Finocchiaro G., Farina M., Liali M., Lorenzano G., Valastro G., Vagliasindi F.G.A. (2017), Glycerol-enhanced microwave heating for ultra-rapid effective remediation of marine sediments highly contaminated with hydrocarbons. Separation and Purification Technology, Elsevier, 10.1016/j.seppur.2017.07.066.
• Falciglia P.P., De Guidi G., Catalfo A., Vagliasindi F.G.A. (2017), Contaminant removal mechanisms in microwave heating remediation of PAH-contaminated soils. Chemical Engineering Transaction CET Vol. 57 – 2017 – Special Issue – ICheap 13, 13th International Conference on Chemical & Process Engineering, Milan, Italy, May 28 – 31, 2017. ISBN 978- 88-95608- 48-8; ISSN2283-9216.
• Falciglia P.P., Romano S., Vagliasindi F.G.A. (2017), Investigation on novel high-density grouts for in situ Stabilisation/Solidification of 137Cs-contaminated soils. Chemical Engineering Transaction CET Vol. 57 – 2017 – Special Issue – ICheap 13, 13th International Conference on Chemical & Process Engineering, Milan, Italy, May 28 – 31, 2017. ISBN 978-88-95608- 48-8; ISSN 2283-9216.
• Falciglia P.P., Biondi L., Catalano R. Immè G., Romano S., Vagliasindi F.G.A. (2017), Preliminary investigation for quali-quantitative characterization of soils contaminated with 241Am and 152Eu by low altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) equipped with small size γ-ray spectrometer: detection efficiency and minimum detectable activity (MDA) concentration assessment, Journal of Soils and Sediments. doi: 10.1007/s11368-017-1720-6
• Falciglia P.P., Scandura P., Vagliasindi F.G.A. (2017), Modelling and preliminary technical, energy and economic considerations for full-scale in situ remediation of low-dielectric hydrocarbon-polluted soils by microwave heating (MWH) technique. Journal of Soils and Sediments. doi:10.1007/s11368-017-1682-8.
• M. Sgroi, C. Pelissari, C. Ávila, P. H. Sezerino, F. Vagliasindi, J. García, P. Roccaro (2017). Removal of Conventional Water Quality Parameters, Emerging Contaminants and Fluorescing Organic Matter in a Hybrid Constructed Wetland System. In: M. Sgroi C. Pelissari. C. Ávila P. H. Sezerino F. Vagliasindi J. García P. Roccaro et al.. (a cura di): Mannina G. (eds), Frontiers in Wastewater Treatment and Modelling, FICWTM 2017. LECTURE NOTES IN CIVIL ENGINEERING, Springer, ISBN: 978-3-319-58420-1, ISSN: 2366-2557, doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-58421-8_50
• Sgroi M., Pelissari C., Ávila C., Sezerino P.H., Vagliasindi F.G.A., García J., Roccaro P. (2017). Removal of Conventional Water Quality Parameters, Emerging Contaminants and Fluorescing Organic Matter in a Hybrid Constructed Wetland System; in: Frontiers in Wastewater Treatment and Modelling, 313-317. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-58421-8_50. Springer
• Sgroi M., Roccaro P., Korshin G.V., Greco V., Sciuto S., Anumol T., Snyder S.A., Vagliasindi F.G.A. (2017). Use of fluorescence EEM to monitor the removal of emerging contaminants in full-scale wastewater treatment plants. Journal of Hazardous Materials 323, 367–376.
• Sgroi M., Roccaro P., Korshin G.V., Vagliasindi F.G.A. (2017). Monitoring the behavior of emerging contaminants in wastewater-impacted rivers based on the use of fluorescence excitation-emission matrixes (EEM). Environmental Science & Technology 51, 4306-4316.
• Sgroi, M., Anumol, T., Roccaro, P., Vagliasindi, F.G.A., Snyder, S.A. (2018) Modeling emerging contaminants breakthrough in packed bed adsorption columns by UV absorbance and fluorescing components of dissolved organic matter, Water Research, 145, 667-677.
• Falciglia, P.P., Roccaro, P., Bonanno, L., De Guidi, G., Vagliasindi, F.G.A., Romano, S. (2018) A review on the microwave heating as a sustainable technique for environmental remediation/detoxification applications, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 95, 147-170.
• Roccaro, P., Vagliasindi, F.G.A. (2018) Indoor release of asbestiform fibers from naturally contaminated water and related health risk, Chemosphere, 202, 76-84.
• Massimiliano Sgroi, Federico G.A. Vagliasindi, Paolo Roccaro (2018) Feasibility, sustainability and circular economy concepts in water reuse, Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, 20-25.
• Sgroi, M., Pelissari, C., Roccaro, P., Sezerino, P.H., García, J., Vagliasindi, F.G.A., Ávila, C. (2018) Removal of organic carbon, nitrogen, emerging contaminants and fluorescing organic matter in different constructed wetland configurations, Chemical Engineering Journal, 332, 619-627.
• Sgroi, M., Vagliasindi, F.G.A., Snyder, S.A., Roccaro, P. (2018) N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) and its precursors in water and wastewater: A review on formation and removal, Chemosphere, 191, 685-703.
• Falciglia, P.P., Biondi, L., Catalano, R., Immè, G., Romano, S., Vagliasindi, F.G.A. (2018). Preliminary investigation for quali-quantitative characterization of soils contaminated with 241Am and 152Eu by low-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with small size γ-ray spectrometer: detection efficiency and minimum detectable activity (MDA) concentration assessment. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 18, 2399–2409, DOI:10.1007/s11368-017-1720-6.
• Falciglia, P.P., Scandura, P., Vagliasindi, F.G.A. (2018). Modelling and preliminary technical, energy and economic considerations for full-scale in situ remediation of low-dielectric hydrocarbon-polluted soils by microwave heating (MWH) technique. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 18, 2350–2360, DOI:10.1007/s11368-017-1682-8.
• Falciglia, P.P., Ingrao, C., De Guidi, G., Finocchiaro, G., Farina, M., Liali, M., Lorenzano, G., Valastro, G., Vagliasindi, F.G.A. (2018). Life Cycle Assessment of marine sediment decontamination by citric acid enhanced-microwave heating. Science of Total Environment, 620, 72–82. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.085.
• Falciglia, P.P., Catalfo, A., Finocchiaro, G., Vagliasindi, F.G.A., Romano, S., De Guidi, G. (2018). Microwave heating coupled with UV-A irradiation for PAH removal from highly contaminated marine sediments and subsequent photo-degradation of the generated vaporized organic compounds. Chemical Engineering Journal, 334, 172–183. DOI:10.1016/j.cej.2017.10.041.
• Falciglia, P.P., Catalfo, A., Finocchiaro, G., Vagliasindi, F.G.A., Romano, S., De Guidi, G. (2019). Chemically assisted 2.45 GHz microwave irradiation for the simultaneous removal of mercury and organics from contaminated marine sediments. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 21, 655–666. DOI: 10.1007/s10098-019-01665-5;
• Erica Gagliano, Massimiliano Sgroi, Pietro P. Falciglia, Federico G.A. Vagliasindi, Paolo Roccaro (2020). Removal of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water by adsorption: Role of PFAS chain length, effect of organic matter and challenges in adsorbent regeneration. Water Research, Volume 171, 115381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2019.115381.
• Sgroi, M., Gagliano, E., Vagliasindi, F.G.A., Roccaro, P. (2020). Absorbance and EEM fluorescence of wastewater: Effects of filters, storage conditions, and chlorination, Chemosphere, 243,125292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125292.