Giovanni Benelli
Summary
Giovanni Benelli serves as Senior Research Entomologist at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Italy.
He got an International Ph.D. in Agrarian and Veterinary Sciences at University of Pisa and Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies. Giovanni has worked in several international institutions, including University of Hawaii at Manoa (USA) and University of Jaén (Spain).
Giovanni's research focuses on insect behaviour, insect-inspired robotics and biological control, covering agricultural pests as well as vectors of medical and veterinary importance.
Giovanni serves as Editor for several top-ranked international journals with impact factor. He has cooperated with a wide number of researchers worldwide on various research projects (e.g. FP7 CoCoRo and H2020 subCULTron). Giovanni has been awarded with various research prizes from international and national organizations, including the Odile Bain Memorial Prize 2018 (Parasites and Vectors & Boehringer Animal Health) and the Antico Fattore Prize 2016 (Accademia dei Georgofili, Firenze).
Agricultural Science Conservation Biology Ecotoxicology Entomology Parasitology