Alessio Gomiero, holds the position of senior researcher at the Norwegian Research Center – NORCE in Norway. He holds a PhD in Environmental Sciences from the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. His main research area is the assessment of the environmental impact of marine anthropogenic activities, including plastic waste. He contributed to the design and implementation of long-term monitoring plans integrating chemical, ecological and ecotoxicological approaches, as well as the development of methods for characterizing the chemical and biological effects of micro- and nanoplastics. Alessio is the scientific coordinator of the North Atlantic Microplastic Center (NAMC) and is a permanent member of the ICES WGMS group (Working Group on Marine Sediments) and AMAP (Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program Expert group).
The research activities of the Institute are carried out in the context of research, development and innovation projects, both national and international, based on regional funding programs (POR FEAMPA - Regional Operational Program of the European Maritime Affairs Fisheries Fund and Aquaculture and POR FESR - Regional Operational Program of the European Regional Development Fund) or ministerial (PRIN - Projects of relevant national interest, PNRA - National Research Program in Antarctica, PO FEAMPA - National Operational Program European Maritime Affairs Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund) , programs for European Territorial Cooperation (Interreg), direct funding programs of the European Commission (Horizon2020 and Horizon Europe, Life, JPI - Joint Programming Initiatives, ERA-NET Cofund) and thematic collaboration initiatives managed by international organizations such as, for example , the FAO - GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean). The Institute also develops funded projects in the context of collaborations with private companies in the sectors of the blue economy as well as technology transfer and research results. Research projects, mainly of a collaborative nature, are developed through a wide network of partners that include major Italian and foreign research institutions and universities.
