Vincenzo Augugliaro

Vincenzo Augugliaro (b.1949) is Full Professor of Transport Phenomena at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Palermo from 1994. In the course of his scientific activity, he has contributed to the following fields: chemical absorption knetics, biochemical reactor modelling, diffusional kinetics in metalliding alloys, chemical kinetics of heterogeneous photocatalytic systems; modelling of heterogeneous photoreactors, radiation field modelling in absorbing-reacting media, advanced oxidation processes for environment remediation. Since ca. 30 years its main research topic has been TiO2-based photocatalysis and in particular recent research deals with the modeling of thin-film reactors. He is author of many papers in international journals, communications at international conferences and book chapters. He has been also guest editor of various special issues and co-chairman of the international conference SPEA5 (Solar Chemistry & Photocatalysis: Environmental Applications) held in Palermo in October 2008.