Young Investigator Award

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the Horticulturae 2023 Young Investigator Award is Dr. Costanza Ceccanti.

Dr. Costanza Ceccanti is a researcher at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment at University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy. Dr. Ceccanti’s primary research interest is food quality, aiming towards assessing the influence of pre- and post-harvest factors on the organoleptic, nutritional, and nutraceutical quality of fruits and vegetables. Recently, Dr Ceccanti has also been studying biochemical and physiological plant responses to abiotic stresses. Dr. Ceccanti received her PhD in 2020 and has an outstanding publication record, comprising 26 publications in peer-reviewed international journals. Ceccanti’s Scopus Scientific Citations number is 187 and her Hirsch index is 8. She is clearly a rising star in the field of agricultural chemistry, and this is an outstanding achievement in today’s competitive environment. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Costanza Ceccanti on her outstanding achievements.

As the awardee, Dr. Costanza Ceccanti will receive an honorarium of CHF 1500, an offer to publish a paper free of charge before 31 December 2023 in Horticulturae following peer review, and an electronic certificate.

We would like to thank all the nominators from various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee Members for their evaluation of the many excellent nominations.

Horticulturae 2023 Young Investigator Evaluation Committee

Kind regards,
Horticulturae Editorial Office

 
Horticulturae 2023 Young Investigator Award
 
 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

Costanza Ceccanti
University of Pisa, Italy

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Luigi De Bellis Chairman
Università del Salento
Prof. Dr. Xiaohu Zhao
Huazhong Agricultural Univrsity
Prof. Dr. Isabel Lara
Universitat de Lleida (UdL)
Prof. Sergio Roberto
State University of Londrina
Dr. Dong Zhang
College of Horticulture

Winner

Dr. Massimiliano Renna
University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Luigi De Bellis Chairman
Università del Salento
Prof. Sergio Roberto
State University of Londrina
Prof. Dr. Nazim Gruda
University of Bonn
Prof. Christian Fischer
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Dr. Gianluca Allegro
Department of Agriculture and Food Sciences - University of Bologna

Winner

Luke Bell
University of Reading, UK

Award Committee

Dr. Douglas Archbold Chairman
University of Kentucky
Prof. Dr. Luigi De Bellis
Università del Salento
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