Michela Palumbo, who recently concluded the Doctoral Program in "Innovation Management of Agri-food Systems of the Mediterranean Region" (Tutor: Prof. Giancarlo Colelli and Dr. Maria Cefola) was awarded the "Guarnieri-Montel Prize", an event which was carried out as part of the "5° Workshop sull’Innovazione nella Meccanica e nell’Impiantistica Applicata ai Biosistemi Agro-alimentari e Forestali”, an event dedicated to new PhDs in memory of Gian Luca Montel, a researcher at the beginning of a promising career in a brand new university in the South and Adriano Guarnieri, an established and recognized master of Agricultural Mechanics in one of the most prestigious academic institutions in the world.

Michela’s thesis on “Computer vision system for non-destructive and contactless evaluation of quality traits in fresh rocket leaves (Diplotaxis tenuifolia L.)” was carried out within Project “SUS&LOW”