Franco Capocasa

Franco Capocasa is an Associate Professor at the Università Politecnica delle Marche (UNIVPM), affiliated with the Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences (D3A) within the Faculty of Agriculture. His academic work focuses on arboriculture and tree crop cultivation, contributing to both teaching and research in sustainable agricultural systems.

His research interests lie primarily in Arboriculture, Tree Crop Cultivation, and Sustainable Agriculture, with an emphasis on the science and management of fruit and forest trees. These areas are reflected in his academic sector AGRI-03/A, indicating deep expertise in the physiological, ecological, and production aspects of tree-based agricultural systems.

Franco Capocasa is actively engaged in academic duties, maintaining regular office hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 14:30 to 16:30 at the D3A department's Section of Agricultural and Forest Production and Management. He contributes to course instruction and is listed in the university’s official professor contacts, with his scholarly output accessible through the institutional IRIS repository. Although specific publications and research projects are not detailed in the provided text, his ongoing presence suggests active participation in national and possibly international research initiatives under frameworks such as Horizon Europe and the HRS4R program.

He has not been identified as having received any specific scientific awards, nor are details available about his former students or mentorship activities. No information is provided regarding grants, laboratories, or research teams he may lead or participate in.