Alberto Tiraferri

Alberto Tiraferri is a Full Professor at the Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering (DIATI) at Politecnico di Torino, Italy. His research focuses on membrane technology for water desalination, wastewater treatment, and resource recovery, with expertise in advanced oxidation processes and environmental chemistry. He leads the en.sur.e water lab, which bridges separation technology, materials science, and colloid/surface science.

• Member, Interdepartmental Center CWC - CleanWaterCenter@PoliTo
• Full Member, ANDIS (2019–present), GITISA (2015–present)
• Associate Editor, Frontiers in Environmental Science (2018–2025)

His research projects include MEloDIZER (EU-funded, 2022–2026) for sustainable membrane distillation and FLOWING (2017–2019) for produced water reuse in oil & gas. He has received prestigious awards such as the ACS Environmental Chemistry Graduate Student Award (2010), Membrane X-Prize (2010), and Marie Curie Intra European Fellowship (2012). His work aligns with UN SDG 6 (Clean Water), SDG 9 (Innovation), and SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities).

Professor Tiraferri supervises 10 PhD students and has authored 15+ recent publications on membrane processes, chemical water treatment, and microfiber pollution. He holds multiple international patents, including Biomimetic membranes with water channels and Living water filtration membranes.