Claudio Zaccone

Claudio Zaccone is an Associate Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Italy. His academic roles include leadership positions such as President of the Italian Society of Soil Science (SISS) and Chair of Division 4, International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS). He serves as Associate Editor for Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology and holds editorial board roles for multiple high-impact journals including Soil and Pedosphere.

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Research Interests focus on soil biogeochemistry and climate-soil interactions, including:

• Mechanisms of carbon sequestration in soils and sediments
• Evolution of organic matter under climate change
• Peatlands as environmental archives
• Sustainable waste biomass utilization in agriculture

Recent Publications highlight interdisciplinary work on climate impacts on soil carbon dynamics, bioremediation using microbial consortia, and innovative applications in Martian regolith terraforming. His work spans laboratory experiments, field studies, and global dryland analyses.

Scientific Leadership includes past and present roles in major soil science societies:

• President, SISS
• Chair, IUSS Division 4
• Former EGU Soil System Sciences division President
• Member of IHSS Technical Scientific Committee

Collaborations extend to institutions like Colorado State University (Guest Scientist, 2017), Spanish National Research Council (2016), and Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (2022–present). He leads projects such as SUSTAIN on carbon sequestration in vineyard soils.