Oct. 16 – And the Milton P. Gordon Award goes to… Nelson Marmiroli! The prestigious prize, awarded by the International Phytotechnologies Society, went to the biotechnology professor already director of the Department of Biosciences at the University of Parma. The prize is a recognition of Marmiroli’s excellence in research and training activities, teaching and outreach activities related to green technologies and environmental remediation. The teacher received the award at the State University of New York from the hands of the previous year’s winner, Jaco Vangronsveld from the University of Hasselt in Belgium, in the presence of the President of the International Society, Lee Newman of the State University.