(Sept. 26) A Sicilian talent ready to land in the United States. Graduate student in Civil Engineering at the University of Catania, Loredana Pagano is one of 24 winners from all Italian regions, of one of the scholarships funded by the CNI (National Council of Engineers), the School of Engineering and Education and some professional associations, that allows to start a research project with the ISSNAF, the Italian Scientists and Scholars in North America Foundation, an organization that promotes cooperation, scientific, academic and technological cooperation between the Italian researchers and scholars active in North America and the research world in Italy. The fellow will travel to the prestigious laboratory of Trojan Technologies and West University, in London, Canada, recognized worldwide as a leader in advanced treatment of water with UV technology. “I’m very excited,” she admitted “it’s not an every-day thing to be one of the protagonists of a so big and ambitious project. I am aware that I have a great opportunity to work alongside internationally renowned scholars at a major research institution. I thank the Association of Engineers of Catania, which, in differently to what usually happen, continues to believe and invest in the future of young people.” (PO/red)
