Prof. Mauro Francesco La Russa is a Full Professor at the Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Science, University of Calabria. Since 2017, he has qualified as a full professor after a national evaluation. He is the president of the Italian Archaeometric Society, the main Italian association of scholars and researchers working in the field of scientific applications to Cultural Heritage Assets. His research interests include different aspects related to cultural heritage and the environment. He is currently the coordinator of different European and national projects, and he has been in charge of different research projects. He is involved in teaching activities on several courses promoted by the University of Calabria in the fields of petrographic and mineralogical disciplines and geo-mineralogical studies applied to cultural heritage and the environment.