Francesca Macedonio is researcher at the Institute on Membrane Technology of the National Research Council of Italy. Her research activities focus on seawater, brackish water, and wastewater treatment via membrane operations; integrated membrane processes; membrane contactors; energetic and exergetic analyses; economical evaluations; and resource recovery. She is involved in the research activities of various national and international projects, funded by different institutions. She has published over 100 papers, 2 books, and 23 book chapters and edited various special issues of international scientific journals. She is co-editor of Desalination and co-associate editor and member of the editorial board of various international scientific journals.