Francesco Crea is a Professor at the Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina. He graduated in Chemistry with a final grade of 110/110 from the University of Messina in 1997 and obtained a qualification to practice as a chemist in the same year. He was the winner of the competition for admission to the three-year Ph.D. course in Chemical Sciences XIII Cycle, and he obtained the title of Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences in 2002, discussing an experimental thesis entitled “Interactions between polysulfonic anions and polyamines: thermodynamic study, separation and dosage by HPLC” carried out at the Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry and Physical Chemistry of the University of Messina. The research activity carried out in collaboration with both Italian and foreign university researchers focuses on speciation studies of both metals and different classes of organic and inorganic ligands in multi-component solutions simulating biological fluids and natural waters.