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Francisco Artés Calero, professor emeritus of the area of ​​Food Technology of the UPCT, has been honored this Friday honorary doctor by the Università di Foggia in recognition of his decisive contribution to the possibility of consuming fresh fruits and vegetables of quality through the transformation into IV and V Gama products, ready-to-eat products.

The Italian university stands out from the researcher at the Polytechnic of Cartagena who is universally recognized as a pioneer in the fresh preservation of fruits and vegetables.

At the same time, the multidisciplinarity of his research career stands out, in which techniques of engineering, microbiology, chemistry and agronomy have been combined.

During the investiture ceremony, the rector of the UPCT, Alejandro Díaz Morcillo, said that this investiture "is a personal recognition of the figure of Professor Artés but also for the Polytechnic University of Cartagena."

Artés, Díaz has remembered is the first honorary doctorate in the 20 years of life of the UPCT.

Agostino Sevi, director of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, recalled that the appointment of Artés was approved unanimously "due to the great depth of its scientific profile, considering that its studies are a point of reference in the international scientific scene and the results of his research have found application in the productive reality of many countries. "Sevi has highlighted that" The scientist we have invested today is one of the main worldwide references of scientific research in the sector ".

During the Laudatio, given by Giancarlo Colelli, of Agrarian Mechanics of the Italian University, the Italian professor highlighted the great contribution of Artés to the international scientific scene.

«He was a pioneer in Spain and in Europe at the end of the 70s in initiating research aimed at the conservation of fresh fruits and vegetables.

It has applied controlled atmosphere technology both in Spain and in South America. "

Artés Calero founded the Post-Collection and Refrigeration group in the UPCT, has made 750 scientific publications, 177 of them in JCR journals, (Journal Citation Reports), a tool to evaluate the main magazines of the world.

Source: UPCT