ANDREA CAPPELLI

Per gli studenti dei corsi di Roma e Latina e per gli studenti della Facoltà interessati alla MOBILITÀ INTERNAZIONALE (OVERSEAS/ACCORDI BILATERALI, ERASMUS TRAINEESHIP, TESI ALL'ESTERO), il ricevimento viene effettuato dal docente in presenza o in modalità telematica, previo appuntamento da richiedere all'indirizzo email: andrea.cappelli@uniroma1.it

For students enrolled in courses in Rome and Latina, as well as for students of the Faculty interested in INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY opportunities (OVERSEAS/BILATERAL AGREEMENTS, ERASMUS TRAINEESHIP, THESIS ABROAD), meetings with the professor may take place either in person or online, by prior appointment. Appointments can be arranged by sending an email to: andrea.cappelli@uniroma1.it

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"ASSESSMENT AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES" (sede di Latina - Latina Campus)

A partire dall'anno accademico 2026/2027, il corso, precedentemente denominato "LCA e uso sostenibile delle risorse ambientali", assume la nuova denominazione "Assessment and Sustainable Use of Environmental Resources" ed è erogato interamente in lingua inglese nell'ambito del Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Green Industrial Engineering for Sustainable Development (LM-26).
Le lezioni si svolgono nel primo semestre presso la sede di Latina, tutti i lunedì a partire dal 28 settembre 2026, secondo il seguente orario: 9:30–13:30 e 14:00–18:00.
Gli studenti che intendono frequentare il corso e accedere al materiale didattico sono pregati di inviare una mail all'indirizzo andrea.cappelli@uniroma1.it per essere inseriti nella Google Classroom dedicata.

Starting from the 2026/2027 academic year, the course, previously entitled "LCA e uso sostenibile delle risorse ambientali", has been renamed "Assessment and Sustainable Use of Environmental Resources" and is entirely taught in English within the Master's Degree Programme in Green Industrial Engineering for Sustainable Development (LM-26).
Classes are held during the first semester at the Latina Campus every Monday, starting from 28 September 2026, according to the following schedule: 9:30–13:30 and 14:00–18:00.
Students who wish to attend the course and access the teaching materials are kindly requested to send an email to andrea.cappelli@uniroma1.it in order to be added to the dedicated Google Classroom.

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"LCA AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF RESOURCES" (sede di Roma - Rome Campus)

A partire dall'anno accademico 2026/2027, il corso, precedentemente denominato "Assessment and Sustainable Use of Environmental Resources", assume la nuova denominazione "LCA and Sustainable Use of Resources". Il corso è erogato interamente in lingua inglese nell'ambito del Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Ingegneria per l'Ambiente e il Territorio – Environmental Engineering (LM-35), curriculum "Environmental Engineering for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation".
Le lezioni si svolgeranno nel secondo semestre presso la sede di Roma – San Pietro in Vincoli, con giorni e orari ancora da definire.
Gli studenti che intendono partecipare alle lezioni e accedere al materiale didattico sono pregati di inviare una mail all'indirizzo andrea.cappelli@uniroma1.it per essere inseriti nella Google Classroom dedicata.

Starting from the 2026/2027 academic year, the course, previously entitled "Assessment and Sustainable Use of Environmental Resources", has been renamed "LCA and Sustainable Use of Resources". The course is entirely taught in English within the Master's Degree Programme in Environmental Engineering (LM-35), curriculum "Environmental Engineering for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation".
Classes will be held during the second semester at the Rome Campus – San Pietro in Vincoli, with days and times yet to be defined.
Students who wish to attend the lectures and access the course materials are kindly requested to send an email to andrea.cappelli@uniroma1.it in order to be added to the dedicated Google Classroom.

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Tutti gli appelli d'esame fino a settembre 2027 sono già fissati e visibili su INFOSTUD

All exam sessions up to September 2027 have already been scheduled and are available on INFOSTUD.
 
 

Andrea Cappelli is an engineer, a tenured researcher and a course professor at Sapienza University of Rome, Faculty of Civil and Industrial Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Materials and Environment.
His teaching and research activities focus on Life Cycle Assessment, sustainable use of environmental resources, Critical Raw Materials, environmental assessment of energy transition technologies, circular economy, and remote sensing applications for environmental analysis.

Since 1997, Prof. Andrea Cappelli has worked at Sapienza University of Rome, where he has developed extensive experience in teaching, research, and academic activities.

Current teaching activities
- Professor of LCA AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF RESOURCES, Faculty of Civil and Industrial Engineering (Rome Campus), 6 ECTS, course taught in English.
- Professor of ASSESSMENT AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES, Faculty of Civil and Industrial Engineering (Latina Campus), 9 ECTS, course taught in English.

Main Research Areas
 Assessment of Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) in renewable energy systems and energy transition technologies, with focus on resource availability, supply risk, and sustainability performance.
 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for the production of goods and services, including renewable energy systems and electric mobility technologies; energy and environmental balance of renewable energy production and use. Ecolabelling and environmental certification of goods and services (Environmental Product Declaration, European Ecolabel), with focus on the role of Critical Raw Materials in sustainable energy transitions.
 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of extractive industries and raw material processing, aimed at quantifying environmental impacts and resource efficiency along the production chain.
 Development of new Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) indicators for Critical Raw Material (CRM) depletion and supply risk, aimed at improving the representation of abiotic resource scarcity and supporting sustainability assessment in energy transition technologies.
 Sustainable management of renewable and non-renewable resources, with emphasis on resource efficiency, circular use of materials, and long-term environmental sustainability of production systems.
 Application of Remote Sensing techniques for the assessment, monitoring, and spatial characterization of environmental and natural resources, supporting sustainability analysis and land-use planning.
 Application of environmental accounting and spatial analysis tools to evaluate the interactions between natural and built environments, and to quantify pressures from human activities on ecosystems.

Experience in national and international projects
Prof. Andrea Cappelli has over thirty years of experience in national and international research projects, starting from 1994, including participation, coordination and scientific responsibility roles:
 scientific expert in two cooperation projects financed by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Angola (1994-97 and 1999-2001).
 scientific coordinator (DICMA): “SIGEK 2000” project (2000-2002, developed in Khouribga, Morocco) financed by the European Union.
 scientific coordinator (DICMA): “Comunità Montana del Velino” project (2004-2006) for the identification and monitoring of environmental characteristics in the Velino Community territory to obtain the EMAS registration, financed by the Lazio Region.
 scientific coordinator (DICMA): AGRIECO project (2003-2005), financed by the Forlì-Ravenna Province and the Emilia-Romagna Region.
 Head of Research Unit (DICMA), Sapienza University of Rome - PRIN 2009 – “Space–time relationships between N₂O emissions and agroenergetic crop production; phytoremediation potential of oilseed crops in heavy metal–contaminated soils”. Funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (2009-2013).
 Deputy Coordinator - FP7 Collaborative Project “BIOWALK4BIOFUELS – Biowaste and Algae Knowledge for the Production of 2nd Generation Biofuels” (FP7-ENERGY-2009-1-RTD). Development of an integrated system using biowaste, industrial GHG emissions, and macroalgae for the sustainable production of 2nd-generation biofuels. Funded by the European Commission (2010-2015).

Moreover, he participated in other projects developed in Albania and Brazil.
He was Conference Manager of the International Conference "Energy Environment and Technological Innovation" – EETI2004 (Rio de Janeiro, RioCentro, Brazil, 4-7 October 2004).

Foreign language skills:
Good command of English and Portuguese.

Institutional role:
Andrea Cappelli currently serves as the Academic Coordinator for Extra-EU Mobility (CAM) at the Faculty of Civil and Industrial Engineering. 

Most Recent Publications
 (2025) Cappelli A.; Barbini F.; Paoli R.; Marzeddu S.; Romagnoli F. - Critical Raw Materials in Life Cycle Assessment: Innovative Approach for Abiotic Resource Depletion and Supply Risk in the Energy Transition. Energies, vol. 18(23), art. 6103. https://doi.org/10.3390/en18236103.
 (2025) Cappelli A.; Trimarchi N. S.; Marzeddu S.; Paoli R.; Romagnoli F. - A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of an Electric and a Conventional Mid-Segment Car: Evaluating the Role of Critical Raw Materials in Potential Abiotic Resource Depletion. Energies, 18(14), art. 3698. https://doi.org/10.3390/en18143698.
 (2025) Feofilovs M.; Zaeemi M.; Cappelli A.; Romagnoli F. - Machine Learning Approach for Predicting Environmental Impact: A Neuro-Fuzzy Model for Life Cycle Impact Assessment of Strawberry Production. Environmental and Climate Technologies, 29(1), 243–258. https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2025-0017.
 (2025) Marzeddu S.; Lazzari F.; Cepollaro A.; Cappelli A.; Boni M.R. - Life cycle assessment for biochar systems: a review. In Biochar for Environmental Remediation: Principles, Applications, and Prospects (pp. 395–432). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99889-5.00034-7.
 (2024) Marzeddu S.; Cappelli A.; Ferraro A.; Décima M. A.; Boni M. R. - The Use of Life Cycle Assessment for the Characterization of the Energy and Environmental Sustainability of a Biochar Production Process: The Case Study of the Nera Biochar™ Plant (Turin, Italy). In 4th Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration (EMCEI-4), Sousse, Tunisia. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51904-8_131.
 (2023) Marzeddu S.; Cappelli A.; Paoli R.; Ambrosio A.; Décima M. A.; Boni M. R.; Romagnoli F. - LCA Sensitivity Analysis of an Energy-Biochar Chain from an Italian Gasification Plant: Environmental Trade-offs Assessment. In Proceedings of the CONECT International Scientific Conference of Environmental and Climate Technologies 2023 (May). https://doi.org/10.7250/CONECT.2023.043.
 (2022) Cappucci S.; Nappi S.; Cappelli A. - Green Public Areas and Urban Open Spaces Management: New GreenCAL Tool Algorithms and Circular Economy Implications. Land 11, 886. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11060886.
 (2021) Marzeddu S.; Cappelli A.; Ambrosio A.; Décima M. A.; Viotti P.; Boni M. R. - A Life Cycle Assessment of an Energy-Biochar Chain Involving a Gasification Plant in Italy. Land, 10(11), 1256. https://doi.org/10.3390/land10111256.