On Thursday March 7, Pollenzo will celebrate students receiving their degrees and master degrees with a solemn ceremony attended by a number of special guests. Inaugurated in February 2012, the event is a commemoration of the communal life of the students of the University of Gastronomic Sciences of Pollenzo, who have shared part of their lives together in this part of Piedmont.
The day will follow a special consolidated procedure, with students donning academic caps and tabarri, or tabards, the traditional black cloaks of the Langa district.
Theses will be discussed in the course of the morning in the Cascina Albertina complex, starting from 9am.
At about 4pm, the graduates will walk in procession to the parish church of San Vittore, where they will be met by the university teaching staff and a number of distinguished guests: actress Lella Costa, the mayor of Florence Matteo Renzi, singer-songwriter Gianmaria Testa and legal scholar Gustavo Zagrebelsky. Here the degree ceremony will be held and the new graduates proclaimed. After speeches from the guests, the day will conclude with a party.
Here is a list of the new graduates and their thesis titles:
THREE-YEAR UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE COURSE
Piedmont
Cecilia Maria Auxilia, 22, from Turin, with a thesis on “Gestire ospitalità e ristorazione alberghiera in ambiente urbano difficile: il caso dell’hotel Avari in Karachi, Pakistan” (Managing hotel hospitality and catering in a difficult urban context: the case of the Avari Hotel in Karachi, Pakistan). Supervisor Giovanni Perri, lecturer in Geography and Tourism.
Claudia Beccato, 22, from Luserna S. Giovanni (Turin), with a thesis on “La Gola (1982-1993): una rivoluzione nell’approccio gastronomico tra interdisciplinarità e arte” (La Gola (1982-1993): a revolution in gastronomic approach, between interdisciplinarity and art). Supervisor Antonella Campanini, lecturer in the History of Food Cultures.
Federica Bolla, 22, from Chieri (Turin), with a thesis on “La ristorazione collettiva itinerante di qualità: una nuova proposta progettuale” (Quality mobile collective catering: a new design proposal). Supervisor Franco Fassio, lecturer in Systemic Events in the Promotion of Gastronomy and Tourism: co-supervisor Claudio Malagoli, lecturer in Agrifood Business Economics.
Marco Callegari, 22, from Santena (Turin), with a thesis on “Analisi dell’impatto sociale, ambientale ed economico del Salone Internazionale del Gusto e Terra Madre 2012: un’indagine sulla percezione dell’evento da parte dei partecipanti” (Analysis of the social, environmental and economic impact of the International Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre 2012: an investigation of the participants’ perception of the event). Supervisor Franco Fassio, lecturer in Systemic Events in the Promotion of Gastronomy and Tourism: co-supervisor Roberto Burdese, president of Slow Food Italia.
Giulio Antonio Di Sabato, 29, from Bruino (Turin), with a thesis on “La tonnara tra tradizione e modernità” (Tuna fishing between tradition and modernity). Supervisor Piercarlo Grimaldi, lecturer in Cultural Anthropology: co-supervisor Silvestro Greco, lecturer in Animal Food Products.
Giorgio Picco, 22, from Trofarello (Turin), with a thesis on “Analisi sensoriale di prodotti dolcificati con estratti di stevia” (Sensory analysis of products sweetened with stevia extracts). Supervisor Luisa Torri, lecturer in Sensory Analysis: co-supervisor Gabriella Morini, lecturer in Molecular Sciences.
Elena Sandrone, 22, from Pino Torinese (Turin), with a thesis on “L’Educazione al gusto come strumento di prevenzione e promozione della salute a partire dal periodo della gravidanza” (Taste education as a tool for health prevention and promotion from the pregnancy period onwards). Supervisor Andrea Pezzana, lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics: co-supervisor Gabriella Morini, lecturer in Molecular Sciences.
Francesco Scaglia, 25, from Turin, with a thesis on “Analisi dell’associazionismo Slow Food, punti di forza e punti di debolezza” (Analysis of the Slow Food association, strong points and weak points). Supervisor Silvestro Greco, lecturer in Animal Food Products.
Riccardo Taliano, 28, from Santena (Turin), with a thesis on “Bonjour “Vahaza” (buongiorno straniero). Ricerca sul campo delle conoscenze legate all’ambiente botanico e al cibo dei bambini di “Isarazaza” in Madagascar” (“Bonjour Vazaha” — Hello, Foreigner. Field study on the botanic- and food-related knowledge of the children of “Tsara Zaza” in Madagascar). Supervisor Andrea Pieroni, lecturer in Food Botany and Ethnobotany.
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Lombardy
Cesare Uberto Bartorelli, 24, from Milan, with a thesis on “Relazioni culturali tra Scienza, Religione, Misticismo e la realizzazione di una nuova agricoltura” (Cultural relations between Science, Religion and Mysticism and the development of a new agriculture). Supervisor Andrea Pieroni, lecturer in Food Botany and Ethnobotany: co-supervisor Paola Migliorini, lecturer in Vegetable Food Products.
Giorgio Brambilla, 22, from Besana in Brianza (Monza Brianza), with a thesis on“La pecora brianzola. Recupero e valorizzazione di una razza autoctona a rischio di estinzione” (The Brianza sheep: recovery and promotion of a native breed on the verge of distinction). Supervisor Silvestro Greco, lecturer in Animal Food Products.
Alberto Capelli, 22, from Milan, with a thesis on “Gastronomia del cibo che non c’è. Analisi della cultura alimentare italiana in ricettari della seconda guerra mondiale” (Gastronomy of food that’s not there. Analysis of Italian food culture in recipe collections from the Second World War). Supervisor Yann Grappe, lecturer in the History of Wine.
Nora Cazzola, 24, from Milan, with a thesis on “Legge: strumento che sostiene le identità gastronomiche nella complessità europea” (Law: a tool that supports gastronomic identities in European complexity). Supervisor Michele Antonio Fino, lecturer in EU Institutional and Food Legislation and Food Law.
Sara Rigamonti, 24, from Milan, with a thesis on “Nutri la tua salute” (Feed your health). Supervisor Andrea Pezzana, lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics.
Alessandra Saponara, 22, from Tradate (Varese), with a thesis on “Gastronomia, Estetica, Anarchia. Attualità di Luigi Veronelli” (Gastronomy, Aesthetics, Anarchy. The Modernity of Luigi Veronelli). Supervisor Nicola Perullo, lecturer in Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Taste.
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Emilia Romagna
Andrea Bernardi, 22, from Bellaria Igea Marina (Rimini), with a thesis on “Analisi sociologica della concezione turistica nella riviera romagnola” (Sociological analysis of the conception of tourism on the Romagna Riviera). Supervisor Paolo Corvo, lecturer in Environmental and Territorial Sociology.
Veronica Ferrerio, 22, from Piacenza, with a thesis on “Il tortello con la coda. Storia ed evoluzione attraverso i secoli di un piatto tradizionale piacentino” (The tortello with a tail. History and evolution down the centuries of a traditional Piacenza dish). Supervisor Antonella Campanini, lecturer in the History of Food Cultures.
Francesco Guido Fontana, 23, from Bologna, with a thesis on “L’evoluzione della comunità naxiota attorno alla produzione agricola della patata di Naxos” (The evolution of the Naxos community around the agricultural production of the Naxos potato). Supervisor Andrea Pieroni, lecturer in Food Botany and Ethnobotany.
Riccardo Soncini, 22, from Reggio Emilia, with a thesis on “Valutazione della sostenibilità agricola di tre filiere agroalimentari piemontesi: vino, carne e cioccolato” (Evaluation of the agricultural sustainability of three Piedmontese agrifood supply chains: wine, meat and chocolate). Supervisor Paola Migliorini, lecturer in Vegetable Food Products.
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Veneto
Irene Vianello, 22, Feltre (Belluno), with a thesis on “Ricerca etnobotanica, analisi nutrizionale e guida all’uso dei quelites nella cultura gastronomica messicana” (Ethnobotanic research, nutritional analysis and guide to the use of quelites in Mexican gastronomic culture). Supervisor Andrea Pieroni, lecturer in Food Botany and Ethnobotany: co-supervisor Andrea Pezzana, lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics.
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Trentino
Carlotta Mattedi, 23, from Trento, with a thesis on “Le cucine e i cibi di strada, logiche e strumenti di un ‘mercato del palato’” (Street cooking and food: logics and tools of a “market of the palate”). Supervisor Antonio Montanari, lecturer in Catering Systems and Technologies: co-supervisor Paolo Corvo, lecturer in Environmental and Territorial Sociology.
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Lazio
Francesca Guastella, 24, from Rome, with a thesis on “Differenziazione e caratterizzazione sensoriale del Parmigiano Reggiano, prodotto di montagna” (Differentiation and sensory characterization of Parmigiano Reggiano, a mountain product). Supervisor Luisa Torri, lecturer in Sensory Analysis.
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Puglia
Marco Cagnetta, 24, from Terlizzi (Bari), with a thesis on “Una buona gestione della celiachia tra aspetti gastronomici e criticità nutrizionali” (Good management of celiac disease between gastronomic aspects and nutritional criticalities). Supervisor Andrea Pezzana, lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics.
Nicola Fattibene, 24, from Trani (Bari), with a thesis on “Le cucine e i cibi di strada. Ristorazione e consumo ‘on the run’” (Street cooking and food. Catering and consumption on the run). Supervisor Antonio Montanari, lecturer in Catering Systems and Technologies: co-supervisor Paolo Corvo, lecturer in Environmental and Territorial Sociology.
Maria Chiara Musa, 22, from San Vito dei Normanni (Brindisi), with a thesis on “Il dolce e la ristorazione, esperienza in Bindi: innovazione, sviluppo, sperimentazione” (Cake and catering, an experience at Bindi: innovation, development, experimentation). Supervisor Antonio Montanari, lecturer in Catering Systems and Technologies.
Giovanni Ribezzo Piccinin, 30, from Brindisi, with a thesis on “Problematiche nell’esportazione di vini verso i paesi dell’estremo oriente: il caso della provincia di Brindisi” (The problems involved in exporting wine to countries in the Far East: the case of the province of Brindisi). Supervisor Danielle Borra, lecturer in the Marketing of Quality Food Products.
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Sardinia
Roberta Nanu, 24, from Nuoro, with a thesis on “Un nuovo impiego della gastronomia: consulenza gastronomica in attività ristorative” (A new use for gastronomy: gastronomic consultancy in catering activities). Supervisor Andrea Pezzana, lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics: co-supervisor Giovanni Perri, lecturer in Geography and Tourism.
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Austria
Florian Ehn, 30, from Donau with a thesis on “Amphora wines – Demistifying an ancient winemaking technique now the latest craze”. Supervisor Yann Grappe, lecturer in the History of Wine.
Richard Haubenberger, 24, from Petzenkirchen, with a thesis on “Designing an Educational Garden that Brings Back Value of Food”. Supervisor Giovanni Perri, lecturer in Geography and Tourism.
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Germany
Doerte Bode-Kirchhoff, 24, from Achim, with a thesis on “Indagine sull’identità culinaria di Brema per la pianificazione di un nuovo ristorante territoriale in città” (Study of the culinary identity of Bremen for the planning of a new local restaurant in the city). Supervisor Giovanni Perri, lecturer in Geography and Tourism.
Katharina Zahn, 25, from Cologne, with a thesis on “Steviol glycosides: the sweetener of the future?”. Supervisor Gabriella Morini, lecturer in Molecular Sciences: co-supervisor Luisa Torri, lecturer in Sensory Analysis.
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Gabon
Wilfried Rembangouet, 31, from Libreville, with a thesis on “Irvingia Gabonensis ‘bush mango’, a typical fruit of West and Central African forests: characteristics and use”. Supervisor Giuseppe Zeppa, lecturer in Food Technologies.
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Israel
Eran Kalmanson, 32, from Tel Aviv, with a thesis on “Israeli Cuisine – Identity and Authenticity”. Supervisor Nicola Perullo, lecturer in Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Taste.
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Latvia
Anete Dinne, 23, from Riga, with a thesis on “The contribution of gastronomic sciences in the context of nutritional transition in Latvia”. Supervisor Andrea Pezzana, lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics.
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Perù
Alejandro Vaglietti Silva, 22, from Lima, with a thesis on “La gastronomia come strumento sociale in Perù” (Gastronomy as a social tool in Peru). Supervisor Paolo Corvo, lecturer in Environmental and Territorial Sociology.
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Russia
Anastasia Ruzaykina, 35, from Arzamas, with a thesis on “Il carnevale in Russia. Il rituale della regione di Niznij Novgorod” (Carnival in Russia. The ritual of the Nizhny Novgorod region). Supervisor Piercarlo Grimaldi, lecturer in Cultural Anthropology.
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Spain
Carmen Ordiz Pérez, 21, from Oviedo, with a thesis on“Il vino nelle Asturie. Storia e rinascita di un terroir” (Wine in Asturias. History and rebirth of a terroir). Supervisor Yann Grappe, lecturer in the History of Wine.
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United States
Ariela Sharon Yomtovian, 23, from Pepper Pike (Ohio), with a thesis on “Body as Plant, Body as Machine, Lived Body as Experience”. Supervisor Nicola Perullo, lecturer in Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Taste: co-supervisor Andrea Pezzana, lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics.
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TWO-YEAR GRADUATE DEGREE
Liguria
Celeste Birocchi, 25, from Albisola (Savona), with a thesis on“Iper, La grande i: una realtà della GDO attenta alle eccellenze enogastronomiche italiane. I casi “grandi vigne bio” e un “filo d’olio” (Iper, the big “I”: an LOD chain alert to Italian food and wine excellence. The “grande vigne bio” and “filo d’olio” cases). Supervisor Michele Antonio Fino, lecturer in EU Institutional and Food Legislation and Food Law.
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Lombardy
Valentina Campus, 25, from Mantua, with a thesis on “Il valore del percepito di qualità nella società postmoderna: il caso delle ‘praline’ Ferrero” (The value of perceived quality in postomodern society: the case of Ferrero “pralines”). Supervisor Paolo Corvo, lecturer in Environmental and Territorial Sociology.
Luisa Vismara, 29, from Milan, with a thesis on “Cibo, Web, Oralità. Storia ed Evoluzione della Comunicazione del Cibo, dai manoscritti ai Social Network” (Food, Web, Orality. History and evolution of food communication, from manuscripts to social networks). Supervisor Ambrogio Artoni, lecturer in Multimedia Languages.
Edoardo Gianantonio Samperi, 25, from Burago di Molgora (Milan), with a thesis on “Il ruolo dell’alimentazione nelle novelle di Matteo Bandello (1485-1561)” (The role of food in the novellas of Matteo Bandello (1485-1561)). Supervisor Antonella Campanini, lecturer in the History of Food Cultures.
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Lazio
Camilla Castroni, 27, from Roma, with a thesis on “Il viaggio in un cofanetto regalo” (The journey of a gift box). Supervisor Paolo Corvo, lecturer in Environmental and Territorial Sociology..
Gaia Giannotti, 25, from Viterbo, with a thesis on “Food labelling: l’app per l’etichettatura alimentare” (Food labeling: an app). Supervisor Michele Antonio Fino, lecturer in EU Institutional and Food Legislation and Food Law.
Lorenzo Marziali, 26, from Acquapendente (Viterbo), with a thesis on “Aspetti qualitativi della semola del grano duro: dalla coltivazione alla produzione di alimenti. Il progetto “Semole d’autore” dell’azienda Selezione Casillo” (Quality aspects of durum wheat flour: from cultivation to food production. The Selezione Casillo “Semole d’autore” project). Supervisor Paola Migliorini, lecturer in Vegetable Food Products: co-supervisor Luisa Torri, lecturer in Sensory Analysis.
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Campania
Claudio Lembo, 27, from Torre Annunziata (Naples), with a thesis on “Stagionalità e modi di turismo” (Seasonality and modes of tourism). Supervisor Paolo Corvo, lecturer in Environmental and Territorial Sociology.
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Puglia
Francesca Solarino, 25, from Bari, with a thesis on “Food and Health: L’evoluzione dello Scenario ristorativo alla luce di nuove richieste di Salubrità da parte dei consumatori” (Food and Health. The evolution of the catering scenario in the light of new consumer demands for healthiness). Supervisor Andrea Pezzana, lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics: co-supervisor Dario Laurenzi.
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Calabria
Raffaele Matacena, 24, from Reggio Calabria, with a thesis on “Modelli locali di consumo nel mercato della birra in Spagna” (Local beer consumption models in Spain). Supervisors Paolo Corvo, lecturer in Environmental and Territorial Sociology and Bruno Scaltriti, lecturer in Fundamentals of Economics and the Economics of Development.
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Switzerland
Christine Massera, from Ascona, with a thesis on “Aspetti e problematiche del consumo di alcol in Canada” (Aspects and problems of alcohol consumption in Canada). Supervisor Paolo Corvo, lecturer in Environmental and Territorial Sociology.
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POSTGRADUATE MASTER COURSE
Daniel Chia, from Singapore, with a thesis on “High Technology Urban Agriculture as a Pillar of Food Security in an Urban City State”.
Theodora Fan, from New York (United States), with a thesis on “Meat: An Exploration of Rhetoric”.
Natalie Funai, from California (United States), with a thesis on “Childhood Obesity in America, the Edible Schoolyard Project, and Education as a Changing Force in the Epidemic”.
Karrah Greco, from Sault Ste Marie (Canada), with a thesis on “The Unsustainability of Wheat Production and Consumption for Human Health”.
Kendall Gustavson, from Vancouver (Canada), with a thesis on “The Feasibility of Running Food Education Programs through an Established Market: A Case Study of Borough Market, London”.
Charlotte Maberly, from Edinburgh (United Kingdom), with a thesis on “Better Food is in the Bag: Improving Scottish food culture by changing where Scots shop”.
Kelly Mariani, from California (United States), with a thesis on “Food Education: The Power of Taste and Personal Connection”.
Megan McGowan, from New York (United States), with a thesis on “Writing in the Phat City: Notes from a Food Blogger in Bologna”.
Sarah Mooney, from Portland (United States), with a thesis on “Sustainable Farming in Rural Ireland; Traditional Methods for a Modern Business”.
Peter Morich, from Georgia (United States), receives a course attendance certificate.
Lee-Anne Mundy, from Burnie (Australia), with a thesis on “Convivia: Going beyond monthly events connecting people, place and producers to a local food system”.
Roberta Payaro, from Campinas (Brazil), with a thesis on “The tilapia sector in Brazil – An overview of a growing market”.
Cristina Pellegrini, from Maryland (United States), with a thesis on “Community-Scale Food Hubs: Challenges & Potential”.
Kimberly Robinson, from Arizona (United States), with a thesis on “Barriers to Practitioners’ Ability to Educate their Patients about Healthy Food Choices”.
Martina Sibioli, from Riva del Garda (Italy), with a thesis on “We are what we communicate. Italianicity and democratization of taste in Eataly”.
Sanderson Beschorner, from Joia (Brazil), with a thesis on “Food: Taking Individual Responsibility”.
Arzu Sak, from Istanbul (Turkey), with a thesis on “Insights on International Food Culture: Cook_inc. and the New Anatolian Cuisine”.