Alex Weissensteiner, Rector

Appointed with Resolution of the University Council nr. 01 of 16/01/2024.

Alex Weissensteiner is a professor of quantitative finance. He completed his doctoral studies at the Leopold-Franzens University of Innsbruck. In the following years, he conducted research and taught at the Universities of Innsbruck and Liechtenstein. In 2013, he accepted the position of Professor for Financial Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark. At the Free University of Bolzano, he served as Coordinator of the Quality Committee (2016-2020), Vice-Dean for Studies (2018-2020), Study Course Director of the Bachelor in Economics and Management (2015-2020), and Vice-Rector for Studies (2020-2024). He teaches subjects such as financial mathematics, financial risk management, and quantitative finance. His research interests lie in asset allocation and both theoretical and empirical asset pricing. He has published in leading journals in his field. Alex Weissensteiner is fluent in German, Italian and English.

Functions

The Rector is nominated by the University Council and carries out, amongst others, the following functions:

• coordinates the academic activities of the University;
• formulates proposals and sees to the implementation of the decisions of the University Council on scientific and didactic matters;
• exercises disciplinary authority towards students and academic staff according to the regulations in force;
• represents the University in academic and cultural ceremonies and in the awarding of academic titles;
• contracts, along with the University Council President, the agreements with the Autonomous Province of Bozen-Bolzano concerning the objectives that the University aims to achieve.

Marco Baratieri, Vice-Rector for Studies

Appointed with Resolution of the University Council nr. 126 of 04/10/2024.

Marco Baratieri is Professor of Thermal Engineering and Industrial Energy Systems at the Faculty of Engineering. He holds a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Trento, where he also graduated in violin studies at the Bonporti Conservatory. At unibz he serves as Director of the Master in Energy Engineering, as Coordinator of an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master and as responsible of the research macro-area in Energy Efficiency and Energy Resources. He is member of the editorial boards of Biomass & Bioenergy and of Biomass Conversion & Biorefinery International Journals and is a reviewing panel member of the European Research Council. He is Head of the Bioenergy and Biofuels Lab, focused on the development of methods and systems for biomass and waste conversion into advanced fuels and hydrogen through thermochemical processes. He has published more than 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Tanja Mimmo, Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation

Appointed with Resolution of the University Council nr. 126 of 04/10/2024.

Tanja Mimmo is a Professor of Agricultural Chemistry at the Faculty of Agricultural, Environmental, and Food Sciences. She holds a Master’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Bologna and a PhD in Agricultural, Forestry, and Food Sciences from the University of Torino. Currently, she serves as Director of the Competence Centre for Plant Health at the Free University of Bolzano and chairs the Agroecology Working Group established by the European Region for Innovation in Agriculture, Food, and Forestry (ERIAFF). She is member of the editorial board of Scientific Reports and has a longstanding experience in soil science and plant nutrition research with particular focus on soil-plant-microorganism interactions. She has extensive experience in leading and coordinating regional, national, and European projects and has published over 160 papers in peer-reviewed journals.