Research and career
After her studies, Giorio became a postdoc at the University of Padova where she worked on the environmental dispersion of neonicotinoid insecticides through dust emitted by seeders during the sowing of corn seeds treated with neonicotinoids, and the consequential in-flight contamination and acute toxicity for honeybees. [6] [7] [8] She also worked on assessing the usability and environmental impact of vineyard pruning residues as an energy source. [9]
In 2013, Giorio transferred to the University of Cambridge as a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Chemistry in the Markus Kalberer research group. In Cambridge, Giorio‘s research was focused on determining the chemical composition and formation processes of secondary organic aerosols. She developed a method for the quantification of the highly reactive Criegee intermediates produced by ozonolysis reactions in the atmosphere [10] and she studied the impact of aqueous phase processing on aerosol composition [11]
In January 2017, Giorio became a researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research and later that year, became tenure-track assistant professor at the University of Padova. As of March 2020, she is an assistant professor at the University of Cambridge. [5] [12] Research in Giorio’s Research Group is focused on the chemistry of the Earth’s atmosphere and its impact on air quality and climate. [5] [13]
Contribution to COVID-19
In April 2020, Cambridge University’s Centre for Atmospheric Science and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) worked together to test how ozone could speed up the cleaning of ambulances and potentially save lives. As part of this testing, Giorio’s research group (The Giorio Research Group) used an ozone generator to produce ozone at controlled concentrations in a fume cupboard containing the indicators and sensors, which scientists at the Dstl could use as a baseline in their testing. [14]
Neonicotinoid pesticides
Giorio’s research on the translocation of neonicotinoid insecticides. [15] Giorio’s research has also helped in introducing regulations against neonicotinoids. [16] [17] [18]
In recognition of Giorio’s work on neonicotinoid insecticides, she won the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Environment, Sustainability and Energy Division Early Career Award [19] in 2021.
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