Funded Researchers
Benedetto Marelli
- Professor
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Benedetto Marelli is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at MIT and a Faculty Leader in the MIT Climate Project. He received a B.Sc. and a M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering from Politecnico di Milano, and a PhD in Materials Science from McGill University. The Marelli research group works on designing biomaterials and living solutions for precision agriculture, food security, and food safety. Marelli received several awards, including PECASE and the BII&Science AAAS Innovation Award.
J-WAFS-funded projects
- Precise fish vaccine injection using silk-based biomaterials
- Printed silk-based colorimetric sensors for food spoilage prevention and supply chain authentication
Publications
News
- Past J-WAFS PI featured on Boston Public Radio's Curiosity Desk
- MIT postdoc reshapes the future of fertilizer
- Past J-WAFS PI explores impact of common fertilizer element in new study
- Past J-WAFS PI develops method to extend shelf life of harvested plants
- J-WAFS PI develops a method to sustainably and precisely deliver substances to plants
- Recent MIT graduate explores fast and affordable E. coli detection for water in Nepal
- Several J-WAFS PIs work to boost crop resilience in the face of climate change
- J-WAFS PI speaks to MIT President Sally Kornbluth about his water and food research
- The Climate Project at MIT launches effort to scale climate solutions
- J-WAFS community member receives fellowship from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture
- J-WAFS PI co-develops a nature-based water filtration solution
- J-WAFS PIs join the leadership team of the Climate Project at MIT
- J-WAFS PI Benedetto Marelli develops silk-based technologies for crops and food
- J-WAFS PI creates a color-changing wrap that indicates when food has spoiled
- J-WAFS PI discovers an alternative for microplastics in the agriculture industry
- Climate Grand Challenges project revolutionizing agriculture with low-emissions, resilient crops
- Climate Grand Challenges flagship projects include multiple J-WAFS PIs
- Multiple J-WAFS PIs chosen as MIT Climate Grand Challenges finalists
- J-WAFS PI Benedetto Marelli engineers seed coating to tackle water shortages
- J-WAFS PIs Benedetto Marelli and John Hart have teamed up to create and manufacture an innovative new food sensor
- Novel drug patch for plants developed by J-WAFS PI Benedetto Marelli