- Ester Foppa Pedretti (PhD) is a Full Professor of Agricultural Mechanics (SSD AGRI‑04/B “Agricultural Mechanics”) at the Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences of the Polytechnic University of Marche (Università Politecnica delle Marche). Over the years she has developed solid expertise and extensive experience through research activities addressing topics related to her scientific disciplinary sector. In the early stages of her research career, she focused on classical topics in agricultural mechanics and mechanization, which she has recently revisited with a more contemporary perspective, particularly in the context of agricultural engineering supporting precision agriculture.
- The evolution of her scientific interests, as well as those of her research group, has led to the exploration of energy-related topics, with particular attention to bioenergy and the reuse of agricultural by-products, also within a circular production framework. More recently, she has initiated studies on the environmental impact assessment of agricultural production chains, integrating and strengthening a systemic approach developed in previous research. At the same time, she has further expanded her work in the field of precision agriculture, promoting investments in both human and technological resources within this research area.
- Her teaching activity began in the academic year 1995–1996, when she first assumed responsibility for courses within her disciplinary field. In the current academic year, she teaches Agricultural Mechanics and Mechanization in Viticulture and Oenology. Professor Foppa Pedretti has coordinated or actively participated in several European and national research projects. Her research activities have resulted in more than 100 publications, including 76 articles published in international journals with Impact Factor. According to Scopus, her scientific production has an H-index of 24 (1,490 citations). From 2010 to 2025 she served on the Executive Board of the Italian Association of Agricultural Engineering (AIIA). From 2022 to 2025 she was Associate Editor of the Journal of Agricultural Engineering.