Alessio Vovlas
Alessio Vovlas received a Ph.D. in Science and Technology from Turin University, Italy, in 2014 with a thesis on 'Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity Conservation,” and an MS in Natural Science from Bari University, Italy, He is an effective member of A.P.S. Polyxena, an NGO that is part of the Butterfly Conservation Europe, European Citizen Science Association (ECSA), and Societas Europaea Lepidopterologica (SEL). He is also a member of the Society for Conservation Biology and part of the membership committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Commission on Education and Communication (CEC). Dr. Vovlas’ main research interests are molecular biology, ecology, zoology, science communication, and education. He has published several scientific, national, and international publications and was a coordinator of some nature conservation and citizen science projects in natural park areas.