Stefano Lo Russo
{{Short description|Italian academic and politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Stefano Lo Russo
|image = Stefano_Lo_Russo_2021_(less cropped).jpg
|office = 40th Mayor of Turin
|term_start = 27 October 2021
|term_end =
|predecessor = Chiara Appendino
|successor =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|10|15|df=y}}
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|nationality = Italian
|alma_mater = University of Turin
Polytechnic University of Turin
|party = Democratic Party
|profession = Academic, geologist
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Stefano Lo Russo is an italian politician and geologist, Mayor of Torino,{{Cite web |title=Città di Torino - Il Sindaco |url=http://www.comune.torino.it/sindaco/ |access-date=5 July 2024 |website=www.comune.torino.it}} Mayor of the Metropolitan City of Turin,{{Cite web |last=Piemonte |first=C. S. I. |title=Città metropolitana di Torino - Istituzionale |url=http://www.cittametropolitana.torino.it/istituzionale/sindaco.shtml |access-date=5 July 2024 |website=www.cittametropolitana.torino.it |language=it}} Vice President of ANCI (National Association of Italian Municipalities) with responsibility for European and International Policies,{{Cite web |title=I vicepresidenti |url=https://www.anci.it/anci-e/i-vicepresidenti/ |access-date=6 December 2024 |website=www.anci.it |language=it-IT}} Coordinator of Mayors for the Democratic Party, Geologist and Professor of Engineering Geology in the Department of Environment, Land, and Infrastructure Engineering at Politecnico di Torino.
Biography
Born in Torino, Italy, on 15 October 1975, he graduated cum laude in Geological Sciences in 1999 and earned a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Politecnico di Torino in 2004.
Academic background
He served as Assistant Professor (2007–2014), Associate Professor (2014–2017), and has been a Full Professor since 2017.
He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, presented at international conferences.{{Cite web |date=14 October 2022 |title=Stefano Lo Russo {{!}} Politecnico di Torino |url=https://www.polito.it/personale?p=004069 |access-date=5 July 2024 |website=www.polito.it |language=it}}
He serves as an Associate Editor of Geofluids (Wiley){{Cite journal |title= Editorial Board - Geofluids|journal=Geofluids |doi=10.1155/6816 |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/6816/homepage/editorial-board|doi-access=free}} and is on the Editorial Board of Environmental Earth Sciences (Springer).{{Cite web |title=Environmental Earth Sciences |url=https://link.springer.com/journal/12665/editors |access-date=5 July 2024 |website=SpringerLink |language=en}}
As a co-founder and board member of the Energy Security and Transition Lab (EST) at the Energy Center of Politecnico di Torino, he is also a member of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH), the European Geosciences Union (EGU), and the Italian Association of Applied Geology (AIGA).
His research focuses on low-enthalpy geothermal systems, groundwater planning and protection, rockfall risk analysis, energy security, and mining sustainability.
He teaches Engineering Geology, Hydrogeology, Petroleum and Mining Geology, Geothermal Energy, and Land Planning.
He has been a Visiting Professor at MGIMO University, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, and Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas. He has also been an Invited Distinguished Lecturer at the University of Queensland and a Visiting Scholar at Flinders University and the National Center for Groundwater Research and Training.
Political Roles
Elected to the City Council of Torino in 2006, he was re-elected in 2011 and served as the leader of the Democratic Party in the Council until 2013,{{Cite web |title=Sarà Stefano Lo Russo il capogruppo del Pd in Sala Rossa |url=https://www.torinotoday.it/politica/stefano-lorusso-capogruppo-pd.html |access-date=5 July 2024 |website=TorinoToday |language=it}} when he became Deputy Mayor for Urban Planning.{{Cite web |title=GIUNTA FASSINO, LE NUOVE NOMINE (Comunicati Stampa) |url=http://www.comune.torino.it/ucstampa/2013/article_552.shtml |access-date=5 July 2024 |website=www.comune.torino.it}}
Re-elected in 2016, he led the Democratic Party in the City Council{{Cite web |last=pdtorino |title=CITTà DI TORINO – STEFANO LO RUSSO CAPOGRUPPO PD IN COMUNE – Partito Democratico di Torino Federazione Metropolitana |url=https://partitodemocraticotorino.it/2016/07/06/citta-di-torino-stefano-lo-russo-capogruppo-pd-in-comune/ |access-date=5 July 2024 |language=it-IT}} until his election as Mayor in 2021.{{Cite web |last=TG24 |first=Sky |date=18 October 2021 |title=Elezioni Comunali Torino, Stefano Lo Russo eletto nuovo sindaco: chi è |url=https://tg24.sky.it/politica/approfondimenti/stefano-lo-russo-sindaco-torino |access-date=5 July 2024 |website=tg24.sky.it |language=it}}
Since 2015, he has been the President of the Commission for Housing, Urban Planning, and Public Procurement of ANCI (Italian Municipalities National Association).{{Cite web |title=Anci – Stefano Lorusso presidente della Commissione Politiche abitative, Urbanistica e Lavori pubblici |url=https://www.anci.it/anci-stefano-lorusso-presidente-della-commissione-politiche-abitative-urbanistica-e-lavori-pubblici/ |access-date=5 July 2024 |website=www.anci.it |language=it-IT}} In 2024, he was appointed Vice President of ANCI{{Cite web |title=I vicepresidenti |url=https://www.anci.it/anci-e/i-vicepresidenti/ |access-date=23 February 2025 |website=www.anci.it |language=it-IT}} with responsibility for European and International Affairs{{Cite web |title=Delegati |url=https://www.anci.it/anci-e/delegati/ |access-date=23 February 2025 |website=www.anci.it |language=it-IT}} and became the National Coordinator of Democratic Party Mayors.
He is the coordinator of the IREN public shareholders' agreement, president of the Fondazione Teatro Regio di Torino,{{Cite web |title=Organi di indirizzo politico-amministrativo {{!}} Teatro Regio Torino |url=https://www.teatroregio.torino.it/amministrazione-trasparente/organizzazione/organi-di-indirizzo-politico-amministrativo |access-date=23 February 2025 |website=www.teatroregio.torino.it}} and of the Fondazione per la Cultura Torino.{{Cite web |title=Organi di indirizzo politico-amministrativo – Fondazione Per la Cultura Torino |url=https://fpct.it/amministrazione-trasparente/organizzazione/organi-di-indirizzo-politico-amministrativo/ |access-date=23 February 2025 |language=it-IT}}
He is a member of the National Council for Development Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation as a representative of the National Association of Italian Municipalities (ANCI), is a member of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, serves as the Regional Vice President of Metropolis{{Cite web |title=Regional Vice-president |url=https://www.metropolis.org/taxonomy/term/341 |access-date=23 February 2025 |website=Metropolis |language=en}} and is a Member of the Steering Committee of OECD Champion Mayors for Inclusive Growth.{{Cite web |title=Who are the Champion Mayors? |url=https://www.oecd-inclusive.com/champion-mayors/whoarethechampionmayors/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241105170255/https://www.oecd-inclusive.com/champion-mayors/whoarethechampionmayors/ |archive-date=5 November 2024 |website=OECD |access-date=5 July 2024}}
He participated in the 7th edition of the Yearlong Mayors Program of the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative (2023-2024).{{Cite web |title=Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Announces Seventh Class of Mayors |url=https://www.bloomberg.org/press/bloomberg-harvard-city-leadership-initiative-announces-seventh-class-of-mayors/ |access-date=5 July 2024 |website=Bloomberg Philanthropies |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Il sindaco Lo Russo a lezione di amministrazione da Bloomberg |url=https://www.torinotoday.it/attualita/lo-russo-bloomberg-harvard-city.html |access-date=5 July 2024 |website=TorinoToday |language=it}}
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Category:Democratic Party (Italy) politicians