The President, the Governing Board, the Director, and all staff of the National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes express their profound sorrow at the untimely passing of Professor Teodoro Valente, President of the Italian Space Agency since 2023.

Teodoro Valente was Full Professor of Materials Science and Technology at the Sapienza University of Rome and a leading scholar in the field of composite materials and nanotechnology. Over the course of his career, he held numerous prominent positions in the academic and research spheres, including the presidency of the National Interuniversity Consortium for Materials Science and Technology, the directorship of the CNR Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, and posts at the European Commission.

With the passing of Professor Valente, the academic and research community loses a figure of the highest scientific and institutional standing. ANVUR joins in the mourning of his family and of the entire scientific community.