Massimo Iorizzo is an Associate Professor at North Carolina State University, having previously held the position of Assistant Professor. Prior to this role, Massimo Iorizzo served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at both the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Naples Federico II. Massimo Iorizzo also gained experience as a Visiting Scientist at the University of Minnesota. Massimo Iorizzo earned a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding from Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II from 2005 to 2009, following a Master of Science (MS) in Crop Science from the same institution, completed in 2005.