Matteo Serena, Ph.D., joined the USGA in 2022 as Senior Manager of Irrigation Research and Services and is part of the Green Section research team. In this role, he collaborates with superintendents, researchers, allied golf associations, and industry stakeholders to promote water conservation on golf courses nationwide.
Matteo has more than two decades of experience researching turfgrass irrigation and strategies to reduce water use. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Padua in Italy and his doctorate in Plant and Environmental Sciences from New Mexico State University, where he later served as a research assistant professor.
Prior to joining the USGA, Matteo worked at the University of California, Riverside. He currently resides near Los Angeles.