Prof. Mennella Cristofaro born in Ischia on February 17, 1907, crossed the courses of studies very quickly, majoring in physical and mathematical sciences. He was appointed, in 1951, Director of the Geophysical island of Ischia by the Central Bureau of Meteorology and Environment. One of his works accepted into the university was "Il Clima d’Italia".

Mennella was a member of the Italian Astronomical Society, of the Geophysics and Meteorology, of the Italian Geographic Doctors Association of Italian hydroclimatology, the Italian Society for the Advancement Science and Society of Astronautics Italian. Died on January 25, 1976.