The Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis (IMAA) originated within the CNR reform process (Decree n. 015446 of 14.01.2000 published in the supplement of the Official Gazette n. 24 of 31.01.2000) from the grouping of the three pre-existing institutes: the Institute of Advanced Methodologies for Environmental Analysis (IMAAA), the Institute of Research on Clays (IRA) and the Institute of Horticulture and Industrial Cultivation (IOCI).
At present, IMAA is the only CNR Institute having its headquarters in the Basilicata region (CNR Research Area of Potenza).
