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Academic career:
01/02/2020 – 30/12/2021: Post-doc researcher. Project: Definition of innovative techniques for the morphological and mineralogical investigation of the polluted sediments and mineral wastes produced by marble quarrying in the Apuan Alps. Scientific area: GEO/04, GEO/09. Supervisor: Prof. Leonardo Piccini. Host institution: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Florence. Goals: the project was carried out with the collaboration of the Regional Agency for Environmental Protection of Tuscany (ARPAT). The aims of the investigation were a) the development of analytical methodologies to characterize sedimentologically, morphologically, and mineralogically the anthropogenic sediments produced during the quarrying activities for marble extraction in the Apuan Alps, and b) to understand how these contaminants are transported through the Apuan karst aquifers. Sedimentological, mineralogical, and optical techniques were applied to different types of sediments (natural and anthropogenic) that were collected in different parts of the karst catchments (vadose zone, epiphreatic zone, springs, rivers) to compare the sediments characteristics with the hydrodynamic conditions in which they were deposited. Hydrological investigations were also carried out on the major Apuan karst springs.
24-28/08/2016: Participant to the “Geochemical monitoring of the Rallio 4 well (ENI)” project. Host institution: Integrated Geoscience Research Group – Interdepartmental Centre for Environmental Sciences Reseach, Alma Mater - University of Bologna. Goals: Geochemical prospection of the “Rallio 4” abandoned well (ENI) and its surroundings. Diffuse emissions of soil gases (CO2, CH4) were measured by means of the accumulation chamber method. This investigation was carried out to evaluate the amount and the provenance of fluid emissions in a sector of the Trebbia valley (N Italy) where oil exploration and exploitation were done in the past 150 years. The geochemical data were processed with geostatistical techniques to develop spatial distribution maps of soil gas fluxes. The maps were used to evaluate the present-day functioning of the oil reservoir and the effectiveness of the sealing operations of the abandoned well.
15/01/2016 – 30/09/2016: Intern/voluntary worker for the Rock and fluid geochemistry laboratory Host institution: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Florence. Supervisor: Prof. Franco Tassi. Performed activities: determination of the principal components of water and gas samples collected in different environments (volcanic and hydrothermal areas, coastal and fluvial systems). Methods: ion chromatography, spectroscopy, gas chromatography.
Teaching:
Academic year 2022-2023: co-lecturer; scientific area: GEO/09; degree: Diagnostica e materiali per la conservazione e il restauro; class: Laboratorio di mineralogia e petrografia (B006403).
Academic year 2021-2022: co-lecturer; scientific area: GEO/09; degree: Diagnostica e materiali per la conservazione e il restauro; class: Laboratorio di mineralogia e petrografia (B006403).
Academic year 2017-2018: co-supervisor for an MSc degree in Environmental Hydrology. Thesis title: Discharge analysis of the Bossea karst springs (Piedmont – Italy). Student: Guglielmo Persiani. Supervisor: Prof. Marco Antonellini. Host institution: Alma Mater – University of Bologna, Master program of Analysis and Management of the Environment, Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences – Ravenna.
Education:
01/11/2016 – 20/03/2020: PhD in Earth, Life, and Environmental Sciences, XXXII cycle, curriculum: Geological Sciences. Thesis Title: Unsaturated flow in a structurally complex karst aquifer. Supervisor: Prof. Jo De Waele. Co-supervisor: Prof. Marco Antonellini. Host institution: Alma Mater – University of Bologna. Research aims: The objective of the doctoral project was to unravel the functioning of the unsaturated zone of a karst aquifer that developed in a complex structural setting. The Bossea karst system (Ligurian Alps, Italy) was chosen as test site. The hydrological monitoring of the underground river and several drip sites (that are representative of unsaturated flow) was carried out for more than 15 years by the Bossea cave underground scientific laboratory. The availability of a huge amount of data permitted to study this alpine karst system in a wide range of hydrological conditions, from drought to extreme flooding events. The investigation was carried out with a multidisciplinary approach that included geological mapping, structural and microstructural analyses, hydrogeochemical and hydrological methods.
11/12/2015: MSc degree in Geological Sciences and Technologies (LM-74), curriculum Volcanology, Geothermics and Georesources. Thesis Title: Applied techniques to the geochemical monitoring of the Teide volcano, Tenerife (Canary Islands). Supervisor: Prof. Franco Tassi. Co-supervisor: Dr.ss Gladys Melián Rodríguez. Mark: 110/110. Host institution: University of Florence. Thesis aims: The thesis presented the geochemical methods applied for the monitoring of Teide volcano. The efficiency of these techniques is discussed in the light of recent episodes of volcanic unrest. The monitoring activities are carried out by means of a multidisciplinary approach that involves diffuse soil gas emissions, fumarole sampling, and groundwater hydrochemical monitoring.
25/10/2012: BSc degree in Geological Sciences (L-34). Thesis Title: Structural analysis of the San Bavello area, Mugello. Supervisor: Prof. Federico Sani. Mark: 100/110. Host institution: University of Florence. Thesis aims: geological mapping and structural analysis were performed along the tectonic boundary, the Cervarola thrust, between the units of the Tuscan domain and those belonging to the Umbria-Marche domain, which is part of a leading imbricate thrust fan. The study focused on the meso-structural analysis of the shear veins in the Acquerino unit. The investigation permitted to recognise multiple deformation phases on the thrust front.
Abroad periods:
14/09/2022-13/03/2023: Visiting researcher. Host institution: School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool (United Kingdom). Supervisor: Dr. Patrick Byrne. Research topics: the abroad period was focused exclusively on the Legacy Wastes in the Coastal Zone project (https://research.ncl.ac.uk/legacywastes/) funded by the UK Natural Environment Research Council. The primary aim of this work was to investigate the potential impacts of climate change on the environmental risks posed by industrial and municipal wastes on the UK coastline. Activities: development of laboratory mesocosms designed to simulate the impact of extreme periods of wetting and drying on contaminant leaching in different types of legacy wastes, sampling and water samples analysis for trace metals, major ions and dissolved organic matter. Development of the protocols that will be used for future experiments.
18/09/2018 – 21/12/2018: Marco Polo 2018 program, Alma Mater – University of Bologna. Host institution: Quaternary Research Group, Institute of Geology, University of Innsbruck (Austria). Supervisor: Prof. Christoph Spötl. Research topics: Stable isotopes analyses (18O e 2H) were performed on drip water samples that were collected seasonally in the Bossea cave (Ligurian Alps, Italy). Rainfall and snow samples were also analysed to understand how the karst unsaturated zone modulate the transfer of the infiltrating water to the dripping sites. A training session on speleothem drilling was attended to learn the modern techniques adopted for paleoclimate investigations.
03/03/2014 – 10/06/2014: Lifelong Learning Programme/Erasmus Placement 2013-2014 – University of Florence. Host institution: Laboratory of fluid geochemistry, Environmental Research Division, Instituto Tecnológico y de Energías Renovables (ITER), Granadilla de Abona, Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain). Supervisor: Dr. Nemesio Pérez Performed activities: Sampling, analysis, and interpretation of diffuse soil gas emissions in volcanic areas. Gas sampling was performed for the determination of soil gas components. The fieldwork also included soil gas flux measurements by means of a portable non-dispersive CO2 infrared analyser and an H2S electrochemical cell. The samples were analysed by means of quadrupole mass-spectrometry, gas micro-chromatography, and in situ alpha-spectrometry. Geostatistical analysis was performed on the geochemical data to develop spatial distribution maps. Water samples were collected for the determination of dissolved gasses.