Members of the Academic Board

Name and Surname	SC	SSD
Vincenzo Morra (Coordinator)	04/A1	GEO/07

Leone Melluso	04/A1	GEO/07
Stefano Albanese	04/A1	GEO/08
Massimo D'Antonio	04/A1	GEO/08
Paola Petrosino	04/A1	GEO/08
Piergiulio Cappelletti	04/A1	GEO/09
Pasquale Raia	04/A2	GEO/01
Mariano Parente	04/A2	GEO/02
Stefano Vitale	04/A2	GEO/03
Stefano Tavani	04/A2	GEO/03
Alessandra Ascione	04/A3	GEO/04
Elda Russo Ermolli	04/A3	GEO/04
Vincenzo Allocca	04/A3	GEO/05
Domenico Calcaterra	04/A3	GEO/05
Giovanni Florio	04/A4	GEO/10
Warner Marzocchi	04/A4	GEO/10
Rosa Di Maio	04/A4	GEO/11
Maurizio Fedi	04/A4	GEO/11
Nicola Scafetta	04/A4	GEO/12
Stefano Caliro	04/A1	GEO/08
Lucia Pappalardo	04/A1	GEO/08

Doctorate XXXV cycle

Research Doctorate Programs

35th Cycle - Academic Year 2019/20

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Doctorate of Earth, Environmental and Resources Science

RESEARCH THEMES

Research programme on geospatial modeling procedures for regional assessment of geochemical risk and prioritization of contaminated areas

Tutor: Stefano Albanese

Research programme on the Vazante nonsulfide Zn deposits (Calamines) in the Minas Gerais region (Brazil)

Tutor: Giuseppina Balassone, co-tutor: Nicola Mondillo.

Paleoenvironmental reconstructions of sedimentary successions by means of benthic foraminiferal and ostracod assemblages

Tutor: Diana Barra, co-tutor: Giuseppe Aiello

Geochronology and Petrogenesis of the Late Cretaceous Ambohiby and Bevato intrusive complexes (central Madagascar)

Tutor: Ciro Cucciniello, co-tutor: Leone Melluso

Impact of climatic variations on groundwater recharge processes of carbonate aquifers of the southern Apennines and on availability of groundwater resources

Tutor:Pantaleone De Vita, co-tutor: Vincenzo Allocca

Development of geophysical and numerical modeling for studying time evolution of complex geological systems and delineating hazard scenarios

Tutor: Rosa Di Maio, co-tutor: Ester Piegari

Integrated analysis of Mediterranean urban beaches in relation to climate, geoenvironmental and anthropogenic changes during the Late Quaternary

Tutor: Carlo Donadio, co-tutor: Prof. Michele Arienzo

Research programme on Machine Learning applied to potential fields

Tutor: Maurizio Fedi

Research programme on: Ischia post caldera magmatic plumbing system evolution, throughout melt and fluid inclusions, for shallower eruptible magmas.

Tutor: Annamaria Lima, co-tutor: Manuela Rossi

Research program on earthquake forecasting

Tutor: Warner Marzocchi

Research programme on Zn deposits in Northern Peru

Tutor: Nicola Mondillo, co-tutor: Giuseppina Balassone.

Research programme on ceramic materials

Tutor: Vincenzo Morra, co-tutor: Alberto De Bonis

Research programme on the carbonate platform record of global perturbations of the carbon cycle from the latest Triassic to the middle Jurassic
Tutor: Mariano Parente

Distal tephra layers from Campania volcanic sources as markers within Late-Middle Pleistocene stratigraphic successions

Tutor: Paola Petrosino, co-tutor Massimo D'antonio

Ecomorphology of the “ungulatomorpha” cranio-mandibular complex: variations of macroevolutionary trends through time and interactions with environment and evolutionary ecology

Tutor: Pasquale Raia

Monitoring and analysis of the stability of basin-infrastructure system of large dams

Tutor: Giacomo Russo, co-tutor: Diego Di Martire

Research programme: Geomorphological contribution to flash flood hazard evaluation

Tutor: Nicoletta Santangelo

Characterization of new weather-climate scenarios in the Campania region

Tutor: Nicola Scafetta

Research project on Plinian eruptions and their impact on urban environment

Tutor: Claudio Scarpati, co-tutor Lorenzo Fedele

Research programme on volcano-tectonics

Liquefaction hazard in the Campi Flegrei caldera

Tutor: Stefano Vitale, co-tutor: Roberto Isaia (INGV-OV)

Virtual reality to enhance teaching and understanding of geosciences

Proponents:

Tutor: Stefano Tavani, co-tutor: Alessandro Iannace, Francesco Carotenuto (University of Napoli “Federico II”); Andrea Bistacchi, Federico Agliardi, Silvia Mittempergher (University of Milano Bicocca); Massimo Mattei and Francesca Cifelli (University of Roma Tre)

Doctorate XXXV cycle

PhD COURSES

A.A. 2019-2020

Note
We inform that, for technical problems, the course " Paleontological data analysis in paleoclimatic and paleoecological reconstructions" (Prof. Valentino Di Donato) has been postponed from 20-22 April 2020 to 25-27 May 2020.

E-learning courses

Titolo del corso	Docente	Date	CFU
Paleontological data analysis in paleoclimatic and paleoecological reconstructions	Valentino Di Donato	25-27 May 2020	3
Hillslope hydrology for the assessment of hazard to rainfall-induced shallow landslides	Pantaleone De Vita	27-29 April 2020	3
The structure and growth of fault zones	Giovanni Camanni	11-13 May 2020	3
Advanced Climatology	Nicola Scafetta	18-20 May 2020	3
Principles and applications of infrared thermography	Carosena Meola	10-12 June 2020	3
Lagoon-dune-beach system	Carlo Donadio	17-19 June 2020	3

Courses already held

Title	Teacher	Date	CFU
Earthquake geology	Luigi Ferranti	22-24 January 2020	3
Fractals, dynamical systems and chaos in geology and geophysics	Ester Piegari	3-5 February 2020	3
3D photogrammetry and virtual outcrop models	Stefano Tavani	17-19 February 2020	3
Isotopic Tracers of Geological Processes	Massimo D'antonio	4-6 March 2020	3

Courses activated upon reaching a minimum of 5 students

Planetary Geology	Valentina Galluzzi	14-16 January 2020	3
Isotope stratigraphy (carbon and strontium) of shallow-water carbonates	Mariano Parente	10-12 February 2020	3
Metallic minerals under reflected light microscope	Giuseppina Balassone	6-8 May 2020	3
Hybrid and Super-hybrid Gravimetry: Concept & Application	Umberto Riccardi Jacques Hinderer	13-15 May 2020	3
Fluid and melt inclusions: examples of application in volcanology	Annamaria Lima	23-25 September 2020	3
Geology applied to Mineral Deposits	Nicola Mondillo	28-30 September 2020	3

(for information and registration: Prof. Vincenzo Allocca - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

The PhD students can attend also regular courses scheduled for any Master Degree Course at University of Naples Federico II agreed with the PhD thesis supervisor upon approval of the Professors’ Board of the PhD program.

Doctorate XXXV cycle

PhD Students - XXXV CYCLE

	Chiominto Giulia This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Project: Plinian eruptions and their impact on urban contexts: dynamics and effects on the territory of the sustained column phases of the 79 AD Vesuvius eruption. Tutor: Prof. Scarpati Claudio. Co-tutor: Prof. Fedele Lorenzo
	Chirico Rita This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Project: Multimethod study of areas of mining interest, also addressed to the development of an integrated platform for ground deformation monitoring in mining areas. Tutor: Dr. Mondillo Nicola. Co-tutor: Prof. Balassone Giuseppina, Dr.Di Martire Diego, Dr. Carsten Laukamp.
	De Stefano Rita This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Project: Monitoring and analysis of the stability of the reservoir banks of large dams Tutor: Prof. Russo Giacomo. Co-tutor: Dr. Di Martire Diego.
	Manganiello Ester This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; Project: Enhancing earthquake forecasting skill through earthquake simulators. Tutor: Prof. Marzocchi Warner.
	Modafferi Maria This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Project: Brain shape and sociality in large mammals. Tutor: Prof. Raia Pasquale.
	Montanaro Andrea This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Project: Carbonate platform record of global perturbations of the carbon cycle from the latest Triassic to the middle Jurassic. Tutor: Prof. Parente Mariano. Co-tutor: Dott. Irene Cornacchia.
	Piccolo Martina This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; Project: Brain shape evolution in ungulates. Tutor: Prof. Raia Pasquale
	Santangelo Ileana This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Project: Plinian Eruptions and their impact on human settlings: dynamics and effects on the environment of the 79 AD Vesuvius eruption's pyroclastic density currents. Tutor: Prof. Scarpati Claudio. Co-tutor: Prof. Fedele Lorenzo
	Totaro Federica This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; Project: Distal tephra layers from Campania sources within stratigraphic sequences of the Middle-Late Pleistocene. Tutor: Prof. P etrosino Paola, Co-tutor: Prof. D'Antonio Massimo
	Verde Maria This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; Project: Pottery production in the Ager Calenus from 3rd century BC to the Early Imperial Period. Tutor: Dr. De Bonis Alberto. Co-tutor: Prof. Morra Vincenzo