Position
Born in Florence (Italy) on August 20th 1958. Full Professor of
Hydrogeology at Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna
since March 1st 2011 (disciplinary sector: Applied Geology).
Formation
High School Diploma at Classic Lyceum "Dante" in Florence (1976). MSc in Geological Sciences at the University of Florence
(Italy), in 1986, with a Structural Geology dissertation. PhD degree in
Hydrogeology at the University of Parma in 1990, with an
hydrogeological thesis on the vulnerability to pollution of shallow
aquifers and determination of hydraulic conductivity by in
situ tests. Post-doc fellowship from 1992 to 1994, at the Earth
Sciences Department of Florence University, with a research on:
Hydrogeological and geophysical techniques for groundwater
vulnerability evaluation to pollution. Since November 1st
1998 to December 31st 2004 lecturer at the Earth Sciences
Department of the University of Ferrara. Since January 1st 2005 to
February 28st 2011 associate professor of hydrogeology at the Earth
Sciences Department of the University of Ferrara. Attending
specialistic courses of Applied Hydrogeology at: Politechnics of
Milan; Politechnics of Barcellona; Birmingham University; Waterloo
University.
Teaching
General and Applied Hydrogeology , Technical
Geological Prospecting, Hydrogeological Prospecting and Aquifer
Monitoring, Mathematical Models in Hydrogeology, Contaminated sites, Protection and Contamination of Groundwater Resources; Contaminated sites; Water Resources and Hydrogeologic Risk; Geological risks and climate change
Research
Responsible for the University of Ferrara of 3 EU funded project
about Risk Assessment (NORISC), Natural Attenuation (CORONA) and
Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems (GENESIS).
Referee of following journals: Hydrogeology
Journal; Journal of Contaminant Hydrogeology; Journal of Hydrology; Hydrological Processes; Environmental
Science and Technology; Isotopes in Environmental &
Health Studies; Water, Air and Soil Pollution; Italian Journal
of Geosciences.
Current research interests are exclusively devoted to
Applied Hydrogeology: Plume
characterization and modelling in porous aquifers; Risk
assessment and natural attenuation; Ecohydraulics and Groundwater
Dependent Ecosystems in Alpine and Apenninic environment;
Relationships between surface water and groundwater in alluvial
plains; Impacts of tunnelling on water resources; Groundwater flow systems in fractured aquifers.
Bibliometry Scopus July 2022: H-Index:16 (H-Index: 13 without self-citations); n°citations: 847; n° products: 46
Bibliometry ISI WoS July 2022: H-Index:15; n°citations: 757; n° products: 40
Public engagement activities
Scientific coordinator of more than 40 applied research projects funded by public or private institutions at a national or local level.
Technical forensic support for the Ministery of Environment for the trial on environmental disaster for the site of Bussi sul Tirino, and also for other forensic involvements.
Academic activities
3/5/2015-2/5/2021 Head of the Department BiGeA.
3/5/2018-2/5/2021 component of Academic Senate of the University of Bologna
1/10/2012-4/3/2015 Coordinator of Bachelor Course of Geological Sciences and Master Course of Geology and Land.
Component of the Collegium of the PhD in Earth, Life and Environmental Sciences of the University of Bologna.
Other activities
Since 2003 associated to International Association of Hydrogeologists; for 2012-2021 elected member of IAH Italian National Chapter (elected for a second term on January 2017).
Member of the Academy of Sciences of Bologna
