Born February 28th 1982 in Bologna (Italy).
Academic Career
06/09/2021 - ongoing. Senior Assistant Professor (Fixed-Term) at DICAM-UNIBO.
01/01/2020 - 05/09/2021. Research Fellow at DICAM-UNIBO, financed over department funds.
Project title: Use of numerical and geostatistical tools to evaluate the geothermal potential of tunnels
Scientific Coordinators: Professors D. Boldini and R. Bruno.
06/06/2016 - 05/06/2019. Junior Assistant Professor (Fixed-Term) at DICAM-UNIBO, financed over funds of H2020 Project GEOTeCH.
Project role: operational contact person for University of Bologna.
Scientific Coordinator: Professor V. Bortolotti.
01/05/2015 – 05/06/2016. Research Fellow at DICAM-UNIBO, financed over funds of H2020 Project GEOTeCH.
Project role: operational contact person for University of Bologna.
Scientific Coordinators: Professors V. Bortolotti and R. Bruno.
02/05/2012 – 31/12/2014. External collaborator of DICAM-UNIBO, financed over funds of EuropAid Project E4EM.
Project role: technical and management collaborator.
Scientific Coordinator: Professor R. Bruno.
Professional Career
From 2009 member of the Association of Engineers of Province of Bologna.
Works as professional engineer (civil-environmental sector) in the years 2009-2015. Main activity concerns the design of shallow geothermal systems and technical support in the realization of research projects.
In the year 2019, holder of a Collaboration Contract with BBT - Brenner Basis Tunnel for the development of the geothermal potential of the tunnel system.
Education and training
2012. PhD in Geoenginnering, Georesources and Geotechnical Engineering – School of Civil Engineering and Architecture – University of Bologna. Title of the Thesis: “The probabilistic characterization of underground as a tool for the optimization of integrated design of shallow geothermal systems”.
Tutor: Prof. Eng. Roberto Bruno.
2007. Master Degree in Environmental Engineering – Geoengineering. University of Bologna
Title of the thesis: “Thermal exchange models in well based upon geothermal characterization of a low enthalpy reservoir – Sensitivity study on the efficiency of conditioning systems with heat pump”. Winner thesis of the prize “Gustavo Sclocchi Thesis Award 2007” as best Italian thesis on geothermal resource.
Tutor: Prof. Eng. Roberto Bruno.
Participation in International Projects
01/01/2024 - in corso
Local Responsable of the Horizon Europe Project MINEYE - Earth Observation techniques for mine life cycle monitoring using ML-based data fusion approach, coordinated by NGI - Norwegian Geotechnical Institute.
01/10/2022 - ongoing
Responsible and coordinator of the EIT RawMaterials Project RawMatCop Alliance - Alliance of RawMaterials lifecycle with Copernicus and Remote Sensing techniques.
01/01/2022 - ongoing
Participant to the H2020 Project RES4Live - Energy Smart Livestock Farming towards Zero Fossil Fuel Consumption, coordinated by Agricultural University of Athens.
01/01/2022 - ongoing
Participant to the Erasmus + Project GEB - Geothermal Energy Capacity Building in Egypt, coordinated by DICAM-UNIBO.
01/01/2020 -31/12/2021
Responsible and coordinator of the EIT RawMaterials Project INCO-Piles 2020 - International Consortium for recovery CRMs from stockpiles/tailings targeting RIS.
15/10/2018 - 20/12/2018
Responsible of the EIT RawMaterials Project INCO-Piles FAST TRACK, useful for the presentation of the full INCO-Piles 2020 Project, successfully financed.
01/07/2015 -30/04/2019
Participant to the H2020 Project GEOTeCH - Geothermal Energy for Economical Cooling and Heating, coordinated by Solintel.
01/01/2015 - 31/12/2015
Partecipant, as external consultant for BBT, to the TEN-T Swiftly Green Project - Sweden-Italy Freight Transport and Logistics Green Corridor, coordinated by CLOSER. Member of the working group on the evaluation of potential for geothermal exploitation at Brenner Base Tunnel BBT.
31/05/2013 - 31/12/2014
Participant to the IPA-Adriatic Project LEGEND – Low Enthalpy Geothermal Energy Demonstration cases for Energy Efficient buildings in Adriatic area, coordinated by Province of Ferrara.
02/05/2012 – 31/12/2014
Participant to the EuropeAid Project E4EM - Energy for Eastern Mayors, coordinated by DICAM-UNIBO.
01/04/2011 – 31/12/2012
Participant to the Interreg IVC Project Geo.Power - Energy performance strategies for the large scale introduction of geothermal energy in residential and industrial buildings, coordinated by Province of Ferrara.
Scientific activity
- Shallow geothermal energy;
- Energy geostructures;
- Geostatistics;
- Mapping;
- Mining Engineering;
- Critical Raw Materials
- Energy policy
- Resources policy.
Teaching activity
- Co-tutor of Bachelor and Master Degrees thesis on the topic of shallow geothermal energy and georesources;
- Teacher of shallow geothermal energy in short courses and specialization courses;
- Teacher of various UNIBO courses on the topics of georesources, at bachelor, master and PhD levels.
Editorial role
Member of the editorial board of the Scientific Journal "Mining-Geology-Petroleum Bulletin", from January 2016.
Prizes and academic awards
June 2023 - Qualified Full Professor in the Academic Sector 08/A2 (Sanitary and environmental engineering, hydrocarbons and underground fluids, safety and protection in civil activities), with reference to the Scientific Sector Ing-Ind/28 (Excavation Engineering and Safety).
June 2019 - Appointed "Subject-matter expert" for the Scientific Sectors Ing-Ind/28 (Excavation Engineering and Safety) and Ing-Ind/30 (Hydrocarbons and Underground Fluids), by the Council of Environmental Engineering Degree, University of Bologna.
December 2018 - Winner of DICAM Best Paper Award for the scientific work "Exploitation of geothermal energy using tunnel lining technology in a mountain environment. A feasibility study for the Brenner Base tunnel–BBT", published on the journal "Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology".
April 2017 - Qualified Associate Professor in the Academic Sector 08/A2 (Sanitary and environmental engineering, hydrocarbons and underground fluids, safety and protection in civil activities), with reference to the Scientific Sector Ing-Ind/28 (Excavation Engineering and Safety).
December 2007 - Winner of the Gustavo Sclocchi Thesis Award, awarded by EAGE and SPE, for the best master thesis on the geothermal topic.
