Giorgio Spada
Curriculum Vitae and scientific profile
Personal data
Nationality: Italian
Languages: Italian (native speaker), English, French.
Education
1992: Ph.D. in Physics at the Physics Department of the Bologna University,
Title: “Rebound post-glaciale e dinamica rotazionale di un pianeta viscoelastico stratificato”.
1987: Master degree in Physics (Laurea in Fisica), Bologna University, mark: 110/110 cum laude.
Appointments
2020-: Full Professor of Physics of the Solid Earth (SSD GEO10), Department of Physics and Astronomy, Alma Mater University of Bologna,
1998-2020: Associate Professor of Physics of the Solid Earth (SSD GEO10), Faculty of Sciences and Technologies, Urbino University,
1997-1998: Primo Ricercatore, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica, INGV), Rome,
1992-1997: Researcher in Physics of the Solid Earth (SSD GEO10), Faculty of Sciences, Bologna University,
1991-1992: Doctorate grant, Laboratoire de Geologie de l’Ecole Normale Superieure (Paris).
Scientific activity
The research activity spans various fields, especially focused on the Interactions between the Cryosphere, the Solid Earth and the Oceans on various spatiotemporal scales: Sea level variations (modelling and data), Dynamics of the Earth and terrestrial planets, Mass exchange processes at the Earth surface, Modelling of co-seismic and post-seismic deformations, Glacial Isostatic Adjustment and Post Glacial Rebound (observations and modelling), Theoretical rheology and geodynamical applications of linear viscoelasticity, Development of numerical tools for geodynamical modeling, Planetary dynamics and rotation.
Selected Projects
2014-2017: Local coordinator for the PNRA (Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide) project “Risposta Litosferica Alla Dinamica Del Mantello E Della Criosfera”, PdR 2013/B2.06, (36 months).
2008-2012: Working package WP6.2 coordinator “Regional sea level estimation” of the FP7 Collaborative Project - Large scale integration project ENV.2008.1.1.1.1 ice2sea “Estimating the future contribution of continental ice to sea-level rise”.
2010-2011: Principal Investigator of the ISCRA HPC project HP10CS9J50 "Simulating regional sea level variations driven by melting of current ice sheets (SEASIM)”.
2007-2009: Principal Investigator for the PRIN 2006 project: “Il ruolo del riaggiustamento isostatico postglaciale nelle variazioni del livello marino globale e mediterraneo: nuovi vincoli geofisici, geologici, ed archeologici”.
20042006: Principal Investigator for the PRIN 2004 project: “Variazioni globali di livello marino e riaggiustamento isostatico postglaciale: effetti delle proprieta' reologiche del mantello terrestre sul tasso di incremento del livello marino attuale”.
2001-2003: Local coordinator of the PRIN 2001 project “modellazione del trasferimento di sforzo e della interazione fra faglie sismogenetiche dell'appennino centrale tramite tecniche numeriche”.
Evaluation of research
From 2003 to 2018: “Associate Editor“ del Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (American Geophysical Union)- From 1990 to present: “Referee” for peer-reviewed scientific journals: Annals of Geophysics, Climatic Change, Climate Research, Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering, Computers and Geosciences, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Earth, Planets and Space, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Geoarchaeology, Geology, GFF, Geomorphology, Geophysical Journal International, Geophysical Models Development, Geophysical Research Letters, Global and Planetary Change, Icarus, International Association of Geodesy Symposia, Journal of Archaeological Science, Journal of Climate, Journal of Geodesy, Journal of Geodetic Science, Journal of Geodynamics, Journal of Geophysical Research (Solid Earth), Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures, Nature Geoscience, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, Pure and Applied Geophysics, Quaternary International, Quaternary Sciences Reviews, Reviews of Geophysics, Solid Earth, Tectonophysics, The Cryosphere, Water, Nature.
Organization of meetings
2018: Co-organizer, Workshop “Cambiamenti climatici e innalzamento del livello del Mar Mediterraneo”, ENEA, Rome, July 2018.
2012: Co-organizer, Workshop “Sea Level Changes into MIS 5: from observations to predictions”, April 10-14 2012, Palma de Mallorca,
2009: Convenor, VII Hotine-Marussi Symposium, (Session 8: “Temporal variations of deformation and gravity”), July 6-10 2009, Rome,
2005: Convenor of Session GD13 “Ice-Mass Fluctuations and the Dynamical Responses of the Solid Earth” - European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, April 24-29 2005, Vienna,
2005: Co-director of the “9th International Workshop on Numerical Modeling of Mantle Convection and Lithospheric Dynamics”, September 8-14 2005, Erice,
2004: Convenor of Session GD10 “Ice-Mass Fluctuations and the Dynamical Responses of the Solid Earth”, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, 25-30 April 2004, Nice.
Selected activities within international groups
From 2016: Team Leader for the theme “Glacial Isostatic Adjustment” of the Global Sea Level Budget Working Package of the WORLD CLIMATE RESEARCH PROGRAMME (WCRP).
From 2016: Member of the ESA-NASA “IMBIE” Ice SHEET MASS BALANCE INTER-COMPARISON EXERCISE).
2011-today: Member of the Working Group on Cryospheric deformation (SC 3.4) of the International Association of Geodesy (IAG),
2007-today: Member of the International Association of Geodesy Study Group IAG ICCT SG7: “Temporal Variations of Deformation and Gravity”,
2003-today: Research Associate of Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV, Rome),
2007-2012: Member of Working Group 4 (WG4) of COST action ES0701 (European Science Foundation) “Improved constraints on models of GIA” (Glacial Isostatic Adjustment),
2001-2003: Member of the IAG (International Association of Geodesy) Special Study Group SSG 4.189 "Dynamic theories of deformation and gravity fields",
1998-2000: Member of the AGU (American Geophysical Union) “Hess medal” panel,
1995-1999: Member of the IAG sub-commission 6 "Temporal variations of the gravity field” in the framework of the IAG Special Commission "Mathematical and Physical Foundations of Geodesy”.
Productivity and impact
H-index: 46 (SCOPUS)
Documents by Author: 187.
Number of citations: 8371.
Publications
Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.it/citations?user=0SUyH98AAAAJ
Bologna August 25, 2025.
Prof. Giorgio SPADA
