Associate Professor in Geophysics at Alma Mater afrom 2023, I focus on unconventional seismic imaging, especially attenuation, scattering and absorption tomography, applied at all Earth scales from rock to lithosphere. My favourite recent topic is the link between Geodynamics and its Geophysical responses, aimed at improving Earth imaging and seismo-volcanic risk.
Education
I graduated in Physics (2005, Federico II University, Naples, Italy) and defended a PhD in Geophysics at Alma Mater (2009, with a scholarship from Osservatorio Vesuviano, INGV).
Academic Career
After a 1-year post-doc at the Osservatorio, I became a Research Fellow at the Institut für Geophysik, Westfälisches Wilhelms Universität, Münster (2010, Germany), focusing on imaging volcanic structures with seismology. After 4.5 years, I got my first full-time permanent position at the School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen (UK), where I established a group working on volcano, geothermal, and reservoir imaging. In March 2019, I left the permanent lectureship to becomea Visiting (5-year) Professor of Volcano Seismology at the Institute of Geosciences, Johannes Gutenberg Universität (Mainz), devoting myself to modelling, liaising with Geodynamics and Volcanology. From September 2023, I moved to the Department of Physics to expand my research to all Earth scales and beyond.Carriera accademica
Teaching Activity
From 2010 I have taught Geophysics and Geodynamics courses in various MSc and BSc programs: MSc Geophysics, WWU Münster; MSc Geophysics and BSc Geology, University of Aberdeen, MSc Dynamics of the Lithosphere, BSc Geology and BSc Physics (Mainz).
I now teach and coordinate Theoretical Seismology, MSc Physics of the Earth System at Alma Mater.
Scientific Activity
Sourced research funding since 2017: 1.807.000 euro from the EU, NERC, JSPS, DFG, SAGES, PTDF, Royal Society of Edinburgh, Rhein-Palatinate funds.
Research group: The Volcano Imaging Group - 2 post-docs, lead-supervised students at UoA, JGU and Alma Mater: 8 PhD and 21 BSc/MSc.
International Conferences and Seminars
EGU Officer, GMPV Division (2017-2020); Convener of 12 EGU sessions, 14 invited talks and keynote lectures at conferences, presenter of 19 orals at international conferences.
Editor & Reviewer : Editor for Frontiers in Earth Science and Solid Earth; Top 1% reviewer in Publons-Web of Sciences with 12 paper peer-review/year
My shadow career
Tango Argentino dancer since 2010
