Personal Information and Contact Details
Position: Assistant Professor (Qualified as Associate Professor, National Scientific Habilitation – ASN 2025–2037, Field PHYS-06/A)
Affiliation: Department of Physics and Astronomy “Augusto Righi” (DIFA), Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
Address: c/o Laboratori Sartori, Via S. Alberto 163, 48123 Ravenna, Italy
Email: roberta.guerra@unibo.it
Research Profile and Interests
My research explores sedimentary geochemistry and marine biogeochemistry to assess how anthropogenic forcing and climate change influence coastal and ocean environments. I use isotopic tracers and sedimentary archives to reconstruct geochemical variations and depositional history, from the Mediterranean to the Arctic.
Academic Career
2010 – Present: Assistant Professor (Tenured), University of Bologna
2006 – 2009: Assistant Professor (Tenure-track), University of Bologna
2003 – 2006: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Bologna
1999 – 2003: Ph.D. Candidate, University of Bologna
03/2002 - 07/2002: Visiting student (part of PhD research), Universidad de Cadiz, Spain.
1998– 1999: Reseach assistant, University of Bologna
Education
2003: Ph.D. in Marine Environmental Science, University of Bologna
1997: College of North West London, London
1996: Postgraduate Professional Diploma in Environment, Safety, and Quality Management Systems
1995: M.Sc. in Marine Environmental Science, University of Bologna
Visiting Academic Positions
Visiting Professor/Scientist at: 14C Chrono Centre, Queen’s University Belfast (UK, 2024); Josef Stefan Institute (Slovenia, 2019); University of Cádiz (Spain, 2012–2019); Radiocarbon Laboratory at Centro Nacional de Aceleradores (CNA, Spain, 2016); Pukyong National University (South Korea, 2012); UFRJ (Brazil, 2012).
Mentorship and Supervision
Post-docs: Supervised 3 postdoctoral researchers (Dr. Himanshu Saxena, Dr. Veronica Santinelli, Dr. Malathi Jeyapandian).
Ph.D. Students: Supervised 2 Ph.D. candidates in collaboration with the University of Bologna and the University of Cádiz (Dr. Tatiane Combi, Dr. Marilia Lopes Rocha), and co-supervised 1 Ph.D. candidate in collaboration with Institute of Polar Science (CNR-ISP) (Dr. Sara Giansiracusa).
International Mobility: Coordinated students within the Erasmus+ and "Ciência sem Fronteiras" (Brazil) programs, and the MAECI research exchange program with South Korea.
Teaching Activities
University of Bologna: Instructor of record for graduate courses on "Isotopes as Tracers of the Sea" and "Environmental Impact Assessment."
University of Cádiz: Invited Lecturer for the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (WACOMA).
Principal Research Projects (PI and Co-Investigator)
EUROBIG (EU COST Action 23150) – pan-European Biogeodynamics network: Working Group (WG) 3 Biogeodynamics Tools, WG5 Biogeodynamics Future.
TIMES – Time Integrated Matrix for Earth Sciences: WG3 – Chemostratigraphy.
TRACE-AtlantIC (Arctic Field Grant): PI, Tracing Atlantic Water Masses in Arctic Fjords.
TRANSIT – Influence of Coastal Processes on Biogeochemical Transport: Co-Investigator (Spanish State Research Agency, AEI).
LIFE CLIMAX PO: Co-Investigator, Climate Adaptation for the Po River.
Interreg Italy-Croatia AdriaClim: Activity Leader, Observing and Monitoring System Design.
Ocean Governance for Sustainability – OceanGov (EU COST Action 15217): Leader of WG5 (Ocean, Climate Change and Acidification), Management Committee Member.
