Claudia Agnini
RESEARCH AREAS, EDUCATION and EMPLOYMENT RECORDS
My research interests lie in micropaleontology and paleoclimatology. I am a specialist in calcareous nannoplankton, which I use as the primary tool to build integrated age models that are essential for understanding the geological climate changes, and for comprehending not only their impact on the biosphere but also the global mechanisms that were active before, during, and after extreme climate events. These dramatic perturbations represent unique experiments that cannot be reproduced in any scientific laboratory, as they can provide scenarios of ongoing climate changes, especially in the perspective provided in the latest IPCC report, which speaks of the urgency to secure a livable sustainable future for all.
In my research, I consider the oceans and the marine sediments deposited on seabed to be a privileged archive that is available to the scientific community thanks to the drilling, recovery, and conservation guaranteed by the IODP project, in which I am proud to have participated/continue to participate.
Claudia Agnini received a degree in Geological Sciences in 2003 at the University of Padova by defending a Thesis focused on calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy at Paleocene-Eocene transition. In 2007, she gained a Ph.D at the University of Padova by discussing on the biochronology and environmental significance of Early Paleogene calcareous nannofossils. In 2007, she won a post doctoral fellowship on the interactions between global change and nannoplankton evolution during Eocene time. Since 2018 She is Coordinator of the Doctoral Course in Geosciences.
