The excavations at Molino Casarotto (VI) shed new light on a Middle Neolithic settlement
The activities, carried out within the GEODAP project led by Professor Nicosia, will allow to find out more on the living structures of the time and on the culture that characterized it.
A Super Deep Diamond sheds new light on earth's mantle boundary at 660 km
A multi-phase inclusion in a super deep diamond revealed the presence of ringwoodite, periclase and enstatite, confirming what geologists expected from laboratory experiments. The study, in which also the Department of Geosciences participated, was recently published in Nature Geoscience
Cascading hydrogeomorphic processes: a research topic which needs collaboration
An overview on the joint seminar which was held at the Department of Geosciences and on the collaboration between the University of Padova and the University of Lausanne.
Cementing a sustainable future through global partnership
A collaboration between the Department of Geosciences and African institutions paves the way towards sustainability in the building and construction industry
School on Planetary Geological Mapping and Planetary Analogues
from 26 September to 8 October 2022 in Pescara and Predazzo (TN)
Bernardo Cesare and Giorgio Pennacchioni were elected Corresponding Fellows of the Lincean Academy
The awarding of the badges will take place during the ceremony for the opening of the next academic year 2022-2023
National Geographic talks about the fragile balance of the Venice Lagoon
In a report signed by the journalist Frank Viviano, some experts of our Department were interviewed: professors Andrea D'Alpaos and Massimiliano Ghinassi and the researcher Alvise Finotello
DEPARTMENT OF GEOSCIENCES
NEWS AND EVENTS
Workshops and Seminars
Seminar - Towards more robust evaluation and use of environmental models against climate uncertainty
21.09.2022Computer models are essential tools in the earth system sciences. They underpin our search for understanding of earth systems functioning and support decision-making across spatial and temporal scales. Ever growing computing power and data availability enable the construction of increasingly complex
Media and Events
HYPERION's video among the nominees of the UNESCO Earth Futures Festival 2022
05.09.2022The video, produced by Eurisy, talks about the activities of protection and monitoring of the cultural heritage on the island of Rhodes. Voting ends in the 15th of September.
Media and Events
Convective and Volcanic Clouds School: the 7th edition will be held in September in Nicolosi (Sicily), on the slopes of the Etna volcano
Dal 05.09.2022 al 13.09.2022The Convective and Volcanic Clouds (CVC) School is a great opportunity to get an overview of the state of the art of these fields: the purpose is to train students with outstanding research interest in the techniques allowing to detect, monitor, and model convective and volcanic clouds, to gain know
Workshops and Seminars
Monitoring Coastal Wetlands Using Remote Sensing Data: the NASA Delta-X project
14.06.2022Deltas are sinking. All large deltas are in peril or on the verge. They cannot grow fast enough to offset sea-level rise and subsidence (sinking) of land. Deltas are the babies of the geological timescale. They are very young and fragile, in a delicate balance of sinking and growing.
Media and Events
(Geo)Science Communication School: the fifth edition will be held this October in Montagnana (PD)
Dal 09.06.2022 al 16.10.2022The fifth edition of the school, that has been funded by the Università degli Studi di Padova, will be held in October in Montagnana (PD) and it is organized in two blocks: Science Communication School from 10 to 13 October and GeoScience Communication School from 10 to 15 October.
Workshops and Seminars
Aspects of Archaeology
17.05.2022Geology and archaeology have many points in common, and many ancient sites benefit from a collaboration of geologists and archaeologists. Of specific interest are ancient water supply systems, probably the greatest technical achievements of antiquity. A specific fruitful topic to study such systems
Workshops and Seminars
Improving predictability of changes in tide-influenced channel morphology – can we take previously established concepts one step further?
10.05.2022An increasing number of studies links down-dip changes in riverine morphodynamics on delta plains to backwater effects, i.e. flow deceleration as a river approaches a standing water body and subsequent deposition.
Workshops and Seminars
Il caso del Sito di Interesse Nazionale (SIN) di Venezia Porto Marghera
03.05.2022Porto Marghera, con la sua superficie complessiva pari a circa 2000 ettari, rappresenta uno dei siti industriali più estesi e importanti del territorio nazionale. Il suo rapporto con il territorio limitrofo in passato è stato conflittuale, a causa delle rilevanti implicazioni ambientali dell’attivit
Workshops and Seminars
Extreme rainfall in a changing climate: occurrence probability and geomorphological impacts
26.04.2022Extreme precipitation causes natural hazards that are among the most damaging in Italy and globally, and serves as freshwater recharge for groundwater and surface water reservoirs.
Workshops and Seminars
Seminar "Peeking inside the deep structure of Italy"
12.04.2022Defining the deep structure of the Italian peninsula is fundamental for understanding the Mediterranean region and its geodynamical history tightly connected with the spatial and temporal interaction between the Africa and Eurasia plates.
