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Ph.D. Research Projects 2025

 University Scholarships

  • Integrated Urban Hydrology Modeling Coupled with Satellite Imagery for Flooding and Subsidence Predictions (Proposer: Dr. Valentina Prigiobbe)
  • Seismic Maps of the Earth’s core (Proposer: Prof. Lapo Boschi)
  • Monitoring and analyzing extreme floods in karstic and englacial conduits with innovative technologies (Proposer: Dr. Francesco Sauro  
  • Geophysical surveys for the characterization of glacial and periglacial environment (Proposer: Jacopo Boaga) 
  • Paleobiodiversity of pelagic vertebrates of the Cenomanian-Turonian of Northern Italy (Proposers: Prof. Luca Giusberti, Dr. Jacopo Amalfitano) 
  • Advanced InSAR techniques as a supporting tool for geotechnical modeling of geohazards impacting critical structures and infrastructure (Proposers: Mario Floris; Francesca da Porto) 
  • Integrating critical minerals recovery and CO2 mineralization using mine tailings for net-zero sustainable mining (Proposer: Dr. Valentina Prigiobbe) 
  • Tectonic evolution of the Andean chain: a detrital thermocronology approach (Proposer: Prof. Massimiliano Zattin) 
  • Incorporating industrial side streams in sustainable cement (Proposer: Prof. Luca Valentini)
  • Volcanism and Tectonism across Mercury (Proposer: Prof. Matteo Massironi, Dott. Riccardo Pozzobon) 
  • Study of Quaternary sediments in the Pakistan Himalaya (Proposer: Prof. Valerio Olivetti) 
  • Extreme precipitation events in the Mediterranean (Proposer: Prof. Katinka Bellomo) 
  • Measurements, Modelling, Data Assimilation and Uncertainty for Hydrogeophysical characterization of the Earth’s Critical Zone (Proposers: Prof. Giorgio Cassiani, Dr. Luca Peruzzo – UNIPD, Prof. Andrew Binley – Lancaster University (UK). Dr. Antonello Provenzale - CNR-IGG) 
  • Impacts of acidification on past biodiversity: insights from marine vertebrates (Proposer: Prof. Manuel Rigo)   
  • Biomineralization mechanisms of white and red corals grown through Mineral Accretion Technology: Exploring opportunities for coral restoration (BioMAT-COR) Proposers: Prof. Manuel Rigo, Dr. Paolo Montagna, Dr. Frine Cardone, Dr. Lorenzo Bramanti 
  • The Norian/Rhaetian boundary: evidence of a new global event (Proposers: Prof. Manuel Rigo, Prof Tetsuji Onoue, Dr. Honami Sato) 
  • Development of a Regional-Scale Early Warning System for Landslide Prediction Using Physics-Informed Deep Learning (Proposer: Prof. Ascanio Rosi) 
  • Landslides in structurally complex formations: geo-mechanical characterization with Fractals and Deep Learning models (Proposer: Filippo Catani) 

  • Opening the Black Box: Explainable AI for Slope Hazards Forecasting (Proposer: Prof. Filippo Catani) 
  • Geological and Structural Evolution of Icy Satellites (Proposers : prof. Matteo Massironi UNIPD, Dr. Alice Lucchetti INAF-OAPD) 
  • Semi-arid alluvial and coastal plains on Earth and Mars(Proposer: Prof.ssa Anna Breda, Prof. Matteo Massironi) 
  • Alternative slag-based cement for construction materials (Proposer: M. Chiara Dalconi, external co-tutor: G. Dal Sasso) 
  • Flood Hazard Mapping in Dynamic Rivers (Proposers: Prof. Nicola Surian, Prof. Simone Bizzi, Dr. Andrea Brenna) 
  • Fluvial sediment dynamics in a changing climate and environment (Proposers: Prof. Nicola Surian, Prof. Simone Bizzi, Dr. Andrea Brenna) 
  • What sets the size and spacing of tidal channels in a changing climate? (Proposers: Prof. Andrea D’Alpaos and Prof. J. Taylor Perron (MIT)) 

  • Geospatial, Petrographic and Geochemical Investigations into the Volcanic Breccia Quarries of the Euganean Hills (Proposers: Prof. Claudio Mazzoli, Prof. Michele Secco) 
  • Tectonics as a controlling factor for carbonate platforms architecture and later unsettling (Proposer: Dr. Marcello Caggiati, Prof. Matteo Massironi) 
  • MARBLES: Sr and Nd isotope analysis of Mediterranean white marbles as provenance markers for archaeometric studies (Proposer: Prof. Lara Maritan, Prof. Fabrizio Antonelli (IUAV)) 
  • MiStruCe: Micro-structural analysis of ancient ceramics to disclose their forming techniques (Proposer: Prof. Lara Maritan) 
  • Paleofloods in large alluvial systems (Proposer: Prof. Alessandro Fontana) 
  • Development of a temperature sensor module for groundwater flow detection in single borehole heat exchanger or water-well (Proposer: Prof. Antonio Galgaro) 
  • Deciphering the buried geoarchaeological landscapes of the Venice Lagoon (Proposer: Prof. Paolo Mozzi) 

 Fixed Topics Scholarships

  • Building Resilience Through Sediment Dynamics: Nature-Based Solutions for the Po River Delta (Proposer: Dr. Alvise Finotello) 
  • Fluid dynamics and seismic signals: advancing flash floods detection and characterization for Early Warning (Proposer: Prof. Jacopo Boaga, Dr Piero Poli, Prof. Matteo Picozzi) 
  • Testing of innovative geothermal systems in complex geological mountain environments (Proposers: Prof. Antonio Galgaro, Prof. Francesco Sauro) 
  • Digital Solutions to Quantify the Natural Event Impacts and their mitigation in the Age of Climate Change (Proposer: Francesca da Porto) 
  • Applied geophysics methodologies and the use of artificial intelligence to characterize marine and shallow terrestrial environments (Proposers: Prof. Giorgio Cassiani and Dr. Ilaria Barone, Dr. Marina Lipizer and Dr. Umberta Tinivella (OGS))
  • Observing earthquakes in the laboratory (Proposer: Prof. Giacomo Pozzi) 
  • Drainage network dynamics under climate change (Proposer: Francesco Marra) 
  • “Salt of the Earth Project: Integrating biogeomorphological insights from the Venice Lagoon for resilient coastal systems and sustainable management strategies” (Proposers: Prof. Andrea D’Alpaos) 

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