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 | A new study describes the architecture of the Bolfin Fault in the Atacama Desert (Chile) The Atacama Fault System is exceptionally well exposed in the Atacama Desert (Chile) and, for years, the Department of Geosciences has been conducting research, contributing to im-prove our comprehension of earthquake mechanics | |
 | from 2.00 pm, on 30 November in Arduino Room and on 2 December in Catullo Room | |
 | Acquiring "Even Better" Seismic Data Workshop in memory of Dr. Lorenzo Petronio | |
 | Teaching, research and third mission to successfully continue an important growth path in all these areas. | |
 | Ten researchers from the Department of Geosciences among “The world’s 2% top scientists” Experts from Stanford University recently released the third edition of the list which identifies the most impacting authors in the world, in different disciplines | |
 | School on Habitability on Solar System and Beyond on November 28th to December 2nd 2022 in Nantes (France) call for application for Master and Ph.D. Students | |
 | Pietro Carpanese was awarded in the framework of the event “Brains meet digital enterprises” The award, open to the PhD students of the University of Padua, aims at stimulating the digital transition. Pietro Carpanese's project is focused on remote seismic risk assessment. | |
 | GeoPlaNet School on the Dolomites The GeoPlaNet International School on Planetary Geological Mapping and Planetary Analogues, organized between Pescara and Predazzo, has just ended. The second week was held on the Dolomites: let’s find out more about the activities in the classroom and in the field | |
 | Geothermal: a new study shows the potential of the deep closed loop system The research was recently published in Renewable Energy and also the Department of Geosciences of the University of Padova partecipated. The results indicate that Deep Closed-loop Heat Ex-changer (DCHE) technology is capable of effectively delivering electricity and/or heat | |
 | Venice Lagoon: an overview on dynamics of channels connecting the land with the sea A two-days workshop on fluvial and tidal coastal networks took a group of international young scientists to the Venice Lagoon for a field trip that aimed to understand better this complex system | |
 | The Department of Geosciences starts a new series of seminars for the first semester of the a.y. 2022/2023 Here the calendar of the first seminars and workshops
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 | 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 Fellow 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 | |
 | Seminar on Cascading Hydro-geomorphic Processes and Compound Hazards in Mountain Catchments The opening event of the seminar organized by UNIPD and UNIL will take place on September 13th 2022 at the Department of Geosciences and it’s a public event | |
 | Ph.D. annual presentations – XXXV-XXXVI-XXXVII series from 5 to 7 September, from 9.00 a.m. in the Catullo Room and online on Zoom | |
 | A new approach to industrial waste management A study led by the Department of Geosciences tackled the problem of phosphorus and fluorine leaching by implementing an integrated experimental and numerical approach | |
 | Cristiano Nicosia, full professor of the Department of Geosciences, is the principal investigator of this innovative project which is articulated on several archaeological sites in six European countries. We followed a day of excavations. | |
 | Inception and Evolution of La Corona Lava Tube System (Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain) A new study, led by the Department of Geosciences and published in JGR Solid Earth, focused on one of the biggest lava tube on Earth. These kind of structures are present also in other rocky bodies of the Solar System, such as Mars and the Moon. | |
 | The study, led by the Department of Geosciences and published in Geology, indicates that clinopyroxene inclusions, if pre-existent, may be older than the actual diamond age | |
 | A new approach to map landslides with artificial intelligence under thick cloud cover A study recently published in Remote Sensing shows the advantages of using artificial intelligences, combined with Synthetic Aperture Radar data to map landslides in any weather conditions | |
 | Ph.D. thesis defenses - XXXIV series (second round) On July 13, from 9.00 am, in the Catullo room and online | |
 | To Prof. Giorgio Pennacchioni the “Luigi Tartufari” prize for the Geosciences from Lincean Academy The prizes were awarded during the closing ceremony of the 418th academic year of the Lincei in the presence of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella | |
 | Can the Mekong Delta be saved from drowning? A commentary, recently published in Science, outlines six solutions to the region's dramatic loss of sediment. Simone Bizzi, Assistant Professor at the Department of Geosciences, is among the authors. | |
 | Last scheduled seminars at the Department of Geosciences for the second semester of the A.Y. 2021/2022 | |
 | The study, to which also Prof. Andrea D’Alpaos partecipated, was published in Science Advances | |
| Virtual reality and its practical applications for research and teaching These technologies are directly applied in some courses of the new master's degree in Environmental Geology and Earth Dynamics and have enormous advantages | |
 | Calderone mission, a new step of Ice Memory project The Department of Geosciences takes part to the scientific mission that aims at saving the memory of mountain glaciers | |
 | Our student Claudia Fabiola Benvegnù won the Italian Championship of Canoe Claudia has been continuing her studies in Geological Sciences with excellent results: we interviewed her to get to know her better | |
 | Ph.D. thesis defenses - XXXIV series (first round) On April 4, from 3.00 pm, in the Arduino room and online | |
 | How to obtain reliable radiocarbon dating of ancient mortars A study led by Department of Geosciences of University of Padova, recently published in Scientific Reports, developped an innovative multi‐analytical approach in dating mortars | |
 | The relation between landslide activity and surface temperature, before and after an earthquake Researchers from Department of Geosciences are among the authors of a study recently published in Scientific Reports | |
 | The HYPERION Project awarded at the International Environmental Competition EcoWorld-2021 HYPERION is an EU funded Horizon 2020 project and the Department of Geosciences is among the partners | |
 | International Day of Women and Girls in (Geo)Sciences The 7th International Day for Women and Girls in Science is celebrated around the world on 11 February 2022. | |
 | Anthropogenic emissions are similar to those related to volcanism of the CAMP, a new study shows An international research group, led by Manfredo Capriolo, investigated the impact on the climate produced by the exceptional volcanic phase of the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP) during the end-Triassic. | |
 | Geologic and Planetary Mapping Winter School will be held online from 7 to 11 February 2022 This edition is dedicated to the process of creating planetary geologic maps on the Moon, Mercury and Mars. | |
 | PhD thesis presentation - XXXIV series and PhD project presentations - XXXVII series - 25 February 2022 | |
 | Dr. Martha Giovanna Pamato, postdoc researcher at the Department of Geosciences, has won an ERC Starting Grant with her project focused on diamonds as key the unravel the origin of Earth’s water. | |
 | A new WebGIS catalog that allows you to search on a geographic basis 30,000 geothematic and historical maps held by the University of Padua Thursday 16th December, 2021 - 4:30 p.m. at the Geosciences Library, via Gradenigo 6, or online with Zoom | |
 | Storm surge barriers affect the future of salt marshes in the Venice Lagoon A recent study, published on Nature Geoscience highlight possible negative effects of storm-surge barriers on the morphological evolution of the surrounding natural environment and salt marshes | |
 | Meteorites. A Journey from Deep Space to Planet Earth from 1st October to 1st December 2021 at the Department of Geosciences - Guided tours for international students of the University of Padua in English, German, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese | |
 | Polychromatic polarization microscopy: a new technique to analyze materials with low birefringence The study, recently published on Geology and guided by the Department of Geosciences, highlights the potential of this optical technique in the field of geosciences | |
 | Ph.D. Course in Geosciences - Annual Presentations - November 29-30, 2021 | |
 | The Department of Geosciences starts a new series of seminars for the first semester of the A.Y. 2021/2022 | |
 | The Ph.D. mid-term evaluations will take place from 7 to 9 September | |
 | In the same area, it ranks among the top 150 Universities at the international level | |
 | Dr. Marta Cosma, former Ph.D. student at the Department of Geosciences, won the Early-Career Poster Award at the 35th IAS Meeting of Sedimentology | |
 | Workshop - Global partnership for sustainable construction and resource efficiency Online event on 16 July 2021 organised as part of the Erasmus+ KA107 mobility programme | |
 | Two days of presentations and free virtual excursions dedicated to fluvial research. Registration open until 9th of July 2021 | |
 | Rocks are viscous during earthquakes A recent study, published in Nature Geoscience, highlights how rocks behave as viscous materials when deformed at seismic slip rate conditions | |
 | Saturated clayey sediments can promote shallow earthquakes in subduction zones The study, published in Nature Communications, highlights the relationship between the pressurization of fluids in fault zones and the reduction of the energy necessary for the propagation of the seismic rupture | |
 | Short course “Practical examples on heritage stones research” The course is part of the PhD Course in Geosciences and will take place from 17 to 20 May 2021 | |
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 | The events took place on Zoom and were open to anyone interested | |
 | Applications will close on 12th May 2021, 1.00 PM CEST | |
 | “Geomapping other worlds”, a PLaNCK! special issue dedicated to planetary geological mapping The issue is part of the dissemination activities of the European project PLANMAP, which is coordinate by prof. Matteo Massironi from the Department of Geosciences | |
 | Among the authors also Dr. Simone Bizzi, researcher in geomorphology at the Department of Geosciences | |
 | DAEDALUS, the sphere to map lunar caves, is elected "Technology Image of the Week" by ESA The tool, developed with the collaboration of the Department of Geosciences and CISAS, is being evaluated by the ESA's Concurrent Design Facility to be introduced in the next missions on our satellite | |
 | The awards ceremony took place online on March 15th at the annual conference of the German Society for Crystallography (DKG). | |
 | Geology, Geophysics and Earth and Marine Sciences: The University of Padua ranks first in Italy This is what emerges from the World University Ranking by Subject 2021 recently published by QS Quacquarelli Symonds, one of the most relevant agencies in the world in the field of university evaluation. | |
 | Asteroid dust found within the dinosaur-killing crater Found the “indisputable evidence” that connects the impact of a 12 km large asteroid and the mass extinction that took place around 66 Million years ago | |
 | PhD thesis defense - XXXIII series 26 february, online, from 9.00 am | |
 | Planetary Mapping Winter School: the first edition in numbers More than 200 registered students and researchers from 22 countries around the world | |
 | International Day of Women and Girls in (Geo)Science A day to foster full and equal access to all girls and women to the STEM disciplines | |
 | The data, analysed by Stanford University, includes nearly 8 million authors active in all scientific fields | |
 | Geology & Planetary Mapping Winter School The first Winter School designed to create Geological Planetary Maps | |
 | European rivers are more fragmented than expected A new paper published in Nature highlights the extent of river fragmentation in Europe due to river barriers, showing its widespread impact and offering solutions to overcome this issue | |
 | A Year in a Nutshell - 2020 at the Department of Geosciences Some of the projects, awards and activities during 2020 at our Department |
