| DEPARTMENT OF GEOSCIENCES | Università di Padova

Seminar - Magnetic Archives of Earth’s History: From Ocean Drilling to Archaeological Chronology

Speaker: Dr. Anita Di Chiara - National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Rome) | Tuesday 19 May 2026 | 4,30 p.m. Arduino Classroom

19.05.2026

The Earth’s magnetic field is one of the most dynamic and important physical properties of our planet, serving as both a shield against cosmic radiation and a high-resolution chronological tool for geological records and human history. This seminar presents some of the recent advancements in

Seminar - Predictability of weather and climate

Speaker: Prof. Susanna Corti - Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (CNR-ISAC) | Tuesday 12 May 2026 | 4,30 p.m. - Arduino Classroom

12.05.2026

In this seminar, I will explore the concept of predictability in both weather and climate systems, with the aim of clarifying what can realistically be expected from climate predictions, as well as the limitations inherent to them. I will begin by presenting simulations of the mean global

Agordo to host international Triassic paleontology congress from May 25 to 30, 2026

Dal 25.05.2026 al 30.05.2026

From May 25 to 30, 2026, Agordo will host the international congress “The Triassic Paleontology in the 21st Century: News After the First Quarter,” a major scientific event dedicated to the most significant advances of the past 25 years in the study of Triassic paleontology (251–201 million years

Seminar - Asteroid impact-formed complex diamond structures

Speaker: Prof. Péter Németh - Institute for Geological and Geochemical Research, HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences (Hungary) | Tuesday 5 May 2026 | 4,30 p.m. - Arduino Classroom

05.05.2026

Around 50,000 years ago an ~60 m metal asteroid traveling at 11 km/s impacted on the flat plains of northern Arizona (USA) creating the 200 m deep and 1.2 km diameter Meteor Crater (also called Barringer Crater). The impact, estimated to correspond to 10 megatons of TNT and generated an intense

Seminar - Long-runout landslides with longitudinal ridges in the solar system: what controls their formation?

Speaker: Prof. Giulia Magnarini - Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géosciences, Nantes Université | Tuesday 28 April 2026 | 4,30 p.m. - Arduino Classroom

28.04.2026

Long-runout landslides are amongst the most catastrophic type of mass movements, and yet one of the least understood. Much work has already been done to study the behaviour of these landslides, yet the origin of their hypermobility is poorly understood. One key morphological feature that is

Seminar - Understanding the Complexity of Fluid-Induced Microearthquake Ruptures: Insights from High-Resolution Observations and 3D Dynamic Modeling

Speaker: Prof. Elisa Tinti – Sapienza Università di Roma | Thursday 23 April 2026 | 4,30 p.m. - Classroom 1F

23.04.2026

Understanding the dynamics of microearthquakes is a key challenge in modern seismology, particularly in the context of fluid-induced seismicity. We exploit unique datasets from hydraulic stimulation experiments at the Bedretto Underground Laboratory (Switzerland), where dense near-fault monitoring

Workshop “Roadmap to the Exploration of Venus Habitability”: an overview in this video

14.04.2026

On 9–13 February 2026, scientists gathered at the Lorentz Centre in Leiden, the Netherlands, to explore past and present conditions for habitability on Venus. The workshop assessed the current state of knowledge on the coevolution of the planet’s surface, interior, and atmosphere, and evaluated how

Seminar "Career Workshop" - Presentation of the GEMS Master 2026-2027

Speakers: Dr. Giancarlo Davoli, Dr. Fabio La Valle, Dr. Giovanni Scrofani - ENI Italia. | Tuesday 14 April 2026 | 4,30 p.m. - Arduino Classroom - Introduction: Prof. Giulio Di Toro (Dipartimento di Geoscienze)

14.04.2026

GEMS (Geoscience for Energy) is Eni’s advanced training program aimed at young graduates who are capable of tackling the challenges of energy and georesources. The program includes lectures delivered in English by Eni experts and international faculty. It lasts 9 months and takes place at Eni

Seminar - Coupling latent heat release with reaction kinetics in metamorphic systems

Speaker: Dr. Simon Schorn - Institute of Geosciences & Mainz Institute of Multiscale Modeling, Johannes-Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany. | Tuesday 31 March 2026 | 4,30 p.m. - Arduino Classroom

31.03.2026

Reactions involving latent heat exchange are fundamental in driving the dynamics of metamorphic processes. While prograde dehydration and melting drastically increase the effective heat capacity by over an order of magnitude, retrograde hydration and melt crystallization generate transient heat

Call For Application for 5 Mobility Places at the University of Bonn within the Master's Degree in Geophysics for Natural Risks and Resources for the issuance of a Double Degree for A.Y. 2026/27

20.03.2026

The University of Padua, within the cooperation agreement for the issuance of a double degree in Geophysical Sciences, announces a call for applications for no. 5 mobility places for 1 semester, up to a maximum of 9 months/student. Such mobility places are reserved for students currently enrolled in

Seminar - The effects of fluids on geochronology

Speaker: Prof. Suzette Timmerman – Institut für Geologie, Universität Bern, Switzerland | Tuesday 24 March 2026 | ore 16,30 - Arduino Classroom

24.03.2026

In high temperature systems, reactions with fluid can result in resetting the formation age. Particularly for diamonds, where diamond formation age dating is done by analyses of its mineral inclusions, a fluid film at the interface of the mineral inclusion and diamond can result in resetting the age

Francesco Sauro is leading the Kumerau Cave Expedition 2026 (Guyana)

Speleologist Francesco Sauro, researcher at the Department of Geosciences with extensive experience from missions around the world, is currently in Guyana leading an international, multidisciplinary team to the remote tepui mountains along the Kurupung River. The expedition aims to conduct a

Seminar - Against the flow: how much can we control river sediment dynamics?

Speaker: Dr. Mirko Musa, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland | Tuesday 17 March 2026 | 4,30 p.m. - Arduino Classroom

17.03.2026

Sediment transport and river morphodynamics are among the most complex and least understood challenges in civil engineering and Earth sciences. While the ambition to control them may seem like wishful thinking, it has long driven scientific and engineering progress, from erosion mitigation and flood

Seminar - Functional Soil Properties in Viticulture: Soil and Geological Controls on Terroir Across Scales

Speaker: Prof. Edoardo A.C. Costantini CNR-IBE - Biology, Agriculture and Food Sciences Department, Sesto Fiorentino | Tuesday 10 March 2026 | 4,30 p.m. - Arduino Classroom

10.03.2026

The presentation examines how soil properties and geology shape terroir and wine quality at different scales. Terroir is defined as the unique combination of environmental and human factors influencing wine quality. Key soil properties—such as texture, stoniness, drainage, color, water and nutrient

Seminar - How unique is our home planet? Geochemical evidence for an ancient subduction zone on Mars

Speaker: Prof. Frank E. Brenker – Schwiete Cosmochemistry Laboratory, Goethe University, Frankfurt | Thursday 5 March 2026 | 4,30 p.m. - Classroom 1F

05.03.2026

Habitable Earth seems a rather unique place in our Solar System. Comparing processes like plate tectonics at different planetary bodies will help to better understand mechanism on our home planet.Although some moons of Jupiter show evidence for icy plate tectonic processes, recent plate tectonics

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