Ph.D. Research Projects 2026
University Scholarships
- Regime-dependent evaluation of convective processes for high-resolution modelling over complex terrains using TEAMx observations (Proposer: Prof. Acquistapace)

- Sustainable Mining – To Integrate Critical Element Recovery and CO2 Mineralization using Mining Waste (Proposer: Dr. Prigiobbe)

- Volcanic Caldera faults: a field and experimental investigation (Proposer: Prof. Tesei)

- Regional-Scale Landslide Prediction Using Physics-Informed Deep Learning (Proposer: Prof. Rosi)

- Volcanism and Tectonism across Mercury (Proposer: Prof. Matteo Massironi)

- Dolomite of the dolomites: a role in the genesis of Alpine MVT deposits? (Proposer: Prof. Paolo Nimis, Prof. Nereo Preto)

- Geophysical surveys for the characterization of glacial and periglacial environment (Proposer: Prof. Jacopo Boaga)

- SILENCE - Sustainable Impact of underwater Loud Environmental Noise on Cetacean Echolocation (Proposer: Prof. Lapo Boschi)

- Identification of the processes of nucleation, propagation, and arrest of seismic ruptures in carbonate rocks through field and laboratory studies (Proposers: Prof. Giulio Di Toro and Dr. Elena Spagnuolo - INGV-Rome)

- Multi-Source Integration of Advanced InSAR and Geotechnical Modeling for the Detection and Monitoring of Geohazards Affecting Anthropogenic Assets (Proposer: Mario Floris)

- Nano-phases in carbonaceous chondrites (Proposers: Dr. Anna Barbaro, Prof. Matteo Ardit)

- Nanostructural and sub-nanostructural characterisation of sustainable cement (Proposers: Prof. Luca Valentini, Prof. Maria Chiara Dalconi, Dr. Gregorio dal Sasso)

- Soil-plant-atmosphere interactions: monitoring using geophysical methods and consequences for atmospheric predictions (Proposers: Prof. Giorgio Cassiani)

- METACRATON - METAsomatism and CRATON destabilization (Proposer: Prof. Manuele Faccenda)

Fixed Topics Scholarships
- Aftershocks and Foreshocks for deep Earthquakes (Proposer: Prof. Poli)

- Predict AMOC weakening from mean state observables (Proposer: Prof. Bellomo)

- Impacts, reversibility, and risk assessment of AMOC weakening (Proposer: Prof. Bellomo)

- AI-Driven Geospatial Data Integration and Hydrometeorological Modeling for Landslide Hazard Assessment (Proposer: Prof. Filippo Catani)

- Eco-sustainability and technological innovation in the Venetian mosaic tradition: standardization and reformulation of recipes for glass mosaics (Proposer: Alberta Silvestri)

- Global quantification of extreme precipitation statistics and its dependence on atmospheric forcing (Proposer: Prof. Francesco Marra)

- Global classification of historical storms according to the underlying physical processes (Proposer: Prof. Francesco Marra)


