The Department also counted in 2019 on 25 post doc researchers of which 8 are international (again about 30% like for Ph.D. students), witnessing a strong international research environment. Extremely positive is the balance of the Department in terms of international research fund raising with two active ERC projects (one is a Consolidator Grant and the second is a Starting Grant), 11 collaborative H2020 research projects and 3 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships. At the national level, the Department has 10 active research projects funded by the Ministry of Education, University and Research (5 PRIN projects, 4 Antarctica-related projects, 1 SIR project). Further 7 active project are carried out and supported by public national institutions (e.g., National Civil Protection, Basin Authority of the Eastern Alps, Veneto Region). Finally, 9 active projects are funded and/or supported by private companies and private foundations. The Department hosts the CIRCe Centre, the only centre aimed at investigating of cement materials and formulation of construction binders in Italy