Current position
2019-today. Postdoc at the Ruhr University of Bochum (Germany)
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Advisor: Prof. Rebecca Harrington
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01/02/2023-30/04/2023. Visiting Researcher at the University of Pisa.
26/01/2025-14/03/2025. Visiting Researcher at the University of Pisa.
Education
2014-2018. PhD in Seismology within the Zooming In between Plates (ZIP) ITN project
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Hosting Institute: National Observatory of Athens, Greece;
Secondment Institute: CAU Kiel, Germany;
Thesis: Big and Small Earthquakes along the Subduction Interface: Impact on Natural Hazards (available here);
Advisors: Dr. Gerassimos Papadopoulos, Prof. Thomas Meier, Dr. Vassilis Karastathis, Prof. Nikolaos Voulgaris.
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2011-2013. II level MSc in Risk and Emergency Management
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University: UME School and IUSS of Pavia;
Thesis: Bridge performance: New understanding following the February 22, 2011 Christchurch earthquake;
Advisors: Dr. Sonia Giovinazzi, Dr. Helen Crowley.
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2008-2011. MSc (cum laude) in Structural Geology
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Università degli Studi G. D’Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara;
Thesis: Coulomb stress variations after the April 6, 2009 L’Aquila earthquake: implications on seismic hazard assessment (pdf);
Advisors: Prof. Paolo Boncio, Dr. Bruno Pace.
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2005-2008. BSc (cum laude) in Geological Sciences
Università degli Studi G. D’Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara.
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Work Experiences
External consultant at Cambridge Architectural Research Ltd. (Cambridge, UK);
October 2013-May 2014
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External consultant at Università degli Studi G. D’Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara – DiSPUTer department;
June 2013-September 2013
Awards/Grants
2018: Travel Grant issued by the European Seismological Committee to attend the training course for young seismologists and the General Assembly of ESC.
2014: Marie-Curie scholarship issued by the European Union to pursue the PhD title within the European ITN Zooming In between Plates (ZIP);
2011: Partial scholarship aimed to cover tuition fees and living expenses to pursue the master programme in Risk and Emergency Management, IUSS Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Scientific Engagement
Reviewer: Tectonophysics, Tectonics, Natural Hazards, Nature Communications, JGR: Solid Earth.
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Convener: General Assembly of the European Seismological Committee (2021), EGU 2023.
Field Activity
October 2015, 1 week fieldtrip in Chile, organised within the ZIP project. Info
July/August 2015, 2 weeks marine cruise across the Calabrian Arc, organised within the ZIP project. Info
July 2014, 2 weeks fieldtrip along the Alpine fossil subduction zone, organised within the ZIP project. Info
2008-2010, several field trips during BSc and MSc degrees:
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Structural Geology mapping course (1 week in Basilicata Region, Italy);
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Lab. of Structural Analysis (2 days in Umbria Region, Italy);
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Hydrocarbon Geology (1 week to the Dolomites, Italy);
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Geomorphology mapping course (1 week on the Appenine mountains, Abruzzi, Italy);
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Geology of the Appenines (1 week to the Elba Island, Italy);
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Geological mapping course (1 week in the Umbria Region, Italy, to map geological and tectonic stuctures);
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Several daily fieldtrips in the Abruzzo Region, Italy (e.g. Fucino, Scanno, Campo Imperatore) ;
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Paleontology (1 week in the Marche Region, Italy).
Individual Courses
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5 days short-course on “Machine Learning in Geosciences”, University of Pisa, Italy. July 2022.
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5 days short-course on “Analytical geochemistry, geochronology, and fluid characterization”, University of Bern, Switzerland. Organised within ZIP.
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Role of fractures, fluids and overpressures in the dynamics of tectonic wedges and modelling, IFP-EN, Paris, France ( 2 days). Organised within ZIP.
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5 days short-course on “Numerical modelling in Geosciences”, NOA, Athens, Greece. Within ZIP.
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5 days short-course on “Active seismic data processing and inversion”, CSIC, Barcelona, Spain. Organised within ZIP.
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5 days short-course on “Transferable skills”, UPMC, Paris, France. Organised within ZIP.
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5 days short-course about geodetic data processing and modeling, Antofagasta, Chile. Organised within ZIP.
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5 days short-course on "Rheology and Rock Mechanics", ENS, Paris. Organised within ZIP.
For details on the afore mentioned short courses press here
