Short biography
Degree in Geology, University of Milano, 1984. Master of Science in Geological Oceanography, Texas A&M University, 1988. PhD in Earth Sciences, University of Milano, 1991. Researcher at the National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics (OGS) in Trieste from 1992 to 2004, and Coordinator of the Geophysical Interpretation Group. ICREA Research Professor at the University of Barcelona since 2004 and UB Associate Professor from 2007 to 2011 within the Master of Oceanography.
117 scientific publications, 74 of which referred in SCOPUS. Hirsch index (H = 22). Total citations: 1177. Research interests
With a background in Geological Oceanography and Geophysics, I study marine sedimentation on continental margins with special interest to polar regions in order to understand the natural environmental changes related to the global climate change. I also investigate phenomena of submarine slope instability and interstitial fluid escapes in the deep sea realm as submarine geohazards.
I pursue a multidisciplinary approach to the solution of scientific problems addressed in my research. I privilege group work in which the role of individuals is properly recognized in the technological, experimental, theoretical and intellectual aspects of scientific research.
I like to dedicate a significant part of my time to the dissemination of science among non-specialists, and to school teachers. Key words
Continental margins, Polar regions, Antarctic Peninsula, gas hydrates, mud volcanoes, salt deformation, marine sediment mass movement, geohazards