Archive News - 2022
 | A new study describes the architecture of the Bolfin Fault in the Atacama Desert (Chile) The Atacama Fault System is exceptionally well exposed in the Atacama Desert (Chile) and, for years, the Department of Geosciences has been conducting research, contributing to im-prove our comprehension of earthquake mechanics | |
 | Venice Lagoon. The salt marshes and what they need to survive In the second episode of the mini-series on the Venice Lagoon we begin to discover the salt marshes, one of the most characteristic morphological structures of this humid environment. We will be discovering which depositional dynamics guarantee their survival in the face of rising sea levels | |
 | Teaching, research and third mission to successfully continue an important growth path in all these areas. | |
 | Venice Lagoon. The morphology of the largest tidal basin in the Mediterranean The first episode of the mini-series about the Venice Lagoon is dedicated to the typical morphological structures of this peculiar environment: the salt marshes, the tidal flats and the channel networks. | |
 | Ten researchers from the Department of Geosciences among “The world’s 2% top scientists” Experts from Stanford University recently released the third edition of the list which identifies the most impacting authors in the world, in different disciplines | |
 | School on Habitability on Solar System and Beyond on November 28th to December 2nd 2022 in Nantes (France) call for application for Master and Ph.D. Students | |
 | Venice Lagoon: a miniseries to find out this unique environment The Department of Geosciences produced a series of short videos dedicated to the Venice Lagoon. Various episodes to discover, together with Andrea D'Alpaos, Massimiliano Ghinassi and other experts, all the peculiarities of this extraordinary environment | |
 | GeoPlaNet School on the Dolomites The GeoPlaNet International School on Planetary Geological Mapping and Planetary Analogues, organized between Pescara and Predazzo, has just ended. The second week was held on the Dolomites: let’s find out more about the activities in the classroom and in the field | |
 | Geothermal: a new study shows the potential of the deep closed loop system The research was recently published in Renewable Energy and also the Department of Geosciences of the University of Padova partecipated. The results indicate that Deep Closed-loop Heat Ex-changer (DCHE) technology is capable of effectively delivering electricity and/or heat | |
 | Venice Lagoon: an overview on dynamics of channels connecting the land with the sea A two-days workshop on fluvial and tidal coastal networks took a group of international young scientists to the Venice Lagoon for a field trip that aimed to understand better this complex system | |
 | The Department of Geosciences starts a new series of seminars for the first semester of the a.y. 2022/2023 Here the calendar of the first seminars and workshops | |
 | The excavations at Molino Casarotto (VI) shed new light on a Middle Neolithic settlement The activities, carried out within the GEODAP project led by Professor Nicosia, will allow to find out more on the living structures of the time and on the culture that characterized it | |
 | A Super Deep Diamond sheds new light on earth's mantle boundary at 660 km A multi-phase inclusion in a super deep diamond revealed the presence of ringwoodite, periclase and enstatite, confirming what geologists expected from laboratory experiments. The study, in which also the Department of Geosciences participated, was recently published in Nature Geoscience | |
 | Cascading hydrogeomorphic processes: a research topic which needs collaboration An overview on the joint seminar which was held at the Department of Geosciences and on the collaboration between the University of Padova and the University of Lausanne | |
 | Cementing a sustainable future through global partnership A collaboration between the Department of Geosciences and African institutions paves the way towards sustainability in the building and construction industry | |
 | School on Planetary Geological Mapping and Planetary Analogues from 26 September to 8 October 2022 in Pescara and Predazzo (TN) | |
 | Bernardo Cesare and Giorgio Pennacchioni were elected Corresponding Fellow of the Lincean Academy The awarding of the badges will take place during the ceremony for the opening of the next academic year 2022-2023 | |
 | Seminar on Cascading Hydro-geomorphic Processes and Compound Hazards in Mountain Catchments The opening event of the seminar organized by UNIPD and UNIL will take place on September 13th 2022 at the Department of Geosciences and it’s a public event | |
 | A new approach to industrial waste management A study led by the Department of Geosciences tackled the problem of phosphorus and fluorine leaching by implementing an integrated experimental and numerical approach | |
 | Cristiano Nicosia, full professor of the Department of Geosciences, is the principal investigator of this innovative project which is articulated on several archaeological sites in six European countries. We followed a day of excavations. | |
 | Inception and Evolution of La Corona Lava Tube System (Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain) A new study, led by the Department of Geosciences and published in JGR Solid Earth, focused on one of the biggest lava tube on Earth. These kind of structures are present also in other rocky bodies of the Solar System, such as Mars and the Moon. | |
 | The study, led by the Department of Geosciences and published in Geology, indicates that clinopyroxene inclusions, if pre-existent, may be older than the actual diamond age | |
 | A new approach to map landslides with artificial intelligence under thick cloud cover A study recently published in Remote Sensing shows the advantages of using artificial intelligences, combined with Synthetic Aperture Radar data to map landslides in any weather conditions | |
 | To Prof. Giorgio Pennacchioni the “Luigi Tartufari” prize for the Geosciences from Lincean Academy The prizes were awarded during the closing ceremony of the 418th academic year of the Lincei in the presence of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella | |
 | Can the Mekong Delta be saved from drowning? A commentary, recently published in Science, outlines six solutions to the region's dramatic loss of sediment. Simone Bizzi, Assistant Professor at the Department of Geosciences, is among the authors. | |
 | The study, to which also Prof. Andrea D’Alpaos partecipated, was published in Science Advances | |
| Virtual reality and its practical applications for research and teaching These technologies are directly applied in some courses of the new master's degree in Environmental Geology and Earth Dynamics and have enormous advantages | |
 | Calderone mission, a new step of Ice Memory project The Department of Geosciences takes part to the scientific mission that aims at saving the memory of mountain glaciers | |
 | Our student Claudia Fabiola Benvegnù won the Italian Championship of Canoe Claudia has been continuing her studies in Geological Sciences with excellent results: we interviewed her to get to know her better | |
 | How to obtain reliable radiocarbon dating of ancient mortars A study led by Department of Geosciences of University of Padova, recently published in Scientific Reports, developped an innovative multi‐analytical approach in dating mortars | |
 | The relation between landslide activity and surface temperature, before and after an earthquake Researchers from Department of Geosciences are among the authors of a study recently published in Scientific Reports | |
 | International Day of Women and Girls in (Geo)Sciences The 7th International Day for Women and Girls in Science is celebrated around the world on 11 February 2022. | |
 | Anthropogenic emissions are similar to those related to volcanism of the CAMP, a new study shows An international research group, led by Manfredo Capriolo, investigated the impact on the climate produced by the exceptional volcanic phase of the Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP) during the end-Triassic. | |
 | Geologic and Planetary Mapping Winter School will be held online from 7 to 11 February 2022 This edition is dedicated to the process of creating planetary geologic maps on the Moon, Mercury and Mars. | |
 | Dr. Martha Giovanna Pamato, postdoc researcher at the Department of Geosciences, has won an ERC Starting Grant with her project focused on diamonds as key the unravel the origin of Earth’s water. |
