Seminar - Landscapes in Transition: Volcanism, Paleoenvironments and Human Impact in NE Iberia

Speaker: Dr. Carlos Sánchez-García – University Autonomous of Madrid, Spain | Thursday 27 November 2025 | 4,30 p.m. - Aula Arduino

27.11.2025

The seminar focuses on the integration of paleoenvironmental and geoarchaeological studies from NE Iberia, aiming to the reconstruction of long-term landscape evolution and human–environment interactions. In particular two sites will be considered for their complementary data:a) La Garrotxa Volcanic

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Seminar "Career Workshop" - Approccio progettuale per opere di difesa da caduta massi

Speaker: Dr. Geol Giorgio Giacchetti - President of Ordine dei Geologi del Veneto | Thursday 20 November 2025 | 4,30 p.m. - Arduino Classroom

20.11.2025

I geologi sono i progettisti principali delle barriere paramassi, ma devono conoscere la logica di progettazione.Il seminario (che avrà luogo in lingua italiana) introduce l’approccio progettuale proposto dallo standard UNI 11211:4-2018, che è stato implementato anche da alcuni popolari programmi di

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Seminar - How excavation activity is both a blessing and a curse for the paleontological heritage: the case study of the fossils from the “lastame” in the Verona province (Northern Italy)

Speaker: Pietro Calzoni, Department of Geosciences, University of Padova | Monday 17 November 4,30 pm | Arduino Classroom

17.11.2025

Among cultural heritage, fossils are one of the most “neglected” goods, especially in Italy, both for unawareness by the public and for economic interests due to excavation activity.The Cretaceous sedimentary rocks of the Lessini Mountains, especially the “lastame” stone quarries of the surroundings

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Seminar "Career Workshop" - Ground-based radar interferometry. Principles, applications and future development

Speaker: Dott. Alberto Michelini - I.D.S. GeoRadar S.r.l. | Thursday 13 November 4,30 pm | Arduino Classroom

13.11.2025

Ground-based radar interferometry (GBRI) is a remote sensing imaging technique based on coherent radar systems, which can measure not only the amplitude, but also the phase of the microwave signals. The phase measurements can then be exploited to derive information on the deformation and topography

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Seminar - UrbanClimate: Assessing the Impact of Traditional Buildings on UHIs in Historical Urban Centres Under Current and Future Climate Conditions

Speaker: Prof. Charles Galdies - Institute of Earth Systems, University of Malta | Thursday 6 November 2025 | 4,30 p.m. - Arduino Classroom

06.11.2025

The UrbanClimate project investigates how traditional Mediterranean architecture can mitigate urban heat stress under a changing climate. This research project - funded by Xjenza Malta’s Space Research Fund - builds on prior research into the thermal performance of traditional versus modern roofs in

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Seminar - Cyclone-Driven Sediment Pulses and River Morphodynamic Response in Tairāwhiti, Aotearoa New Zealand

Speaker: Prof. Jon Tunnicliffe – University of Auckland, New Zealand | Tuesday 28 October 2025 | 4,30 p.m. | Arduino Classroom

28.10.2025

The Waiapu River is one of the most dynamic rivers in New Zealand (East Coast of the North Island), with the highest sediment yields in the country. A relatively weak lithologic substrate, historic land clearance, and rare but intense extra-tropical cyclones have resulted in exceptionally high rates

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Seminar - Drilling Down the Data: A Deep Learning Dive into IODP Cores

Speaker: Prof. Cédric John - QMUL - United Kingdom | Thursday 23 October 2025 | 4,30 p.m. Arduino Classroom

23.10.2025

The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) has generated an extraordinary archive of core data essential for understanding Earth’s geological history, yet interpreting this information remains challenging due to data complexity, scale, and subjectivity.My research group addresses these challenges

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National Geographic, October 2025: Prof. Luca Valentini on Sustainable Lunar Habitats

17.10.2025

The October 2025 issue of National Geographic is titled "The Great Race to the Moon". This edition focuses on new space missions and the preparations to return humans to the Moon and build permanent settlements. Inside the magazine, there's also an interview with Luca Valentini, professor at the

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From foreshock to mainshock: transient sliding velocity sets nucleation timestyle

François Passelègue – Géoazur, CNRS, Nice | Thursday 16 october 2025 | 4,30 p.m. - Arduino Classroom

16.10.2025

Coseismic rupture is commonly preceded by stable fault slip, which may accelerate into dynamic rupture as the slip front reaches critical velocities. However, the physical conditions that govern this nucleation process remain poorly constrained.Classical theoretical frameworks typically neglect

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Seminar - Asbestos and man-made vitreous fibres: regulations, methods and analytical techniques

Dr. Michele Rocchetto - White LAB Srl | Thursday 9 October 2025 | ore 4,30 p.m. - Arduino Lecture Hall

10.10.2025

Con il termine Amianto (o Asbesto) si intendono le varietà fibrose dei seguenti silicati: Actinolite, Amosite, Antofillite, Crisotilo, Crocidolite e Tremolite. Per le sue ottime caratteristiche di resistenza chimico-fisica l'Amianto è stato largamente utilizzato all'interno di edifici pubblici e

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An overview on the first Archaeological Micromorphology Summer School

01.10.2025

 The first Archaeological Micromorphology Summer School, conducted from 8 to 12 September 2025 at the Department of Geosciences of the University of Padua, achieved significant outcomes, fostering academic excellence and interdisciplinary collaboration in the field.Led by Prof. Cristiano Nicosia and

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Garnet: not quite as cubic as one might think

Speaker: Prof. Bernardo Cesare - Department of Geosciences | Thursday 2 October 2025 | 4,30 p.m. Arduino Classroom

02.10.2025

Since the first report in 2019 on the tetragonal structure of common garnet in low-T metamorphic rocks, many new occurrences have been discovered, including blueschists from the Franciscan Complex, Syros and Aosta Valley, and phyllites from the iconic Barrow garnet zone of Scotland and from the Alps

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In memory of Riccardo Pozzobon: the ceremony at the SIMP-SGI Congress

17.09.2025

Science, exploration and friendship are woven in this touching tribute to Riccardo Pozzobon, a brilliant planetary geologist from the Department of Geosciences at the University of Padua, who passed away on 2 September during a mission in Alaska.The official ceremony in memory of Riccardo Pozzobon

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Delete your shapefile, share your maps: beyond static maps

Speaker: Dr. Roberto Maria Rossi (Geographic Information Systems Laboratory) - Dipartimento di Geoscienze | Tuesday 23 September 2025 | 9,30 a.m. to 12,30 p.m. | Classroom 2G

23.09.2025

Why keep our maps in our computers when we can easily share them?We often represent the result of our analyses as geospatial data in maps. These are usually stored as project files or documents on our computers and, when shared, are often distributed only as static images or tables embedded in

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Fantastic Data and Where to Find Them: Learn to use GIS Services

Speaker: Dr. Roberto Maria Rossi - Department of Geosciences | Wednesday 10 September 2025 | 2,00 - 5,00 pm - Classroom 2G

10.09.2025

This seminar will explore how to use raster data (e.g. ortophotos, DTMs), and vector data (e.g. thematic polygons), in both OGC protocols (WMS, WMTS, WFS, WCS) and REST services. We'll also see how REST services can be used in geoprocessing workflows or to download selected datasets for offline use.

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