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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