Geochemistry, petrography, analysis of the climate impact on natural resources, valorisation of georisources, environmental problems related to sedimentation processes, erosion in coastal areas, assessment of the impact of climate change on coastal areas

Short description of the research team

Thematic fields of interest/research areas: Geochemistry, petrography, analysis of the climate impact on natural resources, valorisation of georisources, environmental problems related to sedimentation processes, erosion in coastal areas, assessment of the impact of climate change on coastal areas /Adriatic - Ionian - Persia - Africa

Manager/head of the team: Prof. Carmela Vaccaro

Team members: PhD Corbau Corinne Sabine, PhD Salvatore Pepi, PhD Negar Eftekhari, Dr. Umberto Tessari

Research infrastructures:

• Petrographic Laboratory (ICP-MS, XRF, ionochromatograph, Microraman)
• Scanning electron microscopy laboratory
• Sedimentology laboratory

Prerequisites of the trainee researcher:

Level of education: “Marie Curie Individual Fellowship” Action requirements

Research experience: One of the following master's degrees: geological sciences, engineering, chemistry, natural sciences, technologies of cultural heritage

Required working language: n/a

Contacts: Carmela Vaccaro vcr@unife.it tel 390532974718 cell 393282101111

Further useful information: The aim of research project is an approach to management and movementation of sediment in ports and lagoons in order to define useful solutions to restore the loses hydraulic functionality in the ports and lagoons that are compromise of sedimentation and erosion processes

Topics:

• Inorganic Chemistry
• Physical and Analytical Chemistry
• Environment and society