Lines of research
- Geology applied to spatial planning;
- Natural hazard assessment and mitigation;
- Land, rock and material physical and mechanical characterization;
- Slope stability;
- Survey, representation and dissemination of geo-thematic data;
- Applied geology for large infrastructures;
- Engineering geology for the exploitation and management of natural resources;
- Application and development of new geomatic techniques and methodologies (ex. Remote Sensing, Laser Scanning, SAR interferometry);
- Hydrological and hydrogeological research aimed at the retrieval and exploitation of surface and groundwater resources;
- Hydrogeological modeling
Collaborations
- European Space Agency (ESA)
- INGV Rome, Italy
- International Institute of Aerospace Survey and Earth Science ITC, Enschede, the Netherlands
- ISPRA - Ist. Sup. Protezione e Ricerca Ambientale, Italy
- Italian Space Agency (ASI)
- Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Simon Fraser University, Canada
- Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, UK
- Tuscany Region, Italy
- Regional Environmental Protection Agency (ARPA), Italy
- National Geological Survey, Italy
- National Research Council (CNR), Italy
Recent and current research project
- Rsearch project between ASI (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana), Tuscany Region and University of Siena titled “TUS:CAN (Territory Urbanized by Satellite: Classification and Analysis)" financed within the Call for ideas "Effects of climate change and extreme events" -I4DP_PA (Innovation for Downstream Preparation - Public Administrations).
- Research project between University of Siena - Center of Geotechnologies - and National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) for the development of research relating to prospecting geophysics, reconstruction of the crustal structure of the Italian area, and geomatics.
- Research project between University of Siena - Center of Geotechnologies - and Local Sanitary Agency n.1. of Massa and Carrara for the development of research relating to estimating the in-situ stress state and numerical modeling aimed at slope stability assessment.
- Contract between University of Siena - Center of Geotechnologies - and ENEL Produzione SpA for the supervision of the geotechnical monitoring of the new hill located in the ex-mining area of S. Barbara, Cavriglia (Arezzo).
- Research Support Plan (UNISI), provision of the F-LAB fund. Project title: MISSION (Multidisciplinary Integration for SubSurface InvestigatiON): Integration of Ground Penetrating Radar on UAV for geological and archaeological investigations.
- Contract between University of Siena - Center of Geotechnologies - and State Property Agency - Regional Directorate of Tuscany and Umbria, Technical Services - for monitoring and control of a hazardous slope.
- Research project between University of Siena - Center of Geotechnologies – and the Municipality of Vecchiano (Pisa) for studying the hazardous slopes through stability analysis and simulation of the rockfall runout.
- European Commission Horizon 2020. Project title: PHUSICOS “According to Nature” - solutions to reduce risk in mountain landscapes. SC5-2016-2017 call (Greening the Economy).
- Tuscany Region - Regional Operational Program (POR) of the European Social Fund (FESR) 2014-2020. Project title: Real-time monitoring of quarry walls using optical fibers – CAVOTT.
- Enrico D’Addario
- Lorenzo Marsili
- Michele Amaddii
- Taraka Venkatadripathi Pattela
- Eduardo Oliveira
- Emanuel D’Eramo
- Luisa Beltramone
- Vivien De Lucia
- Andrea Ermini
- Andrea Rindinella
- Daniele Silvestri