Degree in Chemistry at the University of Padua in 1980, he worked as a temporary employee at the Institute of Prevention and Protection (IPP) of the CNR in the Research Area of Padua in the field of environmental pollution of workplace and life. First technologist since 2001 at the Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes (IDPA) and then in 2019 in the new Institute of Polar Sciences (CNR-ISP).
His main interests were aimed at the application of mass spectrometry coupled to capillary gas chromatography in multiple matrices, including complex ones and various sectors (environmental pollution by chemicals and forensic chemical investigations), followed up on dozens of publications in international journals.
He has collaborated for 13 years, as a reference laboratory, with the Italian Forestry Corp in chemical investigations useful for the characterization / identification of incendiary devices and their users, also as training personnel of the Corp for representative sampling and management of residues deriving from forest and brush fires.
He is a consultant for an agency in the assessment of chemical investigations on fire debris with the aim of identifying any combustion accelerants.
Current position: retired
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MS (2003) and PhD (2006) in Environmental Marine Sciences (University of Bologna).
Dr. Tesi research focuses on climate change in present and ancient systems affecting sea ice and permafrost. He was awarded with two Marie Curie fellowships to work at the Oregon State University (USA) and University of Stockholm (Sweden). He is in the Editorial Board of the Marine Chemistry journal (Elsevier) with focus on marine organic biomarkers and Guest Editor of the Ocean Science journal (Copernicus). He is the Italian representative and member of IASC (International Arctic Science Committee) Marine Working Group. He has published 50 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals dealing with the use of fossil biomarkers to investigate modern and paleo climate change. He served as chairman at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) meeting in Vienna (Austria) and at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall meeting in San Francisco (USA). He has participated to 17 oceanographic expeditions in the Mediterranean Sea and Arctic combined accounting for over 200 days of at sea activities.
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Diploma of maturity achieved in 1993 at Technical-Commercial Institute Paolo Sarpi of Venice.
From February 2002 to October 2005 she worked at Pago Italia Srl in Dosson (TV) dealing mainly with the issue of active and passive invoices and payments. From June 1999 to February 2002 she was employed at Cinquegrani Sas in Quarto d'Altino where she worked on invoicing clients and suppliers, verification of payments and relations with the public. From June 1996 to March 1999 she worked in front office at the dealership VW Audi Pole Position Spa in Mestre, also dealing with billing customers and first known cash. From 2005 to 2010 temporary position at the Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes (IDPA) of the CNR, Administrative Staff-Level VII; since 2010 permanent position at the Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes (IDPA) of the CNR, Administrative Staff-Level VII. In 2019 she moved to the Institute of Polar Sciences (ISP).
In her activity at the CNR, Elisa Tessarin mainly deal with the procedures related to the orders of expense billing registration, management of staff attendance through dedicated computer tools, Organization of medical examinations for suitability for work, procedures for reimbursement of missions (work trips) of staff, computer protocol and is treasurer of the Institute.
Bachelor’s degree in Geological Science (University of Trieste), master’s degree in Geoscience (University of Trieste), PhD in Earth Sciences (University of Pisa). Current position: research fellow at Instituto of Polar Science of the CNR (CNR-ISP) in Bologna. Previously research fellow at the University of Trieste and at the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysical. My research concerns the study of marine polar diatom.
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PhD student in polar sciences at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. Bachelor graduated in Physics at University of Torino and master graduated in Physics of Meteoclimatic System at University of Torino. The master thesis was based on an analysis of the Apollo cyclone and its possible transition to MEDIterranean hurricane (MEDICANE) during the 26-29th October 2021 using the WRF meteorological model.
Now she is working on remote sensing analysis of polar regions especially on the comparison of land and satellite measures near the Thule High Arctic Atmospheric Observatory (THAAO) in Greenland.
Master’s degree in Natural Sciences (University of Milano), PhD Candidate in Environmental, Geological and Polar Sciences and Technologies (University of Siena) co-financed by the Italian National Antarctic Museum (MNA). Current position: research fellow at the Institute of Polar Sciences of the CNR (CNR-ISP) in Milano.
Currently the research concerns the use of satellite images for the estimation of optical and thermal properties of glaciers at the margins of the Antarctic Ice Sheet as a part of the PNRA18 Project Bio-Geo Albedo feedback at Antarctic Ice-Sheet margins. Previously the research concerned the analysis by remote sensing of ablation areas in Antarctica, i.e., wind crust and blue ice, with particular attention to the snow megadune fields on the Antarctic plateau. He attended two PhD courses at The University Centre in Svalbard (NO), with which took part in a campaign in Nordaustlandet Island. As a visiting PhD student, he spent a period at the Finnish Meteorological Institute of Helsinki (FIN) and taught as a tutor for master’s and bachelor laboratories of Cartography and Geographic Information System at the University of Milan. Author of seven scientific publications in international journals.
She is part of the permanent staff of the Department of Chemistry Ugo Schiff of the University of Florence since 2002, first as Researcher and then, since 01 October 2018, as Associate Professor of Analytical Chemistry. She has been working since several years on the development of methods with high sensitivity and reproducibility for the determination of chemical markers in various matrices (in the environmental, technological, food and pharmaceutical industry, medical-sanitary field). Since when she carried out her PhD, her research activity has always been focused on the chemical analysis and on the environmental and climatic interpretation of stratigraphies from snow layers and ice cores from polar areas (Antarctica, Arctic) and from the Alps.
She took part to a number of scientific and sampling expeditions in the Arctic and is Coordinator or Research Unit Responsible of many national and international research programs which are active in polar areas besides authoring more than 100 publications on peer-reviewed scientific journals with medium-to-very high impact factor (H-index 26). She took part and she is currently participating to highly relevant research projects in the field of the Polar Sciences (ITASE, EPICA, TALDICE, EAIIST, BE-OI).
She is member of the Committee for Polar Research (CRP), CNR advisory board as concerning scientific planning and coordinating actions of PNRA (Programma Nazionale di Ricerca in Antartide), including the preparation of annual executive Antarctic programs.
She is member of the Committee of PhD in Chemical Sciences for the University of Florence.
Degree M.Sc. Geology (University of Padua).
Current position: Researcher at Institute of Polar Sciences-CNR, Venezia; permanent position.
Previously: Researcher at the Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes – CNR; scholarship at Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia (Italy); fellowship at Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia (Italy); research assistant at Institut de Biogeochimie Marine - ENS – CNRS, France.
Fields of interest: trace elements in real matrices (waters, particulate, microlayer, sediments, snow and ice) using ICP-mass spectrometry. Stable isotopes (δD, δ13C, δ15N, δ18O) in water, snow and ice by means of IR-mass spectrometry. Geochemical characterization of oceanic water masses. Rare earth elements as geochemical tracer in natural water systems: in snow and ice for paleoclimatic reconstruction, in aerosol as tracer of source area. Characterization of natural systems (seawater, particulate, sediments) via chemometrics tools.
Recent Research Projects - H2020: Beyond Epica (2019-2025) - Beyond EPICA Oldest Ice Core: 1,5 Myr of greenhouse gas – climate feedbacks – Researcher and member of the Management Support Team; PNRA project (2017-2019): EvASIon - Mercer and Whillans lakes: Evolution of hydrologically Active Subglacial environments – Project Leader; PNRA project (202-2014): CaBiLA- Geochemical characterization of Antarctic subglacial lakes) – Project Leader.; Progetto Premiale ARCA: Arctic - present Climatic change and pAst extreme events; Regione Veneto: Q-ALiVe - Quality of Venetian Littoral Environment – Project Leader; PRIN15 (2017-2020): RESACC - Responses of sensitive alpine ecosystems to climate change; PRIN09 – Arctica, Referent for WP4. Researcher under Antarctic campaigns on-board Italica vessel (2001 and 2005-2006 as project referent). Her research activity is testified by more than 60 research articles in international journal with peer review and 160 abstracts for communication/poster presentation in congresses. Present Hirsch Index: 20.
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Graduated in Biological Sciences (2006) at Sapienza University, Rome and PhD in Ecology and Natural Resources Management (2013),Tuscia, University, Viterbo. She recently joined as researcher the CNR, Institute of Polar Sciences (2020) in Rome (Montelibretti) and she is lecturer in Remote Sensing and GIS for the Master Degree Course in Ecobiology at Sapienza, University, Rome.
Her scientific activities started with studies on the anthropogenic impacts in marine and coastal environments and in 2011 she joined the team of technical research collaborators at the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research as an expert in ecology and geospatial application to environmental monitoring with a permanent position.
Her research spans from terrestrial to aquatic sphere and includes the use of remote sensing principles and methods in the field of ecology, geography and environmental sciences. She develops integrated models for ecosystem services assessment, natural capital estimation and natural resources monitoring, considering bio-geosphere cross scales interaction and addressing landscape spatial patterns and temporal process. She has experience in national and international research and capacity building projects, publications and dissemination in scientific contexts. She actively participates in the GEOBON Ecosystem Structure working group and in the technical roundtables supporting the European Copernicus and National Space Economy programs.
Born in Vibo Valentia. Currently, he is Researcher (permanent position) at the Institute of Polar Sciences – CNR, since June 2019.
- Degree (MS) in Chemistry (University of Rome “La Sapienza”);
- Master's Diploma at the Department of Chemical Engineering (University of Rome “La Sapienza”);
- Doctoral school in Chemical, Environmental and Safety Engineering (University of Rome “La Sapienza”), and Doctoral school in Chemical Sciences (University of Ferrara) where He obtained his PhD. Previously.
He carried out research activities at the:
- Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes (CNR-IDPA) in Venice,
- Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research (CNR-IIA) in Montelibretti (Rome), and afterwards in Rende (Cosenza),
- Institute of Hygiene “G. Sanarelli“/Department of Public Health (University of Rome “La Sapienza”).
He taught General and Inorganic Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry at the University of Rome "La Sapienza" as Adjunct Professor (Professore a contratto) (2008-2019). He collaborated with several research groups, developing and optimizing active and passive sampling strategies and chemical analytical methods for organic and inorganic micro pollutants (PCDDs, PCDFs, PCBs, PAHs, COVs, and heavy metals) as well as major ions. He applied chromatographic methods, in particular, gas-chromatography/mass spectrometry, to matrices such as ambient air, atmospheric particulate matter, atmospheric deposition and natural waters. His interests have been focused on quantifying levels of contaminants, studying their transport, dynamics, fate and environmental impacts, in urban, rural and remote areas. In recent years he has been focusing on the determination of mercury at ultra-trace levels by using atomic fluorescence techniques, in air and atmospheric deposition, as well as in potable waters. He has substantially improved some analytical aspects by eliminating the operational criticalities associated with Hg detection. In the framework of the Global Mercury Observation System (GMOS) project, coordinated by the Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research (CNR-IIA). He was responsible for analytical mercury measurements in bulk and wet-only deposition samples from different remote sites at the CNR-ISP.
He is member of the research group carrying out measurements at the high-altitude Observatory of Col Margherita (MRG) in the Eastern Alps (Belluno Dolomites). This activity is within the scope of the iGOSP (Integrated Global Observing Systems for Persistent Pollutants, strand 3 - Global Change and Environmental Treaties) of the European ERA-PLANET project (2017-2020). He has been involved in several measurement campaigns, in an oceanographic campaign in the Mediterranean Sea on board the research vessel R/V “Urania” as Chief-Scientist, and in research activities (e.g. Integrative and Comprehensive Understanding on Polar Environments- iCUPE and Microtracer projects) at the CNR Arctic Station “Dirigibile Italia” as “Acting Station Leader” and “Field Scientist” in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard Islands, Norway (Four expedition, 2018-2022). In 2022, he was appointed as RSU (Trade-Union Representative) and as RLS (Workers Safety Representative) for the CNR Research Institutes of the Venice area.
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BSc and MSc Degree in Environmental Sciences (Ca 'Foscari University of Venice), PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering Sciences (University of Padua). Current position: Technologist at the Institute of Polar Sciences of CNR.
Formerly: Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Technologist (Institute of Marine Sciences of the CNR -Venice 2014-2019); Short Term Mobility Grant (Center of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia 2016); courses and master in European project design 2012-2014; Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Ca 'Foscari University Venice 2012-2014); collaboration contract (ARPAV Water Sector, Padua, 2011); "user" researcher for experimental activities at the Total Environment Simulator Facility (University of Hull, UK, 2009); collaboration contract ( International Center of Hydrology "Dino Tonini", University of Padua 2006-2007); Internship Grants at Portland State University (Portland, Oregon, US) 2006 and at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (San Diego, California, US) 2005.
Currently involved, as project manager, in the European project H2020 Beyond EPICA Oldest Ice Core: 1,5 Myr of greenhouse gas –climate feedbacks. Research activity on the ice sheet mass balance topic, including Earth Observation data analyses. Formerly, research and research support activities on Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) topic, working on geospatial data management and analysis, developing interoperable spatial data infrastructure. Specific expertise on the application of Marxan decision support tool for multi-objective spatial prioritization. Also, expertise on aquaculture site selection through geospatial analysis, ecosystem services for the MSP, cumulative impact and conflict of use analyses. Supporting coordination activities in the framework of several national and international projects, with interest also to the science to policy aspects.
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He graduated in Computer Engineering at Politecnico di Torino. He his a research fellow at the National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Polar Sciences. His current position is data manager and system administrator of the National Antarctic Data Center of Italy (NADC) and the Italian Arctic Data Center (IADC). He his involved into the development of software solutions for the IADC, NADC, ARICE (Arctic Research Icebreaker Consortium) and Beyond EPICA projects. Thanks to his experience in data management, he helps researchers publishing and sharing their data, making them compatible with modern standards and adherent to the principles of FAIR data and Open Science. In 2021, he won the SCADM (Standing Committee on Antarctic Data Management) prize for his work presented at Polar Data Forum IV.
Bachelor in Biology at the Neuchâtel University, Switzerland, and Master of Science in Ecology and Conservation at the University of Groningen, Netherlands. Currently working for the CNR – Institute of Polar Sciences (CNR – ISP) in Venezia Mestre. She is Station Leader of the Italian Arctic station Dirigibile Italia in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. As Station Leader, she works daily on the field and in the lab, besides taking care of some parts of the station’s administration.
In memory (1955 - 2023)
He graduated degree in Physics at the University of Rome La Sapienza a thesis in physical oceanography. Hired in 1984, in the CNR he carried out research in the field of satellite remote sensing of the sea surface. In 1992 he began to deal with processes in the atmospheric boundary layer using acoustic remote sensing from the ground. He collaborated in the development and implementation of sodar (SOund Detection and Ranging) in the development of new methodologies for observing the lower atmosphere. As part of these activities, he participated in several campaigns in Antarctica at the Mario Zucchelli and Concordia stations, for the study of the dynamic characteristics of the atmospheric boundary layer in a polar environment.
Since 2009 he has oriented his research activity on the processes relating to climate change in the Arctic polar region, which has seen a strong revival of research in the atmosphere, with the construction of the Climate Change Tower, an important infrastructure to measure physical parameters of the lower atmosphere, for which he is responsible. He currently has a coordination role in the working group of the Italian research activities at Svalbard, he represents the CNR in the NYSMAC and is included in the SIOS coordination working groups for the data management in Svalbard (SDMS) and he is Chair of the WG for Research Infrastructures Coordination Committee (RICC). He is also one of the Italian representative within the Arctic Council's AMAP (atmospheric monitoring) working group. Finally, he is the scientific manager of the IADC (Italian Arctic Data Center) the digital infrastructure for the management of data collected at the Arctic station Dirigibile Italia.
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