In 2017, he earned a PhD in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, specializing in Ecological Sciences. Currently, he is a Researcher at the Department of Environmental Biology of Sapienza University of Rome. His primary research interests encompass the ecology of benthic communities, the impacts of human activities and climate change on marine ecosystems, as well as ecological restoration. Specifically, his work focuses on:
• assessing the distribution, composition, structure, and health status of Mediterranean benthic communities of conservation interest;
• studying and defining the processes of bioconstruction and bioerosion on natural and anthropic substrates, especially concerning submerged archaeological finds;
• evaluating the effects of human disturbance, heat waves, and ocean acidification on benthic communities, with particular attention to the quantification of resistance and recovery processes;
• defining methods for the active and passive restoration of marine ecosystems and new tools useful for evaluating their effects in terms of recovery and state of health.
Since 2015, he has worked as a Scientific Diver and, since 2018, he has also been teaching at the Scientific Diving Summer School in collaboration with researchers from OGS and the University of Genoa.
He has authored or co-authored over 30 indexed papers (SCOPUS) published in international journals.

She graduated in Biological Sciences from the University of Siena in 1977, and worked as a research biologist and marine ecologist at the Anton Dohrn Zoological Station in Naples, at the current Ischia Marine Center, from 1983 to 2021, coordinating the Ischia team for some periods. Since 2021 she has been an associated researcher at the National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics - OGS in Trieste, she is also associated with ISPRA-Rome (September 2023) and the Polar Scientific Institute of the CNR in Messina (May 2024). She has worked in the field of ecology of benthic biota, and coastal benthic ecosystems, with particular focus on the taxonomy and ecology of polychaete marine worms, and the ecology of seagrass systems, especially Posidonia oceanica. She has also worked in coastal polar environments, participating between 1989 and 2006 in 6 oceanographic expeditions to Antarctica and sub-Antarctica within the PNRA and the German and Spanish programmes, coordinating the research group of the SZN team in Ischia. For over 20 years she has been studying the effects of climate change on the benthos, in relation to both the increase in temperature (heat waves, alien species) and ocean acidification. In this later topic she is studying the ecology and eco-physiology of the benthic biota, including seagrasses, which live in particular coastal hydrothermal systems characterized by CO₂ emissions from the seabed (vents) and natural acidification of the waters both at Ischia and in the Aeolian islands. She has supervised approximately 36 master's theses, 11 PhDs and 4 post-docs. She has served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal Marine Ecology (Wiley; 2005-2013) and has published over 300 scientific papers and 4 books. Passionate about classical and popular music, she completed regular flute studies at the R. Franci music school of Siena.

• ISP-Newsletter n.11  Maggio/May 2024 - (Ita - Eng)

In questo numero: In primo piano: Saluti al Direttore Carlo Barbante (GdL Comunicazione). Resoconti: 2° Workshop dell’Istituto di Scienze Polari (Referenti 5 aree tematiche). Qui Dirigibile Italia (Mauro Mazzola). Ricerca in evidenza: 1 - Progetto TEMPLE LIFE: Missione scientifica in Antartide a bordo della nave rompighiaccio Le Commandant Charcot (Francesco Filiciotto e Maurizio Azzaro). 2 - Studio delle firme microbiche nelle masse d’acqua del Mare di Ross (Filippo Azzaro e Alessandro Ciro Rappazzo). Cartoline dal ... workshop. Bibliografia ISP(Luglio-Dicembre 2023). Eventi.

In this issue: Under the spotlight: Greetings to Director Carlo Barbante (WG-Communication). Report: 2° workshop of Institute of Polar Sciences. News from Dirigibile Italia (Mauro Mazzola). Research Highlights: Project TEMPLE LIFE: Scientific Mission in Antarctica aboard the icebreaker ship Le Commandant Charcot (Francesco Filiciotto and Maurizio Azzaro). 2 - Study of microbial signatures in the water masses of the Ross Sea (Filippo Azzaro and Alessandro Ciro Rappazzo). Postcards from the … workshop. ISP Bibliography (July-December 2023). Events.

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Bachelor Degree in Environmental and Natural Sciences (University of Udine) and Master's Degree in Marine Biology (University of Bologna). Current position: research grant at the Institute of Polar Sciences (CNR-ISP) in Bologna. I'm studying microplastics and POP pollution in the continuum snow-ocean of the Arctic domain in the European Project Horizon-CL6-2023 INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR BUILDING EFFECTIVE RESILIENCE AND ARCTIC OCEAN POLLUTION-CONTROL GOVERNANCE IN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE (ICEBERG).

The European Space Agency (ESA) is organising an Earth Observation (EO) training course in collaboration with the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System, SIOS. The course will be held for researchers, students, PhD students and young professionals who use EO technology within their research or work and want to improve their knowledge of remote sensing. In total 24 students can attend the summer school.

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Comitato strategico di esperti (Supervisory Board), ne fanno parte il dott. Andrea Brandolini, della Banca d’Italia, la dott.ssa Francesca Pasinelli, DG della Fondazione Telethon, il prof. Riccardo Zecchina, dell’Università Bocconi, la prof.ssa Marcia Kemper McNutt, Presidente della National Academy of Sciences degli USA e il dott. Antoine Petit, Presidente del CNRS francese, si è riunito a Venezia il 29 febbraio 2024 per visitare ed interloquire con il personale dell’Istituto di Scienze Polari (ISP). I membri del Board sono stati in visita in visita al Campus scientifico dell'Università Ca' Foscari, dove ha sede ISP, assieme alla Presidente del CNR, Maria Chiara Carrozza ed al Direttore Generale del CNR, Giuseppe Colpani. 

Graduated in Sciences and Technologies for Environment and Landscape at the University of Milano Bicocca, I am currently a PhD candidate in Polar Sciences at Ca' Foscari University of Venice. My research project focuses on water isotopes analysis of surface snow and Antarctic ice cores for reconstructing past temperatures. I have collaborated with CNR-ISP in Venice on developing Continuous Flow Analysis coupled with Cavity Ring Down Spectrometer system for continuous chemical and isotopic analysis. Additionally, I have contributed to instrument management and maintenance at the Dirigibile Italia station in Svalbard (Ny-Ålesund) during the winter season, and participated in the Ice Memory project by analyzing an alpine ice core. Currently, I am affiliated with CNR-ISP for cutting the Antarctic ice core retrieved from Little Dome C through the Beyond EPICA project.

Title: Formaggi alpini - Le molecole del gusto
Acronym: MoGu
Research Unit Leader ISP: Jacopo Gabrieli
Leading Institution: Federazione provinciale Coldiretti Belluno
Funding: Interreg V-A Italia – Austria 2014–2020: CLLD-strategia Dolomiti Live - progetto medio n. ITAT4042
Period of activity: 1 June 2018 - 30 June 2022

PhD student in Polar Sciences at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, where he previously obtained a Master's Degree in Environmental Sciences. His research project aims to understand if in the recent period Svalbard has really changed their climatic regime defining the potential associated consequences.

 Competition: design an infographic describing plastic pollution in polar regions

The SCAR Plastic Action Group (Plastic-AG) announces a competition for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) to create an infographic describing plastic pollution in polar regions. The infographic should synthetise available scientific literature and visualize data about plastic pollution in polar regions (in the Arctic and/or Antarctica), including micro- and nanoplastics, to represent the latest advancements in polar research, including key concerns for polar ecosystems.

Deadline extended to 15th June 2024