The theme of the 16th ICRSS is Convergence at the Poles – Addressing urgent research questions and management needs through remote sensing in the Arctic and Antarctic.

This symposium deals specifically with remote sensing applications in the polar environments, both Arctic and Antarctic. Earth’s Polar Regions feature cold-climate environments characterized by unique landscapes, biota, and processes.  

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She received her Ph.D. in Science and Engineering of sea (2010) at the University “Federico II” in Naples. She is currently a researcher at the Institute of Polar Sciences (ISP-CNR). Her research is mainly focused on Marine Microbiology and Biotechnology in particular on: i) Structure and function of microbial marine microbial community associated to oil contaminated area; ii) Genetic and physiology of marine bacteria for biotechnological application; iv) Bioremediation and monitoring in marine environment (focus on technology and biotechnology in situ and ex situ). She spent one year at the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Cal State Fullerton University California, United States working on artificial vectors engineering and in vitro techniques for transformation and conjugation of bacteria cells. She had many occasions for international and national collaboration since she has participated to several national research programs (PRIN, PON, PNRA) and international programs (KBBE FP7 es. MAGIC-PAH, KILLSPILL, BRAAVOO)
She is author/co-author of over 30 international peer-reviewed publications, and 4 book chapters

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4917-893X    Scopus - Author ID: 36898246500

11 Febbraio 2022

Un nuovo studio, pubblicato su Atmospheric Environment, indaga il comportamento del mercurio atmosferico rilevato nell’arco di un anno di raccolta dati presso la stazione di Col Margherita (Belluno).
I risultati sono stati inaspettati: è emerso un trend che si ripete nel tempo. Nell’arco delle 24 ore, il mercurio raggiunge un picco massimo nelle ore serali e il picco minimo nelle ore della mattinata, ma esiste anche una variabilità legata alle stagioni: il mercurio raggiunge il suo massimo in atmosfera nei mesi estivi (giugno-agosto) e il picco minimo nei mesi invernali (novembre-febbraio).
La ricerca, in collaborazione con Ca’ Foscari e CNR-ISAC, fornirà informazioni preziose relative al ciclo del mercurio (Hg) presente nell’ambiente, soprattutto in ambienti di alta montagna, che risultano essere ottimi scenari per lo studio del mercurio in situazioni non contaminate dall’impronta umana.
DOI:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2021.118917 (Massimiliano Vardè e Warren Cairns, CNR-ISP) - Approfondimento

11 Febbraio 2022

Un nuovo studio, pubblicato su Atmospheric Environment, indaga il comportamento del mercurio atmosferico rilevato nell’arco di un anno di raccolta dati presso la stazione di Col Margherita (Belluno).
La ricerca, in collaborazione con Ca’ Foscari e CNR-ISAC, fornirà informazioni preziose relative al ciclo del mercurio (Hg) presente nell’ambiente, soprattutto in ambienti di alta montagna, che risultano essere ottimi scenari per lo studio del mercurio in situazioni non contaminate dall’impronta umana.

Il Gruppo di lavoro Biodiversità del DSSTTA-CNR lancia l'iniziativa delle Biodiversity Masterclasses

Date: 10 marzo, 24 marzo e 7 aprile 2022 

Dettagli e registrazione  

Education
2010 – PhD (Environmental Science: Marine Environment and Resource) University of Messina Italy
2005 – Degree in Biological Science (110/110 with academic price). University of Messina Italy. Erasmus student at the National University of Ireland, Galway (Ireland).

He is currently a researcher at the Institute of Polar Sciences (CNR-ISP). He is currently involved in Marine microbiology ecology and Biotechnology in particular:
• Application of omics techniques to study microbial diversity.
• Microbial biodiversity in extreme environment: deep sea, shallow and deep hydrothermal vents, hypersaline environments, Antarctic sea Ice, and subglacial lakes.
• Microbial bioremediations in oil-polluted environments
• Biotechnologies for marine bioremediation.
• Biotechnology application of microbes isolated from extremes environments.
Participant in NSF-sponsored project and different European Union Funded project Participant in several oceanographic expeditions aboard R/V Urania, R/V Europe, R/V Minerva I, R/V L’Atalante, R/V Laura Bassi. Participant in several field-work and 3 Antarctic expeditions.
Reviewer for the peer review journal for Environmental Microbiology, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Microbiology Reports, Journal of Cleaner Production, Marine Genomics, Microorgansims, Marine Science and Engineering, Diversity, Chemosphere.  Extreme Microbiology (specialty section of Frontiers in Microbiology).

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8385-564X    Scholar    Scopus - Author ID: 15061770400

First announcement for 2022 ESSAS Annual Science Meeting

Bridging the past and present to manage the future of northern fisheries and ecosystems

Mode: Hybrid in-person / online meeting 

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The 13th Conference on Halophilic Microorganisms.  

The International Conference on Halophilic Microorganisms is held every three years to gather the community of scientists working on the different aspects of halophilic microbes, from molecular and cellular biology, to ecology, and biotechnology.

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Puntata della rubrica di Rainews - FUTURO24  (1 Febbraio 2022)

Intervista a Carlo Barbante, direttore del CNR-ISP e coordinatore del progetto Beyond EPICA Oldest Ice.

In Antartide un gruppo internazionale di scienziati sta cercando di raggiungere il ghiaccio vecchio di 1,5 milioni di anni; fornirà dati su clima e global warming.