Research Area

Active Research fields

·    Analysis of water erosion processes and landforms;

·    Predictive models of soil erosion by water;

·    Assessment of landslide susceptibility.

Research projects of the last 5 years

Scientific responsible for the University of Palermo of a 4-years project (2013-2016), funded by the EU, 7th Framework Program “Marie Curie Actions — International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)” (call identifier: FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IRSES). The title of the project is “Fluvial processes and sediment dynamics of slope channel systems: Impacts of socio economic-and climate change on river system characteristics and related services – FLUMEN”. http://www.flumen-irses.eu

Scientific responsible, for the Italian side, of a two-year project (2010-2011) of scientific cooperation between Italian and Germans researchers, funded by the German-Italian University Centre within the framework of the Vigoni Program 2009. The project, whose title was “Soil erosion assessment in the Mediterranean: An integrative approach combining field studies, remote sensing methods and process based modelling in the Imera Catchment of Northern Sicily, Italy”

“Proyecto de red interuniversitaria en analisis y evaluacion de la peligrosidad natural en Centro America” (Università di Palermo – Universidad de El Salvador – Universidad de Guatemala - Universidad de Nicaragua – CNR/IGC Pisa), funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy. Within this project, he took part to 6 secondments to El Salvador, Guatemala e Nicaragua, in the period 2010-2013.

Collaborations

UNIVERITAT TUEBINGEN - Volker Hochschild, Hans Rosner, Michael Maerker

UNIVERSIDAD DE EL SALVADOR - Reynaldo Lopez Valleverde, Miguel Hernandez

UNIVERSIDAD DE EXTREMADURA - Alvaro Gutierrez Gomez

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA - German Vargas Cuervo

Active research

GIS LABORATORY

IN SITU SOIL HYDROLOGY

EARTH MECHANICS LAB

Services delivered under the right of third parties

LANDSLIDE SUSCEPTIBILITY ASSESSMENT AT REGIONAL AND BASIN SCALE

ANALYSIS OF WATER EROSION PROCESSES AT REGIONAL AND BASIN SCALE

GIS DATABASE BUILDING