The Department of Earth Sciences of the University of Pisa (DST), located in the heart of the Pisa historic center since the beginning of the XIX century, brings together researchers from the different disciplines of the Geosciences and coordinates their research activities.

The DST's mission is two-fold:

- to contribute to the growth and promotion of the many fields of the Earth Sciences;

- to perform high level training of new generations of researchers and applied geologists

Earth Sciences is a broad discipline that uses many aspects of physics, chemistry, mathematics, and biology to the study of earth processes and environments. 

The research activities carried out at DST covers most of the disciplinary lines in the Earth Sciences. Key topics include: processes of subduction and mountain building, geology of earthquakes, volcanic activity and risk prevention, climate change and evolution, evolution of glaciers, planetary geology and study of meteorites. Special attention is taken to the understanding of the impacts of these different aspects on societal life.

Researchers from DST are involved in many national and international collaborations that are based on a strong network of departmental and university laboratories, and they benefit of public national (Italian Minister of University and Scientific Research), regional (i.e. Tuscany Region funds from the POR-FSE Program), and international funds (i.e. European Community research program), as well as funds from private national and foreign companies. Research activity benefits of the fundamental and enthusiastic support of Italian and International Master and PhD students. 

Director of Department: Prof. Michele Marroni
Deputy director: Prof. Carlo Baroni
Head of Administration of the Department: Dr. Stefania Milella
Deputy Head of Administration of the Department: Dr. Gabriella Verugi

THE COUNCIL OF DEPARTMENT
The Department Council is made up of professors with tenure, research and the administrative secretary, four representatives of the administrative staff of the role and service in the Department, by the representative of the personnel elected to the Board, two representatives of the doctoral students and assignees Scholarship of the University; three representatives of students attending the Department, including two of the Bachelor of Science in Geology and a Bachelor of Natural Sciences; they intervene in the Department Council limited the organization of educational and related services.

RECEIVED OF DEPARTMENT
The council is a body responsible for coordination and investigation, are part of the Director of the department, who presides and convenes, the Deputy Director, two representatives of the professors of Ia-end, two representatives of the professors of IIa-end, two representatives of researchers , a student representative, a representative of the PhD students and fellows, the Administrative Secretary (including the post tax inspectors) and a representative of the administrative staff elected in the same manner provided for the election of representatives of the administrative staff in the Council of Department.

The members of the Board: Albani Roberto - Baroni Carlo - Anna Coppola - D'Amato Giacomo Avanzi - Michele Marroni - Alfredo Mazzotti - Milella Stefania - Marta Pappalardo - Petrini Riccardo - Ragaini Luca - Sbrana Alessandro

DEPARTMENT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE
The joint committee is chaired by the Director of the Department or his delegate and consists of a number of members equal to 12% of the members of the board rounded to the top, up to a maximum of sixteen, half teachers and half students . Tasks of the Joint Committee are 1) monitoring of the training and the quality of teaching and of service to students by professors and researchers, 2) identifying the indicators for evaluating the results of such assets, 3) formulation opinions on activation and suppression of curricula, regulations and ordinances on the courses of study, the consistency between the credits assigned to training activities and the specific objectives of the course of study and 4) development of the annual report relating to ' development of educational activities, based on the reports submitted by individual study courses.