Dates of Admission Tests for Academic Year 2019-2020:
The tests will be held at the 3rd floor of the Department of Earth Sciences, via S. Maria 53, PISA.
It is necessary to register for the test writing an email to gea@dst.unipi.it specifying the date and attaching the Previous curriculum assessment table.
An email will confirm the registration.
People who already passed the test in the previous weeks are excluded by this evaluation.
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The SEG Honorary Lecturer Koya Suto will come to Pisa to deliver the lecture "A Hitchhiker's Guide to Geophysics ". Students and researchers are invited on Monday, the 27th of May, hrs. 9:30 am, Room E of the DST.
Click here to download the flyer!
Summary: we live in the 21st century. The satellites cruising around the earth help our daily communication. The spacecrafts travel interplanetary space to collect information. Radio telescopes watch birth and death of stars. We try to understand what happened in the galaxies millions of light years away. Yet we cannot see what is behind the wall next to us or what is under our feet. Geophysics is a tool to “see” the invisible. Any physical phenomenon provides hints to geophysics: vibration, sound, mass, electric and magnetic properties, heat, radiation, and cosmic rays as much as our imagination could lead us. With a clear understanding of the phenomenon, we can predict what is in the invisible space. With appropriate instrumentation, we can prove it. With the wildest imagination, we can develop ways to “see the invisible.” Geophysicists study the natural phenomena to understand the system. Some geophysicists design instruments right for observing the phenomena and some geophysicists interpret the data to “see” the invisible. Geophysics is a fun subject. It offers you a lot of challenge and a lot of reward. This presentation guides you around the fascinating world of geophysics.
Short biography: Koya Suto received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in exploration geophysics from Mining College, Akita University, and studied further at the University of Adelaide. Born in Japan, Suto first studied gravity, airborne magnetics, and radiometrics for geologic mapping and mineral exploration. He worked for the petroleum industry as a seismic geophysicist for 25 years. Koya started Terra Australis Geophysica in 2003 to service the civil engineering and environmental industries with near-surface geophysical surveys using the surface wave seismic (MASW) method. Since then, he has presented a number of case histories of MASW surveys in international conferences. He served as a Federal Executive of the Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists (ASEG) for more than 20 years including as president in 2013–14. Through his involvement in ASEG and its international associates, he was awarded a Service Certificate from ASEG and Recognition of Merit from the Society of Exploration Geophysicists of Japan. Koya also was awarded an Honorary Membership of ASEG in 2010, an Honorary Membership of the Association of Geoscientists and Environmentalists of Serbia in 2015, and the Harold Mooney Award from the SEG Near Surface Technical Section in 2015. Suto translated The Microtremor Survey Method by Prof Okada, published in 2003 by SEG, and Application Manual of Geophysical Methods to Engineering and Environmental Problems published in 2014 by EAGE. Koya has served on the SEG Global Affairs Committee since 2005, and was chairman in 2014.
For the students of the Master of Science In Exploration and Applied Geophysics, participating to the event will contribute to obtain ECTS for the "Other Activities".
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Eni Master School will come in Pisa to present the second level master "Geoscience for Energy". The presentation will take place the 23rd of May at 15:00 in room C of the DST.
Among the aims of the Master, the following topics are included:
- develop specialist skills in matters relating to the application of the geosciences in multidisciplinary and multicultural contexts, with particular focus on the research and development of energy sources, such as hydrocarbons and other sustainable forms.
- strengthen cutting-edge areas of competences connected with technological innovation (e.g. big data, machine learning, artificial intelligence, etc.).
For more information about the master, click here to download the brochure
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CGG (www.cgg.com) will be visiting the University of Pisa to share information with the students of the Earth Sciences Department about their graduate programmes, their cutting edge technology & tell more about a career with CGG. CGG will also be offering the opportunity to complete a practise video interview and receive face to face feedback from their team.
Date of the event: Thursday 16th May 2019
Company Presentation and Q&A: 9:30 - 11:00, Room C, 1st floor of Earth Sciences Department
Video Interview Feedback: 11:00 - 16:00, Meeting Room, 2nd floor of Earth Sciences Department
Only registered students can attend. To register your attendance, email uk.recruitment@cgg.com and state if you would like to attend the presentation only, or would like to also have a feedback interview. For more information download the flayer.
For the students of the Master Course In Applied Geophysics: participating to the event will contribute to obtain ECTS for the "Other Activities".
Prof. Azadeh Hojat from the Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman (Iran) delivers the lecture "Time-Lapse ERT (Electrical Resistivity Tomography) Monitoring of Hydrogeological Risks". Students and researchers are invited on Thursday, the 28th of March, hrs. 9:30-11:00, Room C of the DST.
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Short Abstract: In the recent decade, there has been an increasing interest in using electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) method for monitoring of hydrogeological risks. The talk will present the potential of ERT method in mapping the variations of water saturation within embankments and slopes. A couple of case studies of the Tech-Levee-Watch project (funded by Fondazione CARIPLO) where ERT is being used as a permanent monitoring system to detect subsurface inhomogeneities will be discussed. The importance of developing site-specific data processing algorithms to guarantee valid results for successful entry of the method to early warning alarm systems will be stressed. The future perspectives will be also discussed.
Short Biography: Assistant Professor of Applied Geophysics at the Department of Mining Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, and Adjunct Professor at Politecnico di Milano. With expertise in electrical methods, her main research interests are applications of geophysical techniques, especially geoelectrical and GPR methods, to solve different environmental and engineering problems. Hojat is now collaborating in different national and international projects where ERT technique is used for a variety of problems, from mineral exploration projects and detection of subsurface structures to time-lapse monitoring of hydrogeological risks. Hojat is also involved in a couple of GPR projects to monitor the quality of stones and to detect construction conditions of different structures. The main perspective of her research plans is to improve data processing algorithms as well as developing new application areas for ERT and GPR techniques.
She established the Applied Geophysics Laboratory at Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman in 2013 and she has been managing the activities of the lab since then.
She is a member of national and international geophysical societies (EAGE, Iranian Geophysical Society, Austrian Geophysical Society) and Iranian Mining Engineering Organization.
Only for the students of the Master Course in Exploration and Applied Geophysics, attending the lecture will contribute to obtain cfu for the "Other Activities".
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A new portal has been put in operation for non-EU and EU-students to applicate to the next Academic Year (2019-20). Please visit the site:
https://applymscenglish.unipi.it/valtitnew/web/app.php/en/studenti
and follow carefully the instructions required for registration and documents uploading. After a positive evaluation, applicants will be informed about enrolment procedure at the University of Pisa
Lecture: Quantitative analysis and inversion of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) data
Prof. Emanuele Forte (University of Tieste), November 22nd, Aula C, 14-16, via S. Maria 53
The seminar provides a general overview about the extraction of quantitative information from Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) data.
After a summary about this geophysical techniques, I will highlight the applicability of GPR attributes calculation and its effectiveness for improved data interpretation and for the development of optimized quantitative inversion techniques. Several examples focused on various data sets with different purposes will be shown, including the density estimation of frozen materials, the brine detection for glaciological studies, the implementation of semi-automated optimized picking strategies, unsupervised petrophysical classification, neo-tectonic integrated studies, as well as the application of combined attributes for archaeological purposes.
E. Forte is assistant professor at the Mathematics and Geosciences Department of the Trieste University. His main research activities include shallow geophysics, geophysical data integration, GPR data processing and algorithm implementation, High-resolution reflection seismic, signal attributes, shallow water Electrical Resistivity Tomography, geophysical data integration and cross-validation. Researches focus on geophysical applications to geology, archaeology, glaciology, environmental problems (pollution, liquid contaminants and brownfields), engineering and hydrogeology. He is author/co-author of more than 50 scientific papers on international journals and more than 140 abstracts/extended abstracts on conference proceedings. He was involved in several acquisition surveys and international expeditions in Antarctic, Austria, Croatia, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Malta, Perù, Slovenia, Switzerland and Turkey.
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Eni and Eni Corporate University offer the opportunity of stage training for students of the Master Course in Exploration and Applied Geophysics of the University of Pisa.
These three-month stages will take place at the Eni headquarters at San Donato Milanese and will constitute a part of the MSc. Thesis.
The candidates should satisfy the following requirements:
1) Be enrolled in the second year of the MSc. in Exploration and Applied Geophysics,
2) Not be older than 26 years of age at the date 31/12/2017;
3) Have a grade point average of 27/30 or above;
4) Be fluent in written and spoken English.
5) Have passed at least 3 of the following courses:
Applied Geophysics, Exploration Seismology and Geophysical Well-Log; Laboratory of digital data processing; Laboratory of seismic data processing and field campaign; Signal processing for Physics.
Candidates should send to application@enicorporateuniversity.eni.it before 3rd December 2018 the following documents:
1) Curriculum vitae;
2) certificate with the list of passed exams, grades and cfu;
3) Certificate enrolment in the second year of the MSc. in Exploration and Applied Geophysics;
4) Certification or self-certification of knowledge of the English language.
Eni will award the winners with a contribution of €800 per month.
The deadline is 3rd December 2018.
Click here to download the guidelines to apply to the competition.
For more information send a mail to: sarnataro_universita@enicorporateuniversity.eni.it
