We announce that the course Borehole Methods for Subsurface Investigations (6 ECTS, 2^nd year), delivered by Prof. Davide Baldini, senior geophysicist at Eni, for the students of the Master of Science in Exploration and Applied Geophysics is going to start with the following time table:

The course is for students of the second year (the attendance of the 1^st year course Exploration Seismology and Introduction to well-logs is required).

The summary of the course is available here and on the web page of the Master Course.

Send an email to gea@dst.unipi.it if you have questions.

Mehari, the first refugee student who arrived through UNICORE's University corridors has graduated in Exploration and Applied Geophysics defending the thesis

'Deep Electrical Resistivity Tomography (DERT) for the subsurface characterization'.

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Congratulations Mehari, we wish you the best for your future.

We are glad to announce the first conference about Geothermics organised by PhD students of the University of Pisa !!
It will take place at the Earth Sciences Department in Pisa, from the 29th of November to the 1st of December 2023.

Call for the Abstracts is now open, the deadline for the submission is Sunday, 30 July. Please visit the site for additional info http://geothermix2023.dst.unipi.it/index.php/en/

The conference is open to everybody who is interested in geothermal research fields, especially to young researchers who want to expand their network in this area. 
We kindly invite you to apply and have a look at the detailed program!

Feel free to contact the organizing team for any questions, to this email: geothermix2023@dst.unipi.it

Dates for interviews are now available:

1) 14 June 10:00 a.m.;

2) 28 June 10:00 a.m.;

3) 12 July 10:00 a.m.;

4) 30 August 10:00 a.m.;

5) 14 September 10:00 a.m.;

During the interview, teachers of the MSc will provide detailed information about the Msc programme, about why studying Geophysics at the University of Pisa and will be available for questions. Book your interview by sending an email to gea@dst.unipi.it and attaching a CV and the transcript of records of the Bachelor degree.

The Earth Science Department and the MSc in Exploration and Applied Geophysics with the support of Eni organize the seminar titled

"Eni Geomatics knowhows and wayforward Multi-technical monitoring Approach"

Lecturer: Gianluca Dell'Elce (Eni)

With the participation of Davide Calcagni, Responsible for All World Wide Operations and Service related to Seismic Acquisition & Processing; Geomatics & Subsurface Geology.

Date: May 25, 14:00, Room C

All are invited. For the students of the Master of Science in Exploration and Applied Geophysics: attending the seminar will contribute to obtain ECTS for the "Other Activities".

 Download the flyer here.

Short biography of Gianluca Dell'Elce:

Gianluca Dell’Elce is Micro-seismic Monitoring Coordinator and Exploration Focal point for the MMV Plan activities, referred to the Storage and productions Projects (e.g., CCUS, H2, Geothermal).

•Field geologist in Service Company (Italy and Abroad, onshore and offshore), 2007 – 2012

•Geodynamics Specialist in Eni, 2012 – 2017

•Geomatics Operation Manager in Eni, 2017 – 2018

•Site Survey Operations, Monitoring, Topography and Dimensional Controls Manager, 2018 – 2021

•Integrated G&G Monitoring for Storage & Production Manager, 2021 – today

Short abstract of the seminar:

•Energy Transition is a huge opportunity for the G&G to made available to the Industry an astonishing amount of value in terms of competences, KH and Technologies ready to be tapped and delivered. In this contest, the Surface and Subsurface monitoring is a fundamental pillar for the construction of the Energy Transition.

•Is an opportunity and motivation to further develop G&G’s know-how

- Through monitoring G&G will become more transversal across the entire energy industry spectrum

- We will interact more and more with segments of the energy industry we were not used to talking to

The Earth Science Department and the MSc in Exploration and Applied Geophysics organize the seminar titled

"Can we use and store geophysical knowledge in Neural networks?"

Lecturer: Tariq Alkhalifah

Date: May 23, 10:00, Room C

All are invited. For the students of the Master of Science in Exploration and Applied Geophysics: attending the seminar will contribute to obtain ECTS for the "Other Activities".

 Download the flyer here.

Short biography:

Tariq Alkhalifah is professor in the Physical Sciences and Engineering Division. He joined KAUST in June 2009. Before he joined KAUST, Alkhalifah was research professor and director at King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology (KACST). Previously, he held the positions of associate research professor, assistant research professor, and research assistant at KACST. From 1996 to 1998, Alkhalifah served as a postdoctoral researcher for the Stanford Exploration Project at Stanford University, United States. He received the J. Clarence Karcher Award from the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) and the Conrad Schlumberger Award from the European Association for Geoscientists & Engineers (EAGE) in 2003, and honorary lecturer for the SEG in 2011. Alkhalifah received his doctoral degree in geophysics and his master’s degree in geophysical engineering, both from the Colorado School of Mines, United States. He holds a bachelor’s degree in geophysics from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia.

Short abstract:

Neural networks, and the process behind training them, have gained a lot of attention, even in the science community in recent years, resulting in the rise of a new breed of scientists, the “Data scientist”, with their motto: it is all in the data. Some of those data scientists have even “hypothesized” that they will not need our scientific theories and knowledge to solve physical problems any more. My task in this presentation is to hopefully convince you that training neural networks, which relies on a mix of statistics and inverse theory, can benefit from our geo/physical laws and a priori knowledge to guide us through the maze of degrees of freedom the neural networks may offer, and specifically to alleviate the many weaknesses/gaps/biases in data. This can be accomplished by instilling our physical laws and their corresponding characteristics into the neural network.

The Earth Science Department and the MSc in Exploration and Applied Geophysics with the support of Eni organize the seminar titled

"Carbon Capture Storage:  a G&G perspective"

Lecturer: Davide Della Moretta (Eni)

Date: April 27, 14:00, Room C

All are invited. For the students of the Master of Science in Exploration and Applied Geophysics: attending the seminar will contribute to obtain ECTS for the "Other Activities".

 Download the flyer here.

Short Abstract

Capturing CO₂ to store it permanently (CCS) or reuse it in other production cycles is one of the essential actions we need to carry out to reduce its concentration in the atmosphere. CCS is the only immediately available option for reducing emissions in the so-called hard-to-abate sectors such as cement, steel, chemical and paper mills, etc. Geology and Geophysics (G&G) play a key role in the whole chain of storage site selection, characterization and monitoring. The lecture introduces the basic concepts of CO2 storage and shows how G&G disciplines contribute to the success of an industrial CCS projects.

Short Biography

Davide Della Moretta is the Head of the Basin Geology Department at Eni Headquarters, Milan. His department is in charge of structural geology, basin modeling and potential methods studies. Starting from 2020, he is also coordinating G&G studies for Eni's CCS projects. Before his current position, he has been involved in seismic data processing and acquisition, shallow hazard analysis, geopressure and R&D projects coordination.