Prof. Gianluca Fiandaca from the Department of Geosciences of the Aarhus University (Denmark) delivers the lecture "Electric and Electromagnetic methods for mapping of groundwater resources and of permeability". Students and researchers are invited on Thursday, the 15th of November, h. 14:00-16:00, room C of the DST.
Short Abstract
Water is a prerequisite for all life on Earth. On a global scale, clean water for human consumption and crop irrigation ranks amongst the greatest societal challenges. Water management requires addressing the challenges of (amongst others) developing reliable and cost-efficient methods for mapping water resources and for predicting the spatio-temporal dynamics of hydrogeochemical processes. These challenges are exacerbated by the changing climate that will result in, among other things, increases in drought periods and sudden floods. Hydrogeophysics and hydrology are the key methods for addressing these challenges thanks to their ability to map and monitor the subsurface and to measure, model and predict groundwater flow.
Short Biography
Gianluca Fiandaca is Associate Professor in Hydrogeophysics at the Department of Geoscience of the Aarhus University (Denmark). He has key expertise in electric and electromagnetic methods and integration with hydrological data for improved mapping of groundwater resources, development of geophysical processing and inversion algorithms and geophysical characterization of contaminated sites, landfills and leachate plumes.
Only for the students of the Master Course in Exploration and Applied Geophysics, participating to the lecture will contribute to obtain cfu for the "Other Activities".