WORK EXPERIENCE
2017-present: Permanent position as Associate Professor in Physical Geography and Geomorphology (GEO/04), Dept. of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, Italy
2006-2017: Permanent position as Researcher in Physical Geography and Geomorphology (GEO/04), Dept. of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, Italy
Jan-Feb 2013: Short Research Visit, Geographisches Institut, University of Zürich, Switzerland, National Swiss Fund
2009-2010: Member of the Landslide Emergency Task Force of the University of Calabria, Italy
INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Jul 2021-present: Member of the Presidency Council of AIQUA–Italian Association for Quaternary Studies
2020-present: Coordinator of the BSc-MSc Degrees in Geological Sciences, University of Calabria
2017-2019: Vice-Coordinator of the BSc-MSc Degrees in Geological Sciences, University of Calabria
2019-present: Regional Representative of the AIGeo–Italian Association of Physical Geography and Geomorphology for Calabria
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2017: National Scientific Qualification (ASN) to Full Professor in Applied Geology, Physical Geography and Geomorphology (04/A3)
2013: National Scientific Qualification (ASN) to Associate Professor in Applied Geology, Physical Geography and Geomorphology (04/A3)
2002-2005: 3-years Postdoc Research Fellow on Sedimentology and geomorphic controls on Pleistocene to present fluvial, coastal and marine systems in southern Italy, University of Calabria
1997-2000: PhD in Sedimentary Geology on Late Quaternary slope morphodynamics and soil development in the southern Apennines, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
1996: Professional Qualification to Geologist practice, CNG–Italian National Council of Geologists
1996: Master degree in Geological Sciences with a thesis in Physical Geography on Quaternary stratigraphy and geomorphological evolution of the upper Volturno River valley, University of Naples Federico II
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Interplay between weathering processes, soil genesis and geomorphic dynamics at different scales; reconstruction of geomorphological evolution and Quaternary climatic/environmental changes, including paleopedology and geoarchaeology; soil chronosequences; erosion processes in the Mediterranean environment with a special focus on badlands; estimation of long- and short-term erosion rates using cosmogenic and fallout nuclides; relationships between soil features and shallow landslides; multi-temporal historical reconstruction of fluvial dynamics; geosites; volcanic soils even in non-volcanic areas as archives of cryptotephra and paleoenvironmental proxies; planetary geology with emphasis on terrestrial soils as Martian analogues; distribution, behavior and fate of trace elements (including potentially toxic metals and radionuclides) in soils.
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEES/MEMBERSHIPS
2023: Selection Committee for University professors in the frame of the Serra Hunter Programme (SHP) of Catalan Universities (First Call 2023) for a position of Associate Professor of Edaphology at the Department of Agro-Food Engineering and Biotechnology (DEAB), Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC-BarcelonaTECH)
2018, 2021, 2022: YMPA–Young Micromorphologist Publication Award Committee, IUSS–International Union of Soil Science, Division 1 Soils in Space and Time, Commission 1 Soil Morphology and Micromorphology
2016-present: ESSC–European Society for Soil Conservation
2016: Best Poster Award Committee, 15th Int Conf on Soil Micromorphology, IUSS–International Union of Soil Science, Mexico City, Mexico, 28 Nov–4 Dec 2016
2013, 2015, 2017: EGU-European Geosciences Union
AWARDS
2022: Nomination as Corresponding Academic of the Italian Academy of Forest Sciences
2014: Best Poster Award for the paper Scarciglia et al 2014 Pedological discontinuities as potential factors of shallow landslides, World Soil Day 2014 – Workshop Soil in environmental planning, SISS–Italian Society of Soil Science, SIPe–Italian Society of Pedology, University of Sassari, Alghero (SS), Italy, 5-6 Dec 2014
TEACHING AND SUPERVISION
2021-present & 2016-2019: co-supervisor and PhD Committee Member of 2 PhD theses in Geomorphology/Soil Science, Universität Zürich, Switzerland
2022-present: co-supervisor of a Researcher (RTDA) in Geomorphology/Soil Science, University of Calabria
2019-2021: supervisor of a Postdoc Research Fellow in Geomorphology/Soil Science, University of Calabria
2015-present: teaching for the PhD School in Sciences, Environmental, Construction and Energy Engineering–SIACE, University of Calabria
2004-2015: supervisor of 5 PhD students in Geomorphology, Soil Science, Quaternary Geology and Planetary Geology, University of Calabria and University G. d’Annunzio, Chieti, Italy
2001-present: teaching courses in Geomorphology, Pedology, Quaternary Geology, Slope Instability and supervision of more than 100 BSc and MSc degree theses in Geological Sciences, University of Calabria
EDITORIAL ROLES
2015-present: Editor of the Journal Catena–An Interdisciplinary Journal of Soil Science, Hydrology, Geomorphology focusing on Geoecology and Landscape Evolution, Elsevier, IF(2021) 6.367, with a progressive career upgrade from Assistant Editor (2015-2016) to Associate Editor (2017-2019) up to Editor with autonomous decision (2020-present)
2015-present: Editor of the Journal of Soils and Sediments, Springer, IF(2020) 3.308
2017-2018: Invited Guest Editor of the Special Issue Soil micromorphology, Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana, UNAM–Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, IF(2016) 0.582
2013-2014: Guest Editor of the Special Issue Soil Formation and Weathering in Time and Space, Journal of Soils and Sediments, Springer
PEER-REVIEW
Reviewer of c. 100 manuscripts for the following Scientific Journals (mainly international ISI Journals): Catena–An Interdisciplinary Journal of Soil Science, Hydrology, Geomorphology focusing on Geoecology and Landscape Evolution, Quaternary Science Reviews, Quaternary International, Geomorphology, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Geoderma–A Global Journal of Soil Science, Science of the Total Environment, Quaternary Research, European Journal of Soil Science, Géomorphologie: Relief, Processus, Environnement, Journal of Maps, Soild Earth, Soils, Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science–Zeitschrift für Pflanzenernährung und Bodenkunde, Journal of Mountain Science, Geological Society of America Bulletin, Journal of Environmental Management, Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, Sedimentary Geology, Chemical Geology, Arid Land Research and Management, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Agrochimica–International Journal of Plant Chemistry, Soil Science and Fertilization, International Journal of Instrumentation Technology–IJIT, Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas, Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana, Journal of Earth System Science, Spanish Journal of Soil Science, Journal of Soils and Sediments, Geoarchaeology–An International Journal, Applied Geochemistry, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, AGU (American Geophysical Union) Books, Alpine and Mediterranean Quaternary/Il Quaternario–Italian Journal of Quaternary Sciences, Geografia Fisica e Dinamica Quaternaria, Italian Journal of Geosciences, Rendiconti Online della Società Geologica Italiana
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS AND LEADERSHIPS
2021-present. RESTORE–Rock heritage, soil formation and practical implications for the Three Lakes Region (Swiss cantons, PAC, Federal Office for the Environment FOEN, Switzerland
2020: Focus Group HYPEDAE–PalaeoHYdrological, PEDological and AEolian archives of Quaternary earth surface dynamics, TERPRO Commission, INQUA–International Union for Quaternary Research
2020- 2021: TERRA NOVA–Tor Exhumation Rates and soil erosion: Relation Appraisal between NOn-glaciated and formerly Vastly glaciated Areas, Forschungskredit Candoc, University of Zurich, Switzerland (Co-supervisor of a Postdoc)
2016-2019: BERYLLIUM–Boulder Exhumation Rates (over 10^5 Years) in Low-gradient Landscapes In an Upland Mediterranean Area, SNF (Co-leader)
2016-2019: Focus Group QUASAP–Kinds and rates of soil-forming processes reflected in Quaternary soils and palaeosols and their use as palaeoenvironmental archives” (IFG 1621F) TERPRO Commission, INQUA–International Union for Quaternary Research (Coordinator of subgroup Mediterranean)
2013: RAISE–Rock boulders as indicators of soil erosion, University of Zürich, Switzerland, National Swiss Fund
2012-2015: RAISIN–Rates of soil forming processes in different climates, obtained from soils and paleosols in settings where climatic conditions and duration of soil development are wellknown and AEOMED–Loess deposits and aeolian additions to current surface soils and paleosols in Mediterranean climates, Focus Group PASTSOILS¬Paleosol and soil analysis for assessing climate, time and duration of land surface stability of Quaternary terrestrial systems, TERPRO INQUA–International Union for Quaternary Research (Coordinator of the subgroup RAISIN–Mediterranean)
ITALIAN PROJECTS AND LEADERSHIPS
2023-2025: Tech4You- Technologies for climate change adaptation and quality of life improvement, Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza (PNRR), Spoke 1, Goal 3, Progetto Pilota 2 Definition and development of an Early Warning system for coastal erosion risk through advanced measurement and monitoring systems (Chief scientist of Action 1)
PRIN 2022 SOIL features and pedogenic processes as predisposing factors of SHAllow landsliDES (SOIL SHADES) (Principal Investigator)
MITE 2018-2021 PreFluSed: Prevenzione del rischio di alluvioni in un bacino Fluviale calabrese in presenza di trasporto di Sedimenti
POR 2014-2020 VeroCost: Valutazione dell’impatto Economico dell’eROsione COSTiera;
POR 2014-2020 SMoRI: Smart Monitoring per il controllo di bacini ad elevato Rischio Idrogeologico
2017: MIUR Yearly individual grant for Basic Research FFABR
2014-2016: PRIN 2012 The 1.0 Ma climatic event in East Africa: Defining trends and rhythms of environmental dynamics using biotic and abiotic proxies, MIUR–Italian Ministry of University and Research (Leader of the RU University of Calabria)
PON 2007-2013 LEWIS–Landslides Early Warning: Integrated systems for monitoring, early warning and mitigation of hydro-geological risks across major transport routes, University of Calabria
PON 2007-2013 SIGIEC–Sistema di Gestione Integrata per l'Erosione Costiera, FESR, University of Calabria
PRIN 2007-2008 Integrated model for preventive evaluation of water-driven soil erosion in the Mediterrranean environment – Study of soil degradation and social and economic impacts in the frame of an integrated model for preventive evaluation of soil degradation in the Mediterrranean environment MIUR–Italian Ministry of University and Research
PRIN 2005-2006 Greeks and Natives in the south Tyrrhenian Sea coasts: historical, literary sources, archaeological evidence and geo-archaeometric investigations – Geophysical investigations applied to archaeology: Greek and native settlements in western Calabria, MIUR
PRIN 2004-2005 GEOBASI–Geochemical baselines of Italy – Geochemical and environmental studies of the Calabria territories, MIUR
POR Calabria 2000-2006 Alluvial fan hazard, Autorità di Bacino Regionale Regione Calabri, CNR-IRPI–Cosenza
PON 2003-2006 SIT Calabria–Advanced knowledge processes and identification of technologies and expertise for integrated management of land resources in Calabria, Consortium CIRTER, University of Calabria
2003-2004: Young Researchers Grant on integrated geomorphological, stratigraphic, sedimentological and paleoecological study of Quaternary climatic and environmental changes in continental areas and marine basins of Calabria, southern Italy, University of Calabria (Leader)
NATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
2016-present: SGI–Italian Geological Society
2013-present: SIPe– Italian Society of Pedology
2001-present: AIGeo–Italian Associazione of Physical Geography and Geomorphology
1996-present: AIQUA–Italian Association for Quaternary Studies