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Emilia LE PERA - Professori Associati

Emilia LE PERA

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Geologia stratigrafica e sedimentologia (GEOS-02/B)

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CURRICULUM VITAE Emilia Le Pera born April 30, 1963, Cosenza, Italy; Italian citizen Home address: Via Padula-Due Forni, 18 87047 San Pietro in Guarano (CS), ITALY; phone (office): 39+ 0984-493553; e-mail: emilia.lepera@unical.it Occupation: Associate Professor of Sedimentary Geology at the Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy; Languages: English, Spanish SUMMARY OF SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO GEOLOGY She works dominantly on: Sand(stone): provenance; effects of weathering, lithology, transport and depositional environment on composition of sand; plutoniclastic sand and sandstone petrology; modern sands petrology; Palaeogeographic and Palaeotectonic reconstructions. The main field areas are: southern Apennines, southern Italy; Spain and Portugal; southern and central California; Aeolian archipelago (Tyrrhenian sea); Cabo Verde archipelago EDUCATION Graduated in Geological Sciences, (academic year 1988-1989), University of Calabria, Cosenza, Italy. Dissertation theses titles: 1. Lithostratigraphic and compositional evolution of the Pollica Formation (Cilento Unit, southern Apennine) [96 pp]; and 2. Evidences of synsedimentary volcanism in the Pollica Formation (Cilento Unit, southern Apennine) [21 pp.]; 1993 to 1998 – obtained a PhD degree in Sedimentology at the University of Bologna. PhD dissertation thesis title: Compositional relationships between source areas and modern to recent fluvial, coastal and marine sand in northern Calabria [2 vol., 278 pp.]; 1998 to 1999 – took a Post-Doc Fellowship of the Italian National Council of Research at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Departamento de Petrologia y Geoquimica, Facultad de Ciencias Geologicas; Madrid (Spain); 2001 to 2004 – took a permanent position as Researcher of the Italian National Council of Research (C.N.R.), at Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione Idrogeologica, Sezione di Cosenza, Via Cavour, 4-6, 7030 Roges di Rende (CS), Italy; 2005 – took a permanent position as Associate Professor at the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences, Department of Earth Sciences of the University of Calabria, Cosenza, Italy. ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Since April 2001 to December 2004 she has a permanent position as Researcher of the Italian National Council of Research (C.N.R.), Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione Idrogeologica (I.R.P.I.), Sezione di Cosenza, Via Cavour, 4-6, 87030 Roges di Rende (CS), Italy; In May 28 1998 she held a PhD Degree in Sedimentology at the University of Bologna and the University of Parma (Italy) (supervisors: prof. R. Valloni and prof. F. Ricci Lucchi); From May 1998 to May 1999 she obtained an Advanced Fellowship Grant of the C.N.R. at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Departamento de Petrologia y Geoquimica, Facultad de Ciencias Geologicas; Madrid (Spain) (supervisor: prof. J. Arribas); Since 2000 she taught as Professor "Introduction to Geomorphology” for Natural Sciences at the University of Calabria, Cosenza. She has been supervisor of a PhD thesis on plutoniclastic sand petrology from 2001 to 2004. Since 2001 to 2004 she was responsible of a Research Grant from the Italian National Council of Research (C.N.R.), Title: "Sedimentation, Denudation Processes and Uplift Rates in Neogene to Quaternary Orogenic Belts: Implications for Tectonic Setting and Regional Geology" During 1997-2002 she was collaborator of a “Bilateral Project Italy (CNR) - Spain (CSIC-Consejo Superior Investigacion Cientifica) Grant”. Title project: The effects of source lithology, morphology, transport, deposition and sampling scale on the quantitative provenance of western Mediterranean sand (Iberian Cordillera and Calabrian Arc): implications for geographic distribution of actualistic petrofacies; Since january 03 2005 she is Associate Professor of Sedimentary Petrology at the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy HONORS and AWARDS - She was in receipt, during 1990-1991, of the "Tarquin C. Teale Award" of the Imperial College of London. TEACHING ACTIVITIES Since 2000 Professor of "Introduction to Geomorphology” for Natural Sciences Course Degree at the University of Calabria, Cosenza; Since 2005 Professor of Geology for Cultural Heritage Course Degree and of "Sedimentary Petrology” for Geological Sciences Course Degree, at the University of Calabria, Cosenza SERVICE A. University Service Since 2000 member of examination Committee for “Introduction to Geomorphology” and “Sedimentary Petrology”, University of Calabria, Rende (CS), Italy Since 2000 member of board of examiners for the examination degree in “Geological Sciences” and of “Management of natural hazards” 2007 - Member of examination committe for Universidad Complutense de Madrid-Espana, for the grant of PhD degree in Petrologia y Geoquimica Sedimentaria of the Faculty of Ciencias Geologicas (candidate: dr.a Maria Ochoa Rodriguez 2011 - Convener at "Provenance, weathering and transport" 28th Regional Meeting IAS (International Association of Sedimentologist); Saragoza, Spain, 5-8 july 2011 2012 - Member of Scientific Committee at 86° Congresso Nazionale della Società Geologica Italiana "IL MEDITERRANEO: UN ARCHIVIO GEOLOGICO TRA PASSATO E PRESENTE" Arcavacata di Rende (CS, Italy), 18-20 september 2012 2015 - Italian Ambassador for SEPM (Society Economic Paleontologists & Mineralogists; Society for Sedimentary Geology) B. Professional Service Reviewed Manuscripts for: Sedimentary Geology Revista de Ciencias Marinas Arabian Journal of Geosciences
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