Английская Википедия:Costanza Bonadonna

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Costanza Bonadonna (born 1971) is an Italian earth scientist who is a Full Professor of volcanology and geological risk at the University of Geneva.[1][2][3] In 2020, she was named President-Elect of volcanology, geochemistry, and petrology at the American Geophysical Union (AGU).

Early life and education

Costanza Bonadonna became interested in science and nature as a child.[4] In fact, she was raised in Pisa (Italy) and she became aware at an early age about the impact of natural risks.[4] When she was at high school Prof. Franco Barberi came to deliver a lecture in which he discussed the science of risk reduction during volcanic eruptions.[4] She realised that whilst volcanic eruptions can be devastating for communities, they can bring benefits, including fertilisation of soils.[4] She appreciated, therefore, the importance of developing strategies for sustainable development of communities exposed to natural risks. She earned her laurea in geology at the University of Pisa.[5] She moved to the University of Bristol for her PhD,[6] where her research investigated models for the dispersal of tephra.

Research and career

Bonadonna's research investigates physical volcanology, volcanic ash, hazard assessment and geological risk[1][7][8][9] After completing her PhD, Bonadonna was appointed as a school of ocean and earth science and technology (SOEST) young investigator at the University of Hawaiʻi. Bonadonna develops computational models to describe sedimentation from volcanic plumes.[2] Soon after she moved to the University of South Florida.[10] Since 2007, she has served as Director of the Assessment and management of Geological and Climate-Related Risks (CERG-C) programme at the University of Geneva. In 2018, she was appointed Vice Dean of the Faculty of Science.[10]

Bonadonna research focuses on the modeling of particle sedimentation from volcanic plumes (so-called tephra or pyroclastic sediments), the development of new methodologies for the characterisation of tephra-fallout deposits as well as the development of probabilistic strategies to assess the hazard of tephra-fallout deposits.[10] She is also active in the linkage between model development and risk assessment and mitigation in the effort of bridging the gap between scientists and non-scientists (e.g. emergency management planners, government officials). She has been involved in many international projects for the assessment and quantification of volcanic hazard and risk.[10] She was named President-Elect of Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology section at the American Geophysical Union in 2020.[11]

Awards and honours

Selected publications

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