Anna Gioncada, PhD, prof.
BORN IN San Miniato (Pisa, Italy) 15.09.1963
EDUCATION:
MSc in Geological Sciences at University of Pisa, 25 November 1988, title of thesis "L'intrusione monzodioritica del sottosuolo della Fossa (Vulcano, Isole Eolie): implicazioni vulcanologiche e geotermiche"
PhD in Earth Sciences, Earth Science Department of University of Pisa, 3 July 1997, title of PhD Thesis: "L'attività eruttiva degli ultimi 50000 anni di Vulcano (Eolie): aspetti vulcanologici e magmatologici"; english: The eruptive activity of Vulcano (Aeolian Islands, Italy) in the last 50000 years.
CURRENT POSITION AND INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
Associate professor at Earth Sciences Department of University of Pisa, Recruiting: 04/A1 - Geochimica, Mineralogia, Petrologia, Vulcanologia, Georisorse ed Applicazioni, Scientific Discipline: GEO/09 - Georisorse minerarie e applicazioni mineralogico-petrografiche per l'ambiente e i beni culturali
President for 2023-26 of the Bachelor Course in Geological Sciences of University of Pisa
Member of the Board of the PhD Course in Geosciences and Environment DOT22AC3WA
PREVIOUS INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
Vice-president (2016-2020) and president (2021-23) of the Bachelor Course in Geological Sciences
Vice-CAI (Coordinator of Area for Internationalization) at Earth Sciences Department of Pisa (2016-2021)
Quality Assurance appointee of the Earth Science Department of Pisa (2017-2020)
Member of the Scientific Commission of the Earth Sciences Department of University of Pisa in 2012-2014 and 2014-16
Member of the Didactic Commission of the Geological and Technological Sciences MSc Course of University of Pisa in 2010-2012
Member of the Board of the Regional Tuscany PhD Course in Earth Sciences 2012 DOT1224132
Other:
reference person for the Accordo Quadro bilaterale Università di Pisa - Università di Salta (Argentina), expiring 22.12.2026 (http://accordi-internazionali.cineca.it/)
reference person for the Accordo Quadro bilaterale Università di Pisa - Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral, Guayaquil, Ecuador, expiring 19.1.2027 (http://accordi-internazionali.cineca.it/)
Program Director of the Managing Committee for the Cooperation Agreement University of Pisa, University of Geological Sciences in Tashkent and State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Geology and Mineral Resources
BIBLIOMETRIC INDEXES
Identifying codes: ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8513-7377, Scopus Author ID 6603225328
Scopus: 75 papers, H-index 31, citations 2136, 164 coauthors (at 3.6.2023); list of papers on https://arpi.unipi.it/
RESEARCH INTERESTS IN BRIEF
Ore-forming processes; hydrothermal alteration and mineralizing fluids; magmatic systems, petrogenetic and volcanic processes; volatile elements in magmas; geothermal environments.
Application of petrographic and geochemical approach to archaeological stones.
Biomineralization in sedimentary environments.
Earth Science didactic approaches at school and the individuation, prevention and management of misconceptions.
MAIN RESEARCH AREAS
Argentina; Ecuador; Chile (Hudson, Easter Island); Peru; NE Iran; Ethiopia; Italy (Sardinia, Tuscany, Aeolian Islands, Pantelleria)
LATEST RESEARCH PROJECTS
2022: PRIN project HEATED - PHreatic Eruptions at AcTive volcanoEs: processes, source parameters and physical models of eruption Dynamics. Participant.
2020: PRA_2020_25 Il patrimonio geologico del Monte Pisano: studio multidisciplinare e prospettive di geoconservazione, 12 months
2019-present: Research collaboration with the Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral (ESPOL) di Guayaquil (Ecuador), regarding auriferous georesources of Ecuador and the environmental consequences of their exploitation, funded by the grant ERASMUS+ KA107 2019 (1.1.2019-31.7.2022) within the Accordo Quadro Università di Pi