Tecnologist

PhD title

email: roberto.demascellis@cnr.it

Tel:+ 39 081.0624. (int. 567)

Skype: robertodemascellis

Responsible for the "Laboratory of Physics and Hydrology of Soils and Porous Media'.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:

• The technical and scientific skills acquired during the years of study and training relate to soil science (planning and description of soil profiles, sampling activities), hydrology and soil physics (sampling activities and field and laboratory measurements of hydrological parameters of soils, characterisation of solute transport parameters in soils, use of 1-D and 2-D mathematical models for the simulation of water and solute motion in the soil-plant-atmosphere system), advanced technologies for field and laboratory measurements of the physical-hydrological characteristics of soils.
• The research and analysis activities carried out, both in the laboratory and in the field, were aimed at studying the physical and hydrological characteristics of soils in relation to both environmental issues (transport of nitrates in soils and transport of general pollutants links between soil types and the triggers and evolution of landslide phenomena), methodological (comparisons between field and laboratory experimental data; methodologies for spatialising point data, development of methods for laser granulometric analysis of soils), and technical (development of semi-automatic systems for field measurements).

STUDIES AND TRAINING:                 

• He graduated in Geological Sciences with a grade of 110/110 cum laude on 24 October 1994 at the University of Naples 'Federico II' with a thesis in Applied Geology entitled 'Landslides and Landslides in the Lower Biferno River Valley'.
• He obtained his PhD in Applied and Environmental Geology from the University of Naples 'Federico II' on 24 February 2000 with a thesis entitled 'Pedological and hydrological models in assessing the vulnerability of aquifers to pollution'.
• In June 2000, he was awarded an annual scholarship for research entitled 'Elaboration of a pedological, geological and hydrological territorial information system for the Agro Nocerino-Sarnese' at the Department of Chemical and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Federico II.
• In July 2001, he was awarded a study grant for research entitled "Landslide risk in a vast area: study of the geomorphological factors that contribute to determining the landslides of pyroclastic coverings on the limestone reliefs of the Campania Apennines" at the C.U.G.RI - Inter-University Consortium for forecasting and preventing major risks: activity not carried out due to renunciation.
• From December 2001 to December 2005, he held a Research Fellowship at the Institute for the Study of Mediterranean Agricultural and Forestry Systems of the National Research Council (ISAFOM-CNR).
• Since January 2006, he has been a Technologist at CNR ISAFOM and head of the 'Laboratory of Physics and Hydrology of Soils and Porous Media'.

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

He has collaborated on numerous scientific projects including:

•  2014 - 2015: collaboration in the research activities of the project "SEGIS: Sistema Esperto per la Gestione dell'Irrigazione in Serra". Call for the implementation of the Rural Development Programme Campania 2007-2013 - Measure 124 HC "Cooperation for the development of new products, processes and technologies in the agricultural and food sector and forestry sector".
• 2013 - 2015: collaboration in the research activities of the project "QUARC - Quality of the typical productions of Campania and its territory: innovative and integrated approaches to strengthen the competitiveness of the Agrifood system". Operational Objectives 2.1 and 2.2. of the ROP Campania 2007/2013.
• 2012 - 2013: Responsibility for the "ARMOSA IV" project: Agreement for the provision of research services within the ARMOSA activity of monitoring nitrogen releases from agricultural soils to groundwater and into the atmosphere". Funded by the Ente Regionale per i Servizi all'Agricoltura e alle Foreste (ERSAF).
• 2010 - 2014: Multifunctional Soil Conservation and Land Management through the Development of a Web Based Spatial Decision Supporting System project. Funded by the Europ. Comm. Direct.-General Env. Direct. E-Intern. Affairs, LIFE ENV.E-4 - Life + for 600.000 Euro; responsible Dr. Angelo Basile.
• 2010 - 2012: Responsibility for the "ARMOSA III" project: Agreement for the provision of research services within the ARMOSA activity of monitoring nitrogen releases from agricultural soils to groundwater and into the atmosphere. Financed by the Ente Regionale per i Servizi all'Agricoltura e alle Foreste (ERSAF) for 30,000 Euro.
• 2008 - 2012: collaboration in the SWUP-MED project, Sustainable Water Use Securing Food Production in Dry Areas of the Mediterranean Region FP7; responsible Dr. Riccardo d'Andria .
• 2008 - 2010: collaboration on the project 'Irrigation using saline water: contribution to increase productivity and yield quality of traditional crops in the oasis of N.W.. China" bilateral CNR-CAS Responsible Dr.ssa Anna Tedeschi.
• 2008 - 2010: collaboration on the project "Study of soil properties and hydro-pedological processes at different spatial scales". Financed by MIUR: 2007HBTS85_004 for 55,000 Euro; responsible Dr. Angelo Basile.
• 2007 - 2013: collaboration in the 'ZoViSa' project, Measure 124 'Cooperation for the development of new products, processes and technologies in the agricultural and food and forestry sectors' of the PSR Campania 2007/2013; responsible Dr. Angelo Basile.
• 2007-2009: collaboration on the project "ARMOSA - IDRO II: Monitoring nitrogen releases from agricultural soils to groundwater and into the atmosphere". Funded by the Ente Regionale per i Servizi all'Agricoltura e alle Foreste (ERSAF) for 107,000 Euro; responsible Dr. Angelo Basile.
• 2006-2008: collaboration on the project 'Physical and geophysical methodologies for the study of the spatial variability of soils aimed at environmental sustainability'. Funded by MIUR - PRIN with € 18,000 of ISAFOM co-funding.
• 2006-2007: collaboration in the project "Monitoring and modelling of nitrogen dynamics in the water-soil system in some pedo-environments of Calabria". Financed by ARSSA Calabria Region for 30 thousand Euro; responsible Dr. Angelo Basile.
• 2005-2007: collaboration on the project 'Irrigation using saline water: contribution to increase productivity and yield quality of traditional crops in the oasis of N.W.. China' bilateral CNR-CAS; responsible Dr. Tedeschi.
• 2004-2007: Collaboration in the 'ROCAS' project - DemostRATOre per la Caratterizzazione Ambientale dei Siti Inquinati (Environmental Characterisation of Polluted Sites); responsible Ing. Giacomo Mele.
• 2003 - 2006: Collaboration in the project "Detailed hydrological characterisation of the Improsta (SA) farm soils" financed by SESIRCA - Campania Region.
• 2003 - 2006: Collaboration in the project 'Development of methodologies for the quantification of vulnerability to nitrate pollution of agricultural origin in two areas of the Campania region' financed by SESIRCA - Campania Region.
• 2002 - 2004: Collaboration in the COFIN 2001 project "Pedological methodologies for the study of the spatial variability of soils" and COFIN 2003 "Innovative pedological methodologies for the study of the spatial variability of soils" - National Coordinator Prof. Fabio Terribile.
• 2000 - 2001: Collaboration in the research activities of Operative Unit 4.21N of the National Hydrogeological Disaster Defence Group of the C.N.R. Scientific responsible: Prof. Fabio Terribile.
• 1998 - 2003: Collaboration in the research activities of WG2 (soil water binding) and WG5 (soil sampling) within the COST 622 project 'Soil resources of European Volcanic systems'.

TEACHING/SEMINAR ACTIVITIES

• He was the co-rapporteur of a Bachelor's thesis and a Master's thesis at the Faculty of Agriculture of the 'Federico II' University of Naples on topics related to applied pedology.
• He was tutor of a training and orientation traineeship; promoting body University of Naples 'Parthenope'.
• He has conducted numerous seminars on the main laboratory measurements for the physical and hydrological characterisation of soils, as part of his collaborations with the Department of Agriculture of the University of Naples 'Federico II'.

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