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Asioli Alessandra

Asioli Alessandra

Laurea degree in Geological Sciences on 1987 (summa cum laude) at University of Bologna. PhD in Earth Sciences in 1993 at University of Parma. In 1994, 1997-1998 C.N.R. fellowships and C.N.R.-N.A.T.O. advanced fellowship at Centre for Marine Geology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1995-1996, 1998 and 1999 C.N.R. fellowship or contract consultant at IGM-CNR Bologna (now ISMAR Bologna). 07/01/1999-09/30/2001 research contract at Dept. of Geology, Paleontology and Geophysics (now Dept. of Geosciences) University of Padova. Since October 1st 2001 permanent position as researcher at IGG-CNR branch of Padova; since 2007 senior researcher at IGG-CNR; since 04/03/2017 at ISMAR-CNR Bologna.

ADDRESS
CNR - ISMAR - Secondary Branch of Bologna, Via Gobetti, 101 – 40129 Bologna, Italy

CONTACT
Phone +39 051 6398906
e-mail

INTERESTS

Micropaleontology of planktic and benthic foraminifera, integrated biostratigraphy of Late Quaternary in Mediterranean. Paleoceanographic reconstructions in marine environment (Mediterranean, Atlantic, Antarctica). Micropaleontology of fresh water protozoans (testate amoebae) and continental (lacustrine) paleoenvironment reconstruction. Use of the micropaleontological results in multidisciplinary approach including sedimentology, seismic stratigraphy, tephrachronology, geochemistry.

ACTIVITY
  • participation to national (MURST Cofin, RITMARE), international (EC-PALICLAS, EC-EUROSTRATAFORM, EC-PROMESS, CA-EURODELTA, EC-HERMES), spanish (EVENT) and german (Twin-slides) research projects, to Oil companies (Shell and Exxon Mobil)-ISMAR Bologna research projects
  • collaboration to compilation of 15 geological maps
  • invited speaker at conferences (University Modena 2003, ESF Conference Obergurgl 2010, ISEAS Edinburgh 2011)
  • teacher within the micropaleontology class held in 1999, 2000, 2002 at Dept. of Geology, Paleontology and Geophysics University of  Padova
  • co-supervisor of 8 laurea degree thesis (Univeristy of Ravenna, Padova, Trieste), 3 PhD thesis (University of Padova and Bologna), supervisor of 2 short-term scholarships of PhD students from European institutions (University of Salamanca, Spain, and University of Bremen, Germany).
  • principal investigator of one CNR-IGG research project, two PNRA research projects, two research contracts with foreign and national institutions (IFREMER, Brest, France, and Dept. of Geosciences University of Padova) and responsible of a Research Unit in italian flagship project RITMARE.
  • project reviewer for national and foreign academic agencies, reviewer of manuscripts for ISI and non ISI journals.
  • author and co-author of 75 papers (46 in ISI journals), 8 extended abstracts, and 89 presentations to national and international conferences, H index 23 (WoS)
PUBLICATIONS

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SELECTED PAPERS
  • Tesi, T., Asioli, A., Minisini, D., Maselli, V., Dalla Valle G., Gamberi, F., Langone, L., Cattaneo, A., Montagna, P., Trincardi, F. 2017. Large-scale response of the Eastern Mediterranean thermohaline circulation to African monsoon intensification during sapropel S1 formation. Quaternary Science Reviews, 159, 134-154.
  • Scott D.B. and A. Asioli, 2014. A testate rhizopod assemblage in an extreme environment: the Antarctic permanently ice-covered Lake Hoare (Taylor Valley). Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 44 (2), 177-186.
  • Piva, A., A. Asioli, F. Trincardi, R. R. Schneider, L. Vigliotti. 2008. Late-Holocene climate variability in the Adriatic Sea (Central Mediterranean). The Holocene, 18 (1), 153-167.
  • Piva, A., A. Asioli, R. R. Schneider, F. Trincardi, N. Andersen, E. Colmenero-Hidalgo, B. Dennielou, J. –A. Flores, L. Vigliotti. 2008. Climatic cycles as expressed in sediments of the PROMESS1 borehole PRAD1-2, Central Adriatic, for the last 370 ka, 1: integrated stratigraphy. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 9 (1), Q01R01, doi: 10.1029/2007GC001713.
  • Massari, F., D. Rio, D. Kent, R. Serandrei Barbero, A. Asioli, L. Capraro, E. Fornaciari, P.P. Vergerio. 2004. The environment of Venice in the past two million years. Palaeoclimatology, Paleoecology, Paleogeography, 202, 273-308.
  • Oldfield, F., A. Asioli, C A. Accorsi, A.M. Mercuri, S. Juggins, L. Langone, T. Rolph, F. Trincardi, G. Wolff, Z. Gibbs, L. Vigliotti, M. Frignani, K. Van der Post, N. Branch, 2003. A high resolution Late-Holocene palaeo-environmental record from the Adriatic Sea: Core RF 93:30. Quaternary Science Reviews, 22, 319-342.
  • Asioli, A., F. Trincardi, J.J. Lowe, Ariztegui, D., Langone, L., F. Oldfield, 2001. Sub-millennial scale climatic oscillations in the Central Adriatic during the Late-glacial: paleoceanographic implications. Quaternary Science Reviews, 20 (11), 1201-1221.
  • Asioli, A., F.S. Medioli, T. Patterson, 1996. Thecamoebians as a tool for reconstruction of paleoenvironments in some Italian lakes in the foothills of the Southern Alps (Orta, Varese and Candia). Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 26 (3), 248-263.
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