- 2013-16
- (MSc) Geological Sciences and Technologies - University of Florence, Italy
- 2010-13
- (BSc) Geological Sciences - University of Cagliari, Italy
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2016: ”The Plinian activity of Sakurajima volcano (Japan) in the last six centuries: stratigraphy and dynamics of Bunmei, Anei and Taisho eruptions.” Supervisors: Raffaello Cioni and Marco Pistolesi
2013: ”Proximal products of the 16 march, 2013, eruption of Mt. Etna” Supervisors: Raffaello Cioni and Daniele Andronico
“Understanding eruption scenarios and scaling future volcanic events of the Okataina Volcanic Centre”
This PhD project focuses on the dynamics and physical processes of rhyolite eruptions. Very few cases have been directly observed worldwide of this type of volcanic activity, making hard to constrain and forecast the temporal and spatial variation of their eruptive sequences. The area of research chose for this thesis is the Okataina Volcanic Centre (OVC), the northernmost and active rhyolite centre of the Taupo Volcanic Zone, in the North Island of New Zealand. Focusing on the last 25 kyr eruptive activity of the OVC and using the AD 1314 Kaharoa (the youngest rhyolite episode of the centre) as case study, this thesis will establish a coherent framework for characterizing rhyolite eruption scenarios the centre may face in the future. The proposed approach will integrates field studies with the textural and geochemical characterization of the erupted materials for the selected key eruption. Later on the project will scale and compare this eruption with the post 25 kyr rhyolite eruptions of the centre, and will draw comparison with the few cases (similar in intensity, magnitude and dynamics) directly observed worldwide.