Maria Serafina Barbano
Born at Catania. Education: degree in Geological Sciences, University of Catania (1976).
Positions held: assistant professor of Seismology, University of Udine (1981‐1992) and University of Catania (1993); associate professor of Physics of Solid Earth, University of Catania (1994‐).
PHD course in "Seismotectonics and Geodynamics" and “Earth Sciences” (2009‐2014). President of the master degree course in Geophysics, University of Catania (2012‐2016)
Since 2016 : Affiliate to CRUST - Centro inteRUniversitario per l'analisi SismoTettonica tridimensionale con applicazioni territoriali
Since 2016 : Member of the CRUST Adivisory board
Since 2020 : Associated Researcher to INGV - Sezione di Catania - Osservatorio Etneo
Academic Year 2021/2022
- DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL, GEOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Master's Degree in Geophysical Sciences - 2nd Year
GEOFISICA DELLA TERRA SOLIDA CON LABORATORIO - DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL, GEOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Master's Degree in Geophysical Sciences - 2nd Year
MARINE GEOPHYSICS AND OCEANOGRAPHY
Academic Year 2020/2021
- DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL, GEOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Master's Degree in Geophysical Sciences - 2nd Year
GEOFISICA DELLA TERRA SOLIDA CON LABORATORIO - DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL, GEOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Master's Degree in Geophysical Sciences - 2nd Year
MARINE GEOPHYSICS AND OCEANOGRAPHY
Academic Year 2019/2020
- DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL, GEOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Master's Degree in Geophysical Sciences - 2nd Year
GEOFISICA DELLA TERRA SOLIDA CON LABORATORIO
Academic Year 2018/2019
- DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL, GEOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Master's Degree in Geophysical Sciences - 1st Year
MARINE GEOPHYSICS AND OCEANOGRAPHY - DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL, GEOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Master's Degree in Geophysical Sciences - 2nd Year
GEOFISICA DELLA TERRA SOLIDA CON LABORATORIO
Academic Year 2017/2018
- DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL, GEOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Master's Degree in Geophysical Sciences - 1st Year
MARINE GEOPHYSICS AND OCEANOGRAPHY - DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL, GEOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Master's Degree in Geophysical Sciences - 2nd Year
SOLID EARTH GEOPHYSICS AND GEOTHERMICS
Academic Year 2016/2017
- DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL, GEOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Master's Degree in Geophysical Sciences - 1st Year
MARINE GEOPHYSICS AND OCEANOGRAPHY - DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL, GEOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Master's Degree in Geophysical Sciences - 2nd Year
SOLID EARTH GEOPHYSICS AND GEOTHERMICS
Academic Year 2015/2016
- DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL, GEOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Master's Degree in Geophysical Sciences - 1st Year
MARINE GEOPHYSICS AND OCEANOGRAPHY - DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL, GEOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Master's Degree in Geophysical Sciences - 2nd Year
SOLID EARTH GEOPHYSICS AND GEOTHERMICS
Research interests
Scientific Contributions inside several National and International working Groups:
- Analysis of seismological data for defining seismogenic zones and structures in tectonically active regions (north-eastern Italy, southern Italy, Sicily). Individuation of active faults.
- Analysis of main seismic sequences and study of the moderate and large earthquakes of Friuli and Sicily.
- Quantification of historical earthquakes and compilation of catalogues for different Italian areas. Definition of seismic histories, hazard and seismic scenarios for several Sicilian sites.
- Post earthquakes damage surveys (Palermo, Etna area, Umbria-Marche, Abruzzo, etc.).
- Individuation of Etna seismically active faults, study of their behaviour and relationships with the volcano structure. Statistical correlations between seismicity and eruptive processes.
- Paleoseismology off-fault, seismoinduced effects, tsunami deposits.
- Archeosismology
Scientific responsible of several research projects: funds CNR - Gruppo Nazionale per la Difesa dei Terremoti and Gruppo Nazionale per la Vulcanologia, funds of Ateneo (ex 60%) and DPC-INGV. Her scientific research is supported by about 80 scientific publications, several of which on international papers.
She is member of the advisory Board for the 2010-2013 period of the Italian Journal of Geosciences of the Società Geologica Italiana.
She has been and is referee of numerous national and international scientific journals such as: Annales of Geophysics, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, Journal of Seismology, Natural Hazards, Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Nat. Haz. Earth Sci. Syst., etc
She has been Convenor and Co-convenor of many international symposia on Natural Risks and related subjects.
Recently she is involved in the following research projects:
2016-2020: OP INTERREG V-A Italia-Malta, project “SIMIT-THARSY” - Tsunami Hazard Reduction System.
2020-2021: progetto ARS01_00697 "AGM for CuHe - Materiali di nuova generazione per il restauro dei beni culturali: nuovo approccio alla fruizione" Area di specializzazione Cultural Heritage del PNR 2015-2020"
2019-2022: Progetto PRIN: Overtime tectonic, dynamic and rheologic control on destructive multiple seismic events - Special Italian Faults & Earthquakes: from real 4D cases to models
2020-2023: Progetto di ricerca “i-WaveNET”, INTERREG Italia-Malta, Asse prioritario del Programma III
2020-2021: Indagini multidisciplinari per la valutazione della pericolosità geologica e della vulnerabilità strutturale in siti di rilevanza culturale e/o strategica