Carmelo Giovanni Monaco

Full Professor of [GEO/03]
Membership Section: Earth Sicnce section

Born in Catania on January 15th , 1963

Full Professor of Structural Geology and Geodynamics

H index SCOPUS : 40

Education and University Career:
1981 – 1986 : Degree in Geological Sciences at the Catania University.
1987 – 1988 : Research contract at the Calabria-Cosenza University.
1988 – 1992 : PhD in Tectonics and Structural Geology at the Camerino University.
1992 : C.N.R.  grant  in “Stratigraphic Geology” at  the Catania University.
1992 : Researcher of Geology at the Catania University.
1995 : Visiting researcher at the “Laboratoire de Tectonique de l’Institut de Physique du Globe” of the P.M. Curie University of Paris.
1996 – 1997 : C.N.R. N.A.T.O. Senior grants at the “Laboratoire de Tectonique de l’Institut de Physique du Globe” of the P.M. Curie University of Paris.
1998 : Associate Professor of Structural Geology at the Catania University.
2002 : Full Professor of Structural Geology at the Catania University.
2003-2012 : Coordinator of the PhD Course of  “Geodynamics and Seismotectonics” (Catania University).
2009-2011 : Member of the Board of AIQUA – Associazione Italiana per lo Studio del Quaternario.
2010-2014 : Coordinator of the PhD Course of  “Earth Sciences” (Catania University).
2010-2019 : Member of the Board of the Italian Group of Structural Geology (GIGS).
2012-2019 : Member of the Board of the Italian Geological Society.
2013-2014: Responsible of the Earth Sciences Section (Department of Biological, Geological, Environmental Sciences, Catania University).
2013-2014 : Coordinator of the PhD Course of  “Geological, Biological, Environmental Sciences” (Catania University).
2013-2015 : Member of the Seismological Program Committee “Accordo Quadro DPC-INGV 2014-2021″
2014-2016 : President of the Italian Group of Structural Geology (GIGS).
2014-2019 : Head of the Department of Biological, Geological, Environmental Sciences, Catania University

Since 2016 : affiliate to CRUST - Centro inteRUniversitario per l'analisi SismoTettonica tridimensionale con applicazioni territoriali - Chieti University

2016-2022 : member of the CRUST Council

2016-2019 : academic senator, Catania University

2019: board member of the protected sea area "Isole Ciclopi " (delegate of the Rector)

Since 2020 : Associated Researcher to INGV - Sezione di Catania - Osservatorio Etneo

Teaching:
Course of Structural Geology  and Laboratory of Structural Geology
Course of Techniques of field mapping and structural analysis
Course of Geodynamics
Course of Applied Geology

Course of Geological Risks

Post graduate courses for the doctorate in Geodinamics and Seismotectonics and Earth Sciences

VIEW THE COURSES FROM THE A.Y. 2022/2023 TO THE PRESENT

Academic Year 2021/2022


Academic Year 2020/2021


Academic Year 2019/2020


Academic Year 2018/2019


Academic Year 2017/2018


Academic Year 2016/2017


Academic Year 2015/2016

Research fields:
Regional tectonics and field analysis of tectonic structures, Geodynamics, Active tectonics, Coastal tectonics, Geology of urban areas, Geoarchaeology.

Recent research projects:
Scientific Coordinator  and Responsible of  Catania University Research Unit for the Research Program PRIN 2010-11 “Active and recent geodynamics of Calabrian Arc and  accretionary complex in the Ionian Sea”, funded by M.I.U.R. (other RU: Messina University, Resp. Barbara Orecchio; Parma University, Resp. Luigi Torelli; Roma 3 University, Resp. Claudio Faccenna; CNR-ISMAR Bologna, Resp. Alina Polonia).
Responsible of the Research Unit Task 2 – WP 8 “Strutture del substrato sedimentario (Etna)” , funded by Dipartimento Protezione Civile-INGV 2012 – PROGETTO V3.
PO Italia-Malta 2007-2013- SIMIT Project , funded by UE (Leader Partner Dipartimento Protezione Civile Regione Sicilia, other partecipants: University of Malta, University of Catania, University of Palermo, Civil Protection Department of Malta).

Current research projects:

Associated Investigator of the Catania University Research Unit for the Research Program PRIN2017 “Overtime tectonic, dynamic and rheologic control on destructive multiple seismic events - Special Italian Faults & Earthquakes: from real 4D cases to models” (Principal Investigator: Univ. di Chieti-Pescara, Resp. Giuseppina Lavecchia; other RU: Univ. of Messina, Univ. of Perugia, Univ. of Pavia, INGV – Roma).

Associated Investigator of the Catania University Research Unit for the Research Program PRIN2022 “On the dynamics of the Adria plate: a natural laboratory for multiple subduction systems (AdriaLab)” (Principal Investigator: Univ. of RomaTre, Resp. Claudio Faccenna; other RU: INGV – Roma).