Research Area
Active Research fields
The Paleoclimatology and Environment Research Group (PERG) is engaged in research in the areas of micropaleontology, geochemistry and petrology and environmental chemistry, with particular reference to the study of sedimentary successions or sediment cores along the geological record but also in existing environments particularly affected by human impact.
Research projects of the last 5 years
FFR 2012-2013 University of Palermo - The role of bacterial mediation in the precipitation of authigenic phases in hypersaline and euxinic environments - Scientific coordinator: Giovanna Scopelliti.
PRIN 2010-2011 - Benthic foraminifera as a novel proxy for pollution monitoring, impact and risk assessment of marine ecosystems: experimental studies to evaluate the effect of trace element and oil pollutions – Scientific coordinator: Rodolfo Coccioni - Coordinator of Research Unit - University of Palermo: Antonio Caruso.
Collaborations
Istituto per l’Ambiente Marino Costiero (IAMC) - CNR sede di Napoli
Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat (LOCEAN) – Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris (France)
Institute for Environment and Society - Brown University, Providence (USA)
Active research
Perkin Elmer Lambda 20 UV-vis Spectrophotometer.
Thermo-Delta V Advantage Mass Spectrometer equipped with Thermo Scientific GasBench II preparation device.
Claind HyGen 400 H2 Generator.
CEM MARS 5 Digestion Microwave System.