Francesca Santaloia is a Researcher at the National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Institute for Hydrological Protection (IRPI) in Bari. Her scientific activity focuses on Applied Geology and Geomorphology, with particular emphasis on hydrogeological hazards and slope stability.
Her research addresses landslide processes, geo-hydro-mechanical characterization of unstable slopes, and the lithological, structural, hydrogeological, and climatic factors controlling slope evolution. She also works on coastal risk, seismic microzonation, and geological-geomorphological analyses supporting natural hazard mitigation and land-use planning, as well as hydrogeological studies of geothermal areas. Her work is characterized by an interdisciplinary approach and collaborations with national and international research institutions.
She holds a degree in Geological Sciences from the University of Bari and a PhD in Applied Geology from the University of Milan, with advanced training at Imperial College London in Soil Mechanics and slope stability. During her career she has conducted research at several CNR institutes and at the Polytechnic University of Bari.
She has participated in and coordinated numerous competitive national and international research projects (including PRIN and EU projects) on geo-hydrological hazards, landslide risk mitigation, seismic microzonation, and geothermal resources. At IRPI Bari she is the scientific coordinator of the Photointerpretation and Cartography Laboratory and of the local Unit of the Geotechnics and Geomechanics Infrastructure, and she contributes to teaching activities at the Polytechnic University of Bari.
She is author and co-author of numerous scientific publications and regularly participates in international conferences on hydrogeological hazards and risk mitigation.
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