CASTORINA Francesca

Professore associato

Associate Professor

email:

telefono:

(+39)064991 4146

edificio:

Geochimica

stanza:

246

Short Curriculum Vitae

Training

Professional experience

1989-1990: CNR – National Research Council (Istituto di Geocronologia e Geochimica Isotopica di Pisa) – Post-Doctoral Fellowship.
1990-1991: CNR – National Research Council (Centro di Studi per la Geocronologia e la Geochimica delle Formazioni Recenti di Roma)–Post-Doctoral Fellowship.
1992-2000: “Sapienza”, University of Rome, Italy– Researcher of Geochemistry.
1992-2000: “La Sapienza”, University of Rome, Italy – Researcher in Geochemistry.
2001-present: “La Sapienza”, University of Rome, Italy – Associate Professor of Geochemistry.

Research

Research Topics

Current research activity

Sr and Nd isotopic systematics in petrology of carbonatites and related rock-types
Sr and Nd isotopic systematics applied to ore deposit studies for sources and compositions of the fluids
Sr isotopes applied to stratigraphy as a contribution to understanding basin development in different tectonic settings
Sr isotopic composition of food products to discriminate the geographic origin
Sr isotopes to archaeometry: bioapatite (dental enamel and bone) for investigation on survival strategies, migrations, and individual living
Sr and Nd, isotopes applied to water and soil studies to track the biogeochemical cycles on the Earth

ORGANISATIONAL / MANAGERIAL SKILLS

1992 – present: Associate researcher of the CNR - (Centro di Studio per il Quaternario e l'Evoluzione, later Istituto di Geologia Ambientale e Geoingegneria
1999 - 2001: Board member of the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Rome " La Sapienza"
2003 - present: Head of the Laboratory of Radiogenic Isotopes, IGAG-CNR c/o Department of Earth Sciences, University of Rome " La Sapienza"
2012 - present: Head of the Laboratory of Applied Geochemistry and Mass Spectrometry of the Department of Earth Sciences,University of Rome " La Sapienza"

Membership
Member of the Geochemical Society.
Member of the Editorial Team of Periodico di Mineralogia Journal

RECENT FUNDING PROJECTS IN COMPETITIVE CALLS

2020: "The Archaeological Mission in the Sahara. Environment and societies in prehistoric Tunisia". Funded by "La Sapienza" University of Rome. P.I.: Prof. Savino Di Lernia
2019:” The Archaeological Mission in the Rift Valley. Environment, populations and cultures in prehistoric NW Kenya”. Funded by "La Sapienza" University of Rome. P.I.: Prof. Savino Di Lernia
2019: “Development of a hydro-geophysical model for estimating environmental vulnerability: a new tool for mapping salinity on coastal aquifers”. Funded by "La Sapienza" University of Rome. P.I.: Dr. Giorgio De Donno
2018:” The Archaeological Mission in the Rift Valley. Environment, populations and cultures in prehistoric NW Kenya. Funded by "La Sapienza" University of Rome. P.I.: Prof. Savino Di Lernia
2018: “Traccianti isotopici (Sr e Nd) e geochimici (terre rare) nei Plattenkalk della Penisola del Mani (Peloponneso, Grecia): implicazioni genetiche. Funded by "La Sapienza" University of Rome. P.I.: Prof. Francesca Castorina

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS

Dipartimento di Scienze Psicologiche, della salute e del territorio, Università degli Studi G. D’Annunzio,
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Pisa
Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Bologna
Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Antichità, Sapienza Università di Roma
Dipartimento di Biologia Ambientale, Sapienza Università di Roma
Department of Geosciences, Premier University, Oujda, Morocco
Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Teaching

Courses

Geochemistry, Bachelor's degree in Geological Sciences
Principles of Archaeometry, Bachelor's degree in Technologies for Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage

PAPERS
List of papers in Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=dYoSXIcAAAAJ&hl=it&oi=ao