Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra

Form of the Professor

In 2016, I graduated (with honors) in Exploration Geology at Sapienza University of Rome. I obtained a Ph.D. in Earth Sciences in 2020 with a thesis titled "Structure and mechanics of carbonate-hosted fault zones: insights from lab, field, and virtual outcrop models." During my Ph.D., I spent a research period abroad at Durham University (UK). From June 2020 to December 2021, I held a post-doctoral research fellowship titled "Study of control factors for multi-scale structure of fault zones and mechanical implications." Since December 2021, I have been a fixed-term Researcher (RTDa) in Structural Geology (GEO/03) at Sapienza University of Rome. Between 2023 and 2024, I completed a 6-month internship at ENI (San Donato Milanese), where I worked on 3D seismic interpretation of a carbonate reservoir.

Training 

• 2014 Bachelor’s degree in Geology at Sapienza University, Rome.
• 2016 Master’s degree in Exploration Geology at Sapienza University of Rome.
• 2020 Ph.D. in Earth Sciences at Sapienza University of Rome.

 
Professional experience

• 10/2018 – 12/2018. Visiting post-graduate researcher at Durham University, UK
• 06/2020 – 12/2021. Post-doctoral researcher at Sapienza University of Rome.
• 12/2022 – now. Researcher in Structural Geology at Sapienza University of Rome.
• 02/2023 – 03/2024: 6-month non-continuous internship at ENI (San Donato Milanese) within the RTDa.

Research

Topics

1. Structure and mechanics of fault zones;
2. Fracture distribution in fault zones and on folds in analogue outcrops of carbonate reservoirs;
3. Tectonics of the Central Apennines;
4. Construction and interpretation techniques of virtual outcrop models;
5. Digital techniques for geological-structural surveying.

My research activity focuses on studying brittle deformation at different scales, mainly from regional to outcrop scale, of carbonate reservoir analogues. For my studies, I combine classical geological survey techniques in the field with digital tools, such as virtual outcrop models.

Study areas
Central Apennines (2016 - )
Zagros Mts., Iran (2020 - )
Western Southern Alps (2022 - )

Institutional roles
Member of the board of the Department of Earth Sciences (11/2022 - )
Member of the Services and Logistics Commission, Department of Earth Sciences (11/2022 - )
Member of the board of the Faculty of Mathematical Physical and Natural Sciences  (12/2022 - )

Membership
SGI, Società Geologica Italiana
EGU, European Geosciences Union

Research Project
“Fault and fracture networks in carbonate reservoir analogues: Scaling laws and controlling factors for the green transition” – Progetto di Ateneo 2022 (Medio)

Editorial activity

• 2019-now. Peer-reviewer of scientific manuscripts for Journal of Structural Geology, Solid Earth, Geological Magazine, Frontiers in Earth Sciences, Journal of Italian Geosciences, Rendiconti Online della Società Geologica Italiana.

Teaching

Courses

• Geology I (Module II), 1st year of bachelor’s degree in Geological Sciences

• Italian Geology (3 CFU) at 2nd year of bachelor’s degree in Geological Sciences

 
Publications
List on Google Scholar

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Citations: 165 h-index 7 (source Scopus: March 2024).

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2024-5083
SCOPUS: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57198313944
LINKEDIN. https://www.linkedin.com/in/marco-mercuri-66a2a0139/