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Roberta Bonì

University of Urbino
Department of Pure and Applied Sciences
Profile: https://www.uniurb.it/persone/roberta-boni

Biography

Dr. Roberta Bonì is a researcher in Engineering Geology and lecturer of Geomorphology and soil conservation at the Dept. of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo" (Italy). Her expertise is related to (1) the development of methodologies for the geological interpretation of satellite radar interferometric (SAR) data for natural and human-induced hazards such as land subsidence, landslides, and swelling shrinkage of clayey soils, (2) the development of methodologies for subsoil engineering geological models to support geohazard assessment; (3) the estimation of hydrogeological parameters and modeling of ground motion due to groundwater level changes. Her research is performed using a multi-disciplinary approach including geological, hydrogeological, geotechnical, and earth observation (EO) data to support sustainable land and water management. She holds a Ph.D. in Earth and Environmental Sciences in 2016, from the University of Pavia (Italy), and she received an Excellence research fellowship (2019-2021) from UniPV. She has been involved as Responsible Research and Innovation Manager and team member of international projects focused on land subsidence studies, including programs funded by the European Union, and the UNESCO International Geoscience Programme (IGCP).

Selected Relevant Publications

  1. Bonì, R., Meisina, C., Teatini, P., Zucca, F., Zoccarato, C., Franceschini, Ezquerro, P., BéjarPizarro, M., Fernández-Merodo, J.A., Guardiola-Albert, C., Pastor, J.L, Tomás, R., Herrera, G. (2020). 3D groundwater flow and deformation modelling of Madrid aquifer. Journal of Hydrology, Volume 585, June 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.124773. 
  2. Bonì, R., Cigna, F., Bricker, S., Meisina, C., McCormack, H. (2016). Characterisation of hydraulic head changes and aquifer properties in the London Basin using Persistent Scatterer Interferometry ground motion data. Journal of Hydrology, 540, 835-849. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.06.068. 
  3. Bonì, R., Herrera, G., Meisina, C., Notti D., Zucca, F., Bejar, M., González, P., Palano, M., Tomás, R., Fernandez, J., Fernández-Merodo, J., Mulas, J., Aragón, R., Guardiola-Albert, C., Mora, O. (2015) Twenty-year advanced DInSAR analysis of severe land subsidence: the Alto Guadalentín Basin (Spain) case study. Engineering Geology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2015.08.014.