Emanuela Rita Giuffrida

PhD Student
PhD in Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science - XXXVIII Cycle
Tutor: Teresa Graziano

2022 - 2025: Ph.D. course in Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science, University of Catania (Italy). Research project: "Socio-economic innovation processes and territorial smartness in the inner area of the Simeto Valley (Simeto Valley Inner Area)" - Supervisor Prof.ssa Teresa Graziano, Co-Supervisor Prof.ssa Feliciana Licciardello

Jan 2022 - Octt 2022: Research grant entitled "Evaluation of the inclusion of rain gardens for the management of urban runoff" - Scientific Manager: Prof. Giuseppe Cirelli

2020 - Jun 2022 Certifications obtained by: Adobe Photoshop, R, ECDL GIS, Hec-RAS, English certificate, AUTODESK AUTOCAD e REVIT, PEKIT

Oct 2021: Qualified to practice the profession of Paesaggist

Oct 2020 - Dec 2020: Research grant entitled "Implementation of GIS maps aimed at the inclusion of green infrastructure for the reduction of surface outflows" - Scientific Manager: Prof. Giuseppe Cirelli

Nov 2020: Qualified to practice as Doctor of Agronomy and Doctor of Forestry 

2017 - Dec 2019: Master’s Degree in "Conservation of Territory, Environment and Landscape" (LM75), University of Catania (Sicily, Italy). Experimental thesis entitled "Application and validation of the LANDSOIL model for the estimation of erosion in a Sicilian experimental basin" - Scientific Manager: Prof.ssa Feliciana Licciardello

Jun 2018 - Sep 2018: Erasmus+ Traineeship (KA 1), Montpellier supagro - UMR Lisah (France)

2014 - Dec 2017: Bachelor’s degree in "Planning and Protection of Territory and Landscape" (L21), University of Catania (Sicily, Italy). Compilation thesis entitled "Innovative tools for the protection of the Sicilian soil: management strategies and models for the assessment of the impacts of erosion" - Scientific Manager: Prof.ssa Feliciana Licciardello

Nov 2016 - Jan 2017: University Internship, University Centre for the Management and Protection of Natural Environments and Agroecosystems (CUTGANA), University of Catania (Sicily, Italy)

2022 Urban Transitions 2022 Sitges, Barcelona, Spain, 8-10 Nov 2022, “Validation of hydrological -hydraulic models to evaluate Nature-Based Solutions efficiency against flood risks in Sicily and Malta”, authors L. Sciuto, M. Sapiano, M. Melis, F. Licciardello, A. Cutajar, G. Filetti, E.R Giuffrida, S. Barresi, G.L. Cirelli

2022 EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022 EGU22-11976,  "Impact of global changes on soil erosion in an Italian basin of mixed pastures (Sicily), authors Marien, L., Ciampalini, R., Licciardello, F., Giuffrida, E. R., Pastor, A. V., Huard, F., and Raclot, D., https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-11976 Abstract: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU22/EGU22-11976.html

2021 Water,  2021,13 (18), 2499, ” Hydro-Morphological Assessment of Dittaino River, Eastern Sicily, Italy”, authors:  Feliciana Licciardello, Salvatore Barbagallo, Salvatore M. Muratore, Attilio Toscano, Emanuela R. Giuffrida and Giuseppe L. Cirelli, doi: 10.3390/w13182499,  Abstract: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/18/2499, FULL Version:  https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/18/2499/html