Management

The Director, elected by the Department Council, is responsible for directing, initiating, and coordinating the scientific and educational activities of the Department. The Director is in charge of implementing the decisions made by the governing bodies; supervises and coordinates the technical and administrative staff based on the organizational Regulations; oversees research activities, including their evaluation, and the distribution of teaching responsibilities among Professors and Researchers in the Department, according to the guidelines set by the University for educational planning, also monitoring compliance with these teaching duties.

The Department Director is Prof. Paolo Natoli

The Vice-Director of the Department is Prof. Francesco Di Benedetto

The Department Council of Physics and Earth Sciences is composed of:

• tenured professors;
• researchers;
• a student representative, appointed by the representatives in the Study Programs Councils of the Department (Michele Roncarati)
• a representative appointed among those enrolled in Doctoral programs based administratively at the University of Ferrara and established at the Department (Manuele Maistrello);
• a representative of research fellows working at the Department, appointed by them (for the period 2025-2028: Arianna Rossi)
• a representative group of the technical-administrative staff, serving for four years (Technicians for the period 2022-2026: Francesco Droghetti and Ilaria Neri, Administrative staff for the period 2022-2026: Claudio Pennini and Chiara Zagato)

Verbali del Consiglio di Dipartimento

The Department Board assists the Director and may exercise decision-making powers delegated by the Department Council.

It is composed of the Director, who serves as chair, and a representation of the teaching staff. The Administrative Secretary also participates, with consultative voting rights.

The members of the Board are:

• Paolo Natoli
• Francesco Di Benedetto
• Fabio Mantovani
• Monica Ghirotti
• Michele Morsilli
• Costanza Bonadiman
• Isabella Garzia
• Federico Spizzo
• Patrizia Fordiani

Verbali della Giunta del Dipartimento

The Administrative Secretary is responsible for the department's administrative office and coordinates administrative, accounting, and teaching-related activities, is a member of the Department Council, serving as the recording secretary, and also participate in the Department Board with the same role and with a consultative vote. The Administrative Secretary collaborates with the Director on all matters concerning the optimal functioning of the department, institutional commitments, and relations with the department.

The Administrative Secretary of the Department of Physics and Earth Sciences is Patrizia Fordiani.

The Coordinator of the Unified Council for the study programs in Physics is Prof. Fabio Mantovani.

• Organization of the Course and students representatives

Verbali

The Coordinator of the Unified Council for the study programs in Geological Sciences is Prof. Monica Ghirotti, vice-coordinator Prof. Michele Morsilli

• Organization of the Course and students representatives

Verbali

• Prof. Paolo NATOLI
• Prof. Vincenzo GUIDI
• Prof.ssa Eleonora LUPPI
• Prof. Giuseppe CRUCIANI
• Prof. Fabio MANTOVANI
• Prof. Piero GIANOLLA
• Prof. Paolo LENISA
• Prof. Roberto CALABRESE
• Prof. Paolo CIAVOLA
• Prof. Francesco Di BENEDETTO
• Prof. Donato VINCENZI
• Prof. Riccardo CAPUTO

Faculty members for the two-year period 2024-2026

• Prof. Francesco di Benedetto: Chair of the Committee - BSc Geological Sciences
• Prof. Annalisa Martucci: Full member – Ms Geological Sciences, Georesources and Territory
• Prof. Massimiliano Fiorini: Full member - B.Sc. Physics
• Prof. Cesare Malagù: Full member – Ms Physics

• Sig Bandiera Lorenzo : Student Representative BSc Geological Sciences
• Dott. Manti Ashanty: Student Representative Ms Physics
• Sig.ra Cucina Maria: Student Representative B.Sc. Physics

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