VEZZOLI GIOVANNI

Assistant professor at the University of Milano-Bicocca with experience in the fluvial sediments and stratigraphy of the sedimentary sequences in the Alps, Himalaya, Caucasus and Andes, obtained during several years of research in the field of the collisional orogens. The principal purpose of my research is to characterise the diagnostic signatures of fluvial collision-orogen provenance and to identify the key petrographic and mineralogical indices that may potentially reveal successive unroofing stages of tectonic source areas. Such quantitative information obtained from modern studies is crucial to interpret the tectonic and erosional evolution of orogenic belts from ancient sedimentary successions preserved in foreland to remnant ocean basins. A second important aspect of my research is that to quantify the erosion rate and the sediment yield of the river catchments which aim to improving our still poor understanding of bed-load flux in drainage basins. The collaboration with the l’Autorità di bacino distrettuale del fiume Po (ADBPO) and with other universities has led to the updating of the “Programma di gestione dei sedimenti del fiume Po e del suo delta”. The project will promote effective management of the Po system for the coming decades, also in the light of the significant interventions envisaged by the PNRR ("Renaturation of the Po River") and the implementation of the actions envisaged by the sediment management programme.