ISMAR
INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES
The Institute of Marine Sciences of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISMAR) carries out advanced basic and applied research in physical, chemical and biological oceanography and in marine geology. The main objectives are to study oceanic processes and climate variability and to develop integrated multi-disciplinary systems/services for monitoring, protection and sustainable management of the marine environment from the open ocean to coastal areas.
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RESEARCH
CNR-ISMAR carries out multi-disciplinary research based on observation and modelling on:
- Physical and Biogeochemical Oceanography;
- Marine Geology and Paleoceanography;
- Ocean processes, Climate Variability and Ecosystems functioning and evolution;
- Observations and Operational Services for Monitoring Essential Ocean and Climate Variables (EOVs & ECVs);
- Marine Hazards;
- Interoperable Data Management & Maritime Spatial Planning;
- Outreach and Ocean Literacy.
DIRECTOR
Dr. Mario Sprovieri
Mario Sprovieri (1969) was born in Palermo. He obtained his PhD in Geochemistry (1997) from the University of Palermo. He has been a visiting scientist at the Southampton Oceanography Center and the University of Barcelona to further develop analytical techniques and numerical models for the management of environmental and paleoceanographic datasets. He has been an adjunct lecturer in "Oceanography Laboratory" at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences of the University of Palermo and adjunct professor of "Chemical Oceanography" at the 'Parthenope' University of Naples. He served as Acting Director of the Institute for the Study of Anthropic Impacts and Sustainability in the Marine Environment (IAS-CNR). His research activity is mainly focused on the following topics: i) study of natural climate variability and the ocean system from the Cretaceous to the late Neogene through the use of isotopic, chemical and biological tracers, ii) research on the dynamics of interaction within the Mediterranean basin between lithosphere, atmosphere and biosphere, iii) study of potential transfer mechanisms of organic and inorganic contaminants in heavily anthropized marine-coastal areas. He has been team leader in numerous international (ITN, FP7, H2020, HE, JPI-O, INTERREG) and national projects (PRIN, PO-FESR and PNRA). He coordinated the projects CISAS (FISR-MIUR), SOS Platforms & Offshore Impacts (MATTM), Maginot (PON01), Marine Hazard (PON03). He has been coordinator of five international summer schools in Paleoclimatology and numerous oceanographic campaigns. He has published more than 210 papers in international journals of paleoceanography, stratigraphy and environmental sciences. He is associate editor of Frontiers in Earth Science and Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health and guest editor of numerous special issues of Frontiers in Earth Science and Frontiers in Environmental Science. He has been Director of CNR-ISMAR since March 2023.
ScopusOFFICES AND CONTACTS
Headquarters
Tesa 104 - Arsenale, Castello 2737/F
30122 - Venezia, IT
- +39 041 2407911
- +39 041 2407930
- direttore@ismar.cnr.it
- protocollo.ismar@pec.cnr.it
- www.ismar.cnr.it
Director
Rosalia Santoleri
direttore@ismar.cnr.it
Office Manager
Angela Pomaro
angela.pomaro@cnr.it
Bologna Research Area
Via Gobetti 101
40129 - Bologna, IT
- +39 051 639 8891
- +39 051 639 8939
Branch Office Manager
Annamaria Correggiari
annamaria.correggiari@cnr.it
Forte Santa Teresa, Pozzuolo di Lerici
19032 - La Spezia, IT
- +39 0187 1788900
- +39 0187 970 585
Branch Office Manager
Annalisa Griffa
annalisa.griffa@cnr.it
Calata Porta Di Massa - Porto Di Napoli 80
80133 - Napoli, IT
- +39 081 5423802
- +39 081 5423888
Branch Office Manager
Marco Sacchi
marco.sacchi@cnr.it
Area della Ricerca di Roma 2 - Tor Vergata
Via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100
00133 - Roma, IT
- +39 06 45488634
- +39 06 45488291
Branch Office Manager
Francesco Bignami
francesco.bignami@cnr.it
Area Science Park Basovizza - Edificio Q2
Strada Statale 14, km 163.5
34149 - Trieste, IT
- +39 040 3756872
Branch Office Manager
Stefano Cozzi
stefano.cozzi@cnr.it
Istituto di Scienze Marine – Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Campus Universitario
Via Archirafi
90123 - Palermo, IT
- +39 349 8779799
Branch Office Manager
Anna Traina
responsabile@pa.ismar.cnr.it
Istituto di Scienze Marine – Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Area di Ricerca 3 di Milano (ARM3)
Via Roberto Cozzi 53
20126 - Milano, IT
- +39 340 3071565
- Fax: +39 041 5204126
Istituto di Scienze Marine – Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Via Madonna del Piano 10
50019 - Sesto Fiorentino (FI), IT
- +39 055 522 6007
Branch Office Manager
Carlo Brandini
responsabile@fi.ismar.cnr.it
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