Dr. Giancarlo Tamburello is a senior researcher at the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione di Bologna (National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Bologna section). His work focuses on the study of fluids in both sedimentary and volcanic environments. He specializes in volcanic gas geochemistry, using both real-time on-site and remote techniques to monitor and forecast volcanic eruptions.