Curriculum Vitae
Claudio Faccenna
Personal
Place and Date of Birth: Roma (Italy) 29, January, 1965.
Nationality: Italian
Contact: faccenna@uniroma3.it, phone: +39-0657338029,
Personal web site : http://host.uniroma3.it/docenti/faccenna/Home.html
Education and Employment
2019-present John F. and Carolyn C. Bookout Endowed Chair in Structural Geology, Jackson School of Geoscience, University of Texas at Austin
2011-present Full Professor at Dept. of Sciences, Università Roma TRE.
2001-2010 Associate Professor at Dept. of Geological Science, Università Roma TRE.
1995-2000 Researcher at Department of Geological Science, Università of Roma TRE.
1997-1998 Visiting scholar at Harvard University, Cambridge (USA).
1993-1995 Post-doc at Université Paris VI and at Geosciences Rennes-Université di Rennes I.
1989-1993 PhD at Department of Earth Science, University of Rome “La Sapienza”.
1984-1988 Graduated at Department of Earth Science, University of Rome “La Sapienza”.
Scientific Interest
Topics: dynamic topography, crustal deformation, subduction tectonic and morphological evolution of convergent margin, orogenic belt uplift and exhumation process, trench migration and back-arc deformation, mantle convection, volcanism and fluid circulation in the crust.
Tools: Structural geology and geomorphology, experimental / numerical geodynamic modelling, paleomagnetism, seismic lines interpretation.
Field sites: Tethyan belt: Mediterranean to the Middle East (Morocco, Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Iran), Himalaya (Pakistan), Andes (Argentina-Colombia), Antarctica.
Laboratory: I set up (1996) and I am actually leading the Laboratory of Experimental Tectonics (LET) at Roma TRE. LET is composed by a team of about 20 fellows (4 permanent) and is producing on average ~20 ISI papers per year on geodynamics, tectonics and volcanology.
Visiting Professorships
2018 Visiting professor Université de Aix-Marseille III CEREGE
2016 Visiting Humboldt professor Helmholtz Zentrum GFZ Potsdam (Germany)
2015 Visiting Humboldt professor Helmholtz Zentrum GFZ Potsdam (Germany)
2015 Visiting professor Earthquake Research Institute-University Tokyo (Japan)
2014 Visiting professor Université Paris VI (France)
2014 Visiting professor Université Orleans (France)
2013 Visiting professor University Southern California (USA)
2012 Visiting professor Université Grenoble (France)
2009 Visiting professor University Southern California (USA)
2008 Visiting professor Université de Aix-Marseille III (France)
2007 Visiting professor Université de Montpellier II (France)
2008 Visiting professor Université de Rennes I (France)
2004 Visiting professor Université de Aix-Marseille III (France)
2000 Visiting professor Department de Geotectonique -Université de Paris VI (France)
1997 Visiting scholar Dept. Earth Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge (USA)
1996 Visiting Researcher at Départément de Géologié Universitè de Cergy-Pontoise (France)
Honours, Academia membership, Awards
2019 AGU Tectonophysic Birch Lecture
2017 Fellow of the American Geophysical Union.
2015 Humboldt Research Award from Alexandre von Humboldt Foundation.
2014 Stephan Muller medal European Geoscience Union, Division Tectonics-Structural Geology
2013 Prix Viquesnel 2013 Société Géologique de France.
2010 Galileo Galilei International Medal for Earth Science;
2008 Member of the Academia Europaea.
I received several national and international grant for mobility and visiting professorships:
2009 CNR mobility award; 1997 NATO-CNR fellowship award at Harvard; 1994 Post-Doc French-Italian Cultural exchange mobility grant.
I have been included in the short list (three candidates) as:
· President of the Institute National for Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) Italy (2016)
· Director of the Geophysics Section of the Dublin School of Advanced Science (DIAS) (2014).
I received the Qualification de Professeur des Universities section 36 Terre Solide (France). 2015.
Service
2019-present Member Scientific Advisory Council, GFZ Potsdam.
2018-present Member Scientific Advisory Board, Centre Earth Evolution Dynamics, Univ of Oslo
2015-present Member Governing Board Institute National Geophysics Volcanology (INGV) Italy;
2016-2018 Member of the Academic Senate of the University of Roma TRE
2013-2019 Coordinator of PhD Earth Science School at Roma TRE;
2011-2017 Member ERC Grant Advisory Panel Pe10;
2011-2015 Member of the Scientific Board of Institute Geophysics Volcanology, (INGV) Italy;
2014-2016 Delegate of the President of the University of Roma TRE for the scientific activity;
2008-2013 Member of the Roma TRE Panel for Scientific Library;
2008-2013 Coordinator of PhD Doctoral School at Roma TRE for Geodynamics;
2000-2008 Coordinator Erasmus Project at Geological Science Dept. Roma TRE;
1999-2001 Secretary Tectonic Session at the European Geophysical Society;
1996-2018 Responsible Laboratory of Experimental Tectonics (LET);
Editorial Service
2018- present Editor in chief of G-Cubed Geophysics, Geochemistry, Geosystem ;
2014- 2017 Editor of Tectonics (EGU, AGU);
2014- 2016 Editor of Module Earth Systems Environmental Sciences Geophysics (Elsevier)
2009-2015 Associate Editor of Italian Journal of Geosciences;
2008-2014 Associate Editor of Tectonics;
Editorial Board:
2016-present Helyon
2016-present Journal of Geodynamic
2016-present Global and Planetary Change
2011-present Sociedad Geològica Espana-Geogaceta
2008-present Lithosphere
2004-present Geodinamica Acta
Co-Editor of Sp. Tectonophysics Volume (2008) “TOPOEUROPE” with S. Cloetingh and H. Thybo. About 20 revision per years for main journals (Science, Nature, Tectonics, JGR, EPSL, GRL, Tecton. etc.)
Scientific production
192 papers (189 on ISI Web of Science, 29 National Journal papers, 3 Geological Maps.
ISI Web of Science: h index=56; m index (h/years since first paper year, 1994) = 2.24. Total 10200 citations. Most of the papers are published on high impact factor journals, (including four papers published on Nature on last 8 years).
Google Scholar: h index=63
Funding
Main Research Project as Main PI or Local PI, last 10 years
Projects: I coordinated several National and some International Research Project and initiatives. The more recent and prestigious one, is TOPOMOD, an ITN project funded by EC, where as main PI, I coordinate 7 European high ranked European Institutions.
** indicates main PI; * indicates local PI; title, funding agency and approx. budget in k€.
**2019-2021 : Deformation and Topography on Middle-East (It.Ministery) ~500 k€
**2017-2020: Tethys Subduction system. Statoil ~250 k€
*ECC 2016-2019: SUBITOP “Topography subduction zone". Marie Curie-ITN Network ~400 k€
**2006-2017: “Heat flow and topography on backarc region”. Statoil ~130k€
**2012-2014: “Travertine porosity”. Statoil ~130k€
**2003-2016: “Travertine origin and evolution”. Different sources ~750k€
*PNRA. 2014-2016: Topography of Antarctica. ~14 k€
*PRIN - 2011-2014: “Topography of Calabrian Arc”. MIUR (It. Research Ministry) ~80 k€
**Ita-Israel 2011-2013: The Disconnection of the Mediterranean Basin from the Mesopotamian Basin and its relations to dynamic topography ~20 k€
**ECC 2011-2015: TOPOMOD "Tectonics/topography”. Marie Curie-ITN Network ~3250 k€
*ECC 2009-2011: CRYSTAL2PLATE “Plate tectonics". Marie Curie-ITN Network ~230 k€
*ESF 2008-2011: TOPOMED. Eurocore TOPO-EUROPE "Calabria Arc". PI: R. Wortel ~30 k€
*ESF 2008-2011: VAMP. Eurocore TOPO-EUROPE "Anatolia Uplift". Main PI: M. Strecker -
*DPC 2008-2010: “Active faulting in Calabria”. Main PI: S. Barba. Dept. Civil Protection ~20 k€
*CNR-CNRS joint project 2008-2009: “Seismicity on Convergent margin”. CNR ~10 k€
**PRIN - 2006-2008: “Evolution of the Calabrian Arc”. MIUR (It. Research Ministry) ~100 k€
*Univ. Roma TRE-Univ. Munich Joint Project 2007-2008: “Modelling subduction”. MIUR ~15k€
*CNRS 2004-2006: “Modelling subduction”. Main PI: S. Lallemand. CNRS (France) ~15 k€
* Univ. Roma TRE-Univ. Aix-en-Provence 2002-2004: “Modelling subduction”. MIUR. ~10 k€
*INGV-DPC 2005-2007: “The Phlegrean Field”. Main PI: P. Papale. It. Dept. Civil Protection ~46 k€
*PRIN 2002-2004: “The Campanian Volcanism”. Main PI: A. Sbrana. MIUR ~50 k€
*GNDT 2001-2004 :“Seismic hazard Sicily”. Main PI: ML. Beranzoli. Dept. Civil Protection ~150 k€
*GNV 2001-2004: "Structure of Phlegrean Fields". Main PI: G. Orsi. Dept. Civil Protection ~41k€
*PRIN 2000-2002: “Extensional Process in Calabria”. Main PI: M. Grasso. MIUR. ~50 k€
PhD Thesis
I dedicated a major effort for mentoring students, serving as Coordinator of Roma TRE PhD School for 6 years (2012-2018) and leading an ITN Marie Curie Project, for 15 young fellows. I was tutor of 25 PhD students: five of them have already a faculty position, several others are presently on post-docs. I am presently tutoring 4 PhD students.
1- Federico Rossetti (1996-1999). Apennines metamorphism and deformation. (co-tutor F. Funiciello); Univ. “La Sapienza”, Roma. Present position: Associate Prof. Univ. Roma TRE.
2- Francesca Funiciello (1999-2002) Modelling subduction in the Mediterranean (co–tutor with D. Giardini and K. Regenauer-Lieb), ETHZ Zurich. Present position: Researcher Univ. Roma TRE.
3- Vincent Regard (2000-2003) Subduction and active faulting in the Zagros-Makran (Iran), (co–tutor with O. Bellier), Univ. Aix-Marseille III. Present position: Maitre de Conf. Touluse Univ.
4- Gianluca Vignaroli (2003-2006) Structural and metamorphic evolution of the Voltri Massif (co-tutor with R. Funiciello, F. Rossetti). Present position: junior researcher at CNR.
5- Erika Di Giuseppe (2004-2008) Dynamics of subduction and implications for plate kinematics (co-tutor with D. Giardini and J. Van Hunen) ETHZ Zurich. Present position: other.
6- Liliana Minelli (2005-2009) Compression along the Ionian margin. PhD Univ. Roma TRE. Present position: post-doc. INGV, Roma.
7- Valerio Olivetti (2005-2009) Uplift and erosion of the Calabrian arc. PhD Geophysics, Univ. Bologna. Present position: Reseracher Padova University
8-Marco Maffione (2005-2009) Tectonic and kinematics of curved mountain belt: example from the Andes and the Alps. Present position: Lecturer Univ. Birmingham
9- Benjamin Guillame (2006-2010) Subduction windows in the Andes (co-tutor with J. Martinod, Univ. Touluse). Present position: maître di Cenference at Univ. Rennes I.
10- Michele Punzo (2006-2010) Deformation and volcanism in Campania (co-tutor with Pier Paolo Bruno, INGV Napoli). PhD in Geodynamics, Univ. Roma TRE. Present position: post-doc. INGV.
11-Luigi De Filippis (2008-2012) Origin of Mediterranean travertine. PhD Geodynamics, Univ. Roma TRE. Present position: school teacher
12-Valentina Magni (2008-2012) Subduction modelling. PhD in Geophysics, Univ. Bologna (co-tutor with F. Funiciello). Present position: post-doc. Oslo Univ.
13- Fabio Corbi (2008-2012) Modelling earthquake. PhD in geodynamics, Univ. Roma TRE (co-tutor with F. Funiciello). Present position: post-doc. Univ. RomaTRE.
14-Flora Bajolet (2009-2013) Dynamic Topography. PhD in Geodyn., Univ. Roma TRE. Present position: ATER. Univ. Touluse
15-Giovanny Jimenez (2010-2013). The Eastern Cordillera (Colombia). PhD Univ. Roma TRE.
16-Valentina Nicole Scotti (2010-2013). Uplift of the Iberia chain. PhD Univ. Roma TRE. Present position: other.
17-Giulio Speranza (2010-2013) Rheology of Messinian salt. PhD Univ. Roma TRE. Present position: photographer.
18-Andrea Sembroni (2011-2014). Uplift of Ethiopia. PhD Univ. Roma TRE. Present position: post-doc Roma TRE.
19-Riccardo Asti (2012-2015). Extension on western Turkey. PhD Univ. Roma TRE. Post-doc Rennes
20-Agnes Kirali (2013-2016). Slab-slab interaction. Co-supervisor. Main supervisor Francesca Funiciello. PhD Univ. Roma TRE. Post-doc Oslo
21-Gaia Siravo (2014-2017). Exhumation and uplift of the Eastern Cordillera (Colombia). Co-supervisor Giuditta Fellin. PhD Roma TRE. Post doc INGV
22-Riccardo Lanari (2015-2019). Exhumation and uplift of the Atlas (Morocco). Co-supervisor Giuditta Fellin. PhD Roma TRE. Post-doc Roma TRE-CEREGE.
Ongoing PhD
23-Malvina San Jose (2016-2020). Exhumation and uplift of the Apennines. ITN SubiTop.
24-Arthur Briaud (2016-2020). Topography of subduction zone. ITN SubiTop. Co-supervisor, Supervisor Francesca Funiciello. ITN SubiTop
25-Riccardo Reitano (2017-2020). Modelling tectonic and erosion. PhD RomaTRE
26-Romano Clementucci (2018-2021). Uplift and erosion of Atlas in Morocco. Co-supervisor, supervisor Paolo Ballato. PhD RomaTRE
Teaching.
Courses: Tectonics, Geodynamics, Geophysics, Geology I, Geology II (plate tectonics), Structural Geology, Experimental tectonics.
I supervised several master degree students at University of Roma La Sapienza and at University of Roma TRE. I also gave courses for PhD students, at University of Roma TRE, Naples, Milan and at the Netherland School of Sedimentary Geology at University of Colombia.
I participated to several national and international PhD commissions (on average 2-5 per year).
Invited lectures and seminars (last years)
2019 – (4) 1 Invited talk at Oxford University; (1) Invited talk at Austin University; BENTOR lecture Jerusalem; BIRCH lecture at AGU;
2018 – (9) 2 Invited talk at Aix –Marseille University; Invited talk at Montpellier University; Invited talk at Academy of Science Beijing ; 2 Invited talk at Austin University; Webminar for Tectonic and Structural Geology group: Invited talk at the Hutton school, University of Edinburgh; University of Berlin;
2017 – (7) 2 Invited talk at Utrecht Univ.; Invited talk at Paris Univ.; Invited talk at IFP Paris; Invited talk at Corse and Canarie meeting organized by CEED; Nortwestern University Xi’an (China); Invited talk Granada University;
2016 – (7) Invited talk at EGU; Invited talk at Istanbul Technical University (Istanbul, Turkey); Invited talk at AGU; Seminar at University of Potsdam; Seminar at GFZ Potsdam; General Seminar at Aix Marseille; General Seminar at IPGP Paris.
2015 - (11) Invited talk at AGU -Seminar at Universitè de Marrakech - Invited talk at Ecole Doctorale des les Houces (France) -Invited talk at Int. meeting mantle lithosphere modelling- Invited talk at Alpine meeting-2 Invited talk at EGU - Seminar at Earthquake Research Institute, Tokyo- Seminar at Istanbul University (Istanbul, Turkey)-, Seminar at Istanbul Technical University (Istanbul, Turkey); - Seminar at INGV Pisa –
2014 – (9) Invited talk at EGU Stephan Muller medal- Invited talk at University of Orleans- Invited talk at University of Paris VI- Invited talk at DIAS Dublin – 2 Invited talk at Italian Geological Meeting, Milan- Invited talk at ESA meeting, Barcelona -
2013 (6) – Invited talk EGU meeting, April - Invited talk at CIDER meeting Berkeley, July - Invited talk at Scripps La Jolla, August– Invited talk at EPOS meeting Erice, September -Invited talk at MEDMEET meeting Berlin, November - – Invited talk at Lith. –Astenosphere system meeting, College de France Paris, November.
2012 (7) -Invited talk AGU fall meeting - Invited talk at TOPOEUROPE 2020 meeting, Istanbul, September 2012. -Invited talk at Società Geologica Italiana, Cosenza September 2012 - Invited talk at TOPOEUROPE young Meeting, Utrecht University, dal titolo: “European propsective for young students ”, September 2012. - Invited talk at "Tettonica del Mediterraneo", Potenza, May 2012 - Key note speaker at Konseberg meeting, Oslo, May 2012 - Key note speaker at Mediterranean symposium, Utrecht University (The Netherlands), 28 February 2012.
2011 (8) Invited talk at Workshop AlpsArray, ETH Zurich - Key note talk TopoEurope meeting, Davos - 2 Invited talks Intern. meeting “Fragile Earth”, Munich- Key note talk at FIST meeting, Torino - Invited lecture at "Mountain building" CIDER school, Berkeley - Invited lecture at Univ. de Grenoble.
2010 (7) Key note speaker - Reunion Sciences de la Terre Bordeaux - Invited talk at AGU fall meeting- Invited lecture at Università Milano Bicocca - Invited talk at workshop on the “Mediterranean Geodynamic”, Erice- Key note talk at European Seismological Conf, Montpellier - Invited lecture INGV, Bologna - Invited talk at Workshop “Geodynamics of Tethys” Vreije Univ. Berlin - Invited lecture at PGP University Oslo.
2009 (8) Invited lecture at Vreije University, Berlin - Invited lecture at Durham University, Durham- Key note talk at Academia Europae meeting, Napoli - Invited talk, Int. TOPOEurope Workshop, Heidelberg- Invited lecture Univ. South California, Los Angeles- Invited lecture Univ. Montpellier - Invited lecture at Total, Pau - Invited lecture Università Palermo.
2008 (3) Invited lecture at Univ. Aix-Marseille (CEREGE) - Invited lecture at ETHZ Zurich- Goldsmidth Lecture at NGU (Norwegian Geological Union), Trondheim.
2007 (6) Key Union Lecture at Int. Union Geophys. Geodesy (IUGG) meeting, Perugia - Invited lecture at International Workshop “Carpathian - Pannonian System”, Lake Balaton (Budapest) - Invited lecture at Univ. di Chieti- 2 Invited talk at EGU meeting (Wien) - Invited lecture Ecole Doctorale Université Paris VI.
Organization of International Conference
I regularly co-chair sessions at International conference (EGU and AGU); I have been Secretary of the Tectonics session at European Geophysical Society (1999 to 2001). I participated to the Scientific or Organizing Committee of International Workshop and meetings.
Scientific Committee:
2011-2017 Alpine Workshop International Meetings
2010 GeoMod2010- International Workshop, Lisbon
2008 GeoMod2008 - International Workshop, Firenze
2007 Subco – Subduction Conference. International Meeting. Montpellier 2007
2004 GeoMod2004 – International Workshop, Zurich
2003 RST. Rheology deformation and tectonics – International Workshop, Rennes.
Organizing and Scientific Committee:
2019 Ada Lovelance International meeting on Modeelling
2015 organizer of the 12th International TOPO-EUROPE Workshop, Antibes.
2014 September, organizer of the 11th International TOPO-EUROPE Workshop, Barcelona.
2013 October, Main promoter and organizer of the 10th International TOPO-EUROPE Workshop Cerosa di Pontigniano. Siena
2007 May, Main promoter and organizer of the 3rd International TOPO-EUROPE Workshop Accademia dei Lincei. Roma
2000-2012 Convener and organizers of several sessions at EGS/EGU meetings. I chaired and co-chaired Mediterranean-Himalayan session at EGU (2008-2012)
Field work
I carried out and lead field-work in Mediterranean-Middle East (Turkey, Libya, Morocco, Greece, Spain, Italy), Andes (Colombia: 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015; Argentina: 2008, 2009), Antarctica (2002), Iran (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014) and Himalaya (Pakistan: 1990,1991).
Top 5 relevant recent papers
Faccenna, C. et al. (2014) Mantle dynamic in the Mediterranean, Review of Geophysics, doi 10.1002/2013RG000444
Faccenna, C., Becker, T.W., Conrad, C.P. and Husson, L. (2013) Mountain building and mantle dynamics. Tectonics, doi: 10.1002/tect.200, 32, 80–93.
Faccenna C., and Becker T.W. (2010) Shaping mobile belt from small scale convection, Nature, 465, doi:10.1038/nature09064.
Faccenna C., Bellier O., Martinod J., et al. (2006), Slab detachment beneath eastern Anatolia: A possible cause for the formation of the North Anatolian fault, Earth Planet. Science Lett., 242, 85–97.
Faccenna C., Piromallo C., Crespo Blanc A., Jolivet, L., and Rossetti F. (2004) Lateral slab deformation and the origin of the arcs of the western Mediterranean, Tectonics, 23, TC1012.
Top cited papers (ISI citation)
Jolivet L. and Faccenna C. (2000) Mediterranean extension and the Africa-Eurasia collision. Tectonics, 19, 6, 1095-1106.(496)
Faccenna C., Piromallo C., Crespo Blanc A., Jolivet, L., and Rossetti F. (2004) Lateral slab deformation and the origin of the arcs of the western Mediterranean, Tectonics, 23, TC1012. (417)
Faccenna C., Becker T.W., Lucente F.P., Jolivet L., and Rossetti F. (2001) History of subduction and back-arc extension in the Central Mediterranean, Geophysical Journal International, 145, 1-21.(329)
Jolivet L., Faccenna C. et al. (1998) Mid-crustal shear zones in postorogenic extension: Example from the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea. Journal Geophysical Research, 103, 12213-12160.(319)
Jolivet L., and Faccenna C. and Goffe, B. et al. (2003) Subduction tectonics and exhumation of HP metamorphic ricks in the Mediterranean orogens, Am Jouranl Sciences, 303, 353-409, (240)
Faccenna C. et al. (1996) The dynamics of back-arc extensions: a laboratory approach to the opening of the Tyrrhenian sea. Geophysical Journal International, 126, 781-795. (176)
Faccenna C., Funiciello F., Giardini D., and Lucente P. (2001) Episodic Back-arc Extension during Restricted Mantle Convection in the Central Mediterranean. Earth Plan. Sc. Let., 187, 105-116. (174)