Three days of scientific discussions and high-level forums will bring together some of the leading international experts in contemporary geophysics to stimulate discussion on the next challenges in the study of Geosciences.
Young researchers, PhD students, professors and experts from numerous sectors of Earth Sciences will meet again at Erice, in the province of Trapani, for the 43rd course of the "Enzo Boschi" International School of Geophysics of the "Ettore Majorana" Foundation and Center for Scientific Culture.
The School, organized by theNational Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) under the patronage of Sicilian region, University of Bologna e Eucentre Foundation, is planned by 22 26 to September.
Founded in 1984 by Enzo Boschi, former President of the National Institute of Geophysics (ING) and of the INGV, who passed away in 2018, the School was recently named after him by Prof. Antonino Zichichi, President of the Majorana Foundation. From April 2025 the School will be directed by Fabio Florindo, President of the INGV.
The new edition of the School, entitled “Frontiers of Geophysics for the Third Millennium”, will be coordinated by Maria Elina Belardinelli e Paolo Gasperini of the University of Bologna and from Alberto Michelini, Daniela Pantosti, Maximus Pompilius e Gianluca Valensise of INGV.
"We are proud to have brought the school, now named after Enzo Boschi, back to Erice after several years, reviving its purpose and atmosphere.", declares the President Florindo. Our goal for the three-day event is to provide participants with an overview of the latest findings in key areas of solid and fluid Earth geophysics, from seismology to volcanology, climate change, and space weather..
The multidisciplinary approach to the study of Earth Sciences emphasizes the importance of constantly increasing knowledge to identify the best strategies for protecting humanity and its assets from natural hazards.
“During the six scheduled sessions, we will pay particular attention to the mutual interactions between geophysical phenomena and the extraordinary progress that Earth observation systems have made over the last 40 years.”, he adds Florindo. From modeling the dynamics of the Earth's interior to understanding and predicting the behavior of faults, to improving our ability to issue early warnings of impending large earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or solar storms, based on the use of new technologies and big data., concludes the President. One of the sessions will be entirely dedicated to the memory of Enzo Boschi, his personality, and the progress and important scientific results achieved by the INGV under his leadership.
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Useful links:
National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV)
Enzo Boschi International School of Geophysics
