Costanza Bonadonna
Costanza Bonadonna in 2019
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Alma materUniversity of Bristol (PhD)
University of Pisa
Known forVolcanology
AwardsWoman Scientist of the Month[1]
Scientific career
FieldsPhysical Volcanology
Volcanic ash
Hazard assessment
Geological risk[2]
InstitutionsUniversity of Geneva
University of Hawaiʻi
University of South Florida
Montserrat Volcano Observatory
ThesisModels of tephra dispersal (2001)
Websitewww.unige.ch/sciences/terre/CERG-C/about/people/bonadonna/

Costanza Bonadonna (born 1971) is an Italian earth scientist who is a Full Professor of volcanology and geological risk at the University of Geneva.[2][3][4] In 2020, she was named President-Elect of volcanology, geochemistry, and petrology at the American Geophysical Union (AGU).

Early life and education

Costanza Bonadonna became interested in science and nature as a child.[1] In fact, she was raised in Pisa (Italy) and she became aware at an early age about the impact of natural risks.[1] When she was at high school Prof. Franco Barberi came to deliver a lecture in which he discussed the science of risk reduction during volcanic eruptions.[1] She realised that whilst volcanic eruptions can be devastating for communities, they can bring benefits, including fertilisation of soils.[1] She appreciated, therefore, the importance of developing strategies for sustainable development of communities exposed to natural risks. She earned her laurea in geology at the University of Pisa.[5] She moved to the University of Bristol for her PhD,[6] where her research investigated models for the dispersal of tephra.

Research and career

Bonadonna's research investigates physical volcanology, volcanic ash, hazard assessment and geological risk[2][7][8][9] After completing her PhD, Bonadonna was appointed as a school of ocean and earth science and technology (SOEST) young investigator at the University of Hawaiʻi. Bonadonna develops computational models to describe sedimentation from volcanic plumes.[3] Soon after she moved to the University of South Florida.[10] Since 2007, she has served as Director of the Assessment and management of Geological and Climate-Related Risks (CERG-C) programme at the University of Geneva. In 2018, she was appointed Vice Dean of the Faculty of Science.[10]

Bonadonna research focuses on the modeling of particle sedimentation from volcanic plumes (so-called tephra or pyroclastic sediments), the development of new methodologies for the characterisation of tephra-fallout deposits as well as the development of probabilistic strategies to assess the hazard of tephra-fallout deposits.[10] She is also active in the linkage between model development and risk assessment and mitigation in the effort of bridging the gap between scientists and non-scientists (e.g. emergency management planners, government officials). She has been involved in many international projects for the assessment and quantification of volcanic hazard and risk.[10] She was named President-Elect of Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology section at the American Geophysical Union in 2020.[11]

Awards and honours

Selected publications

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Anon (2020). "Woman Scientist of the Month: Costanza Bonadonna". epws.org. European Platform of Women Scientists. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Costanza Bonadonna publications indexed by Google Scholar
  3. 1 2 "CURRICULUM VITAE" (PDF). www.unige.ch. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  4. ↑ Costanza Bonadonna at DBLP Bibliography Server
  5. ↑ Bonadonna, Costanza (1996). I depositi di tephra fallout nello studio delle eruzioni pliniane: importanza dei modelli empirici e teorici : tesi di laurea (Laurea thesis) (in Italian). Pisa: Università di Pisa. OCLC 886825517.
  6. ↑ Bonadonna, Costanza (2001). Models of tephra dispersal. worldcat.org (PhD thesis). University of Bristol. OCLC 53566733. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.367665.
  7. ↑ Bonadonna, C.; Houghton, B. F. (2005). "Total grain-size distribution and volume of tephra-fall deposits". Bulletin of Volcanology. 67 (5): 441–456. Bibcode:2005BVol...67..441B. doi:10.1007/s00445-004-0386-2. ISSN 1432-0819. S2CID 53386767.
  8. ↑ Bonadonna, C.; Ernst, G. G. J.; Sparks, R. S. J. (1998). "Thickness variations and volume estimates of tephra fall deposits: the importance of particle Reynolds number". Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 81 (3): 173–187. Bibcode:1998JVGR...81..173B. doi:10.1016/S0377-0273(98)00007-9. ISSN 0377-0273.
  9. ↑ Druitt, T. H.; Young, S. R.; Baptie, B.; Bonadonna, C.; Calder, E. S.; Clarke, A. B.; Cole, P. D.; Harford, C. L.; Herd, R. A.; Luckett, R.; Ryan, G. (2002). "Episodes of cyclic Vulcanian explosive activity with fountain collapse at Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat". Geological Society, London, Memoirs. 21 (1): 281–306. doi:10.1144/gsl.mem.2002.021.01.13. ISSN 0435-4052. S2CID 128495315.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Prof.ssa Costanza Bonadonna – Fondazione Premio Galileo Galilei" (in Italian). Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  11. ↑ Davidson, Eric (2020). "Graumlich to Be AGU President-Elect/AGU Leadership Transitions". eos.org. Eos. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  12. ↑ Anon (2001). "President's Awards". geolsoc.org.uk. Geological Society of London. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  13. ↑ "Geological Society of America - Past Award & Medal Recipients". www.geosociety.org. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  14. ↑ "Prof. Costanza Bonadonna - AcademiaNet". www.academia-net.org. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  15. ↑ "Galileo Galilei Award to Prof. Costanza Bonadonna - SSTE - UNIGE". www.unige.ch. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
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