Fausto Guzzetti#
| Membership Number: | 5852 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | EARTH & COSMIC SCIENCES |
| Affiliated section(s): | EARTH & COSMIC SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2021 |
| Main Country of Residence: | ITALY |
| Homepage(s): | https://publications.cnr.it/authors/fausto.guzzetti https://www.guzzetti.net |
| ORCID: | 0000-0003-4950-6056 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2023 - present, Senior Research Scientist, Italian National Research Council (CNR, https://www.cnr.it
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- 2019 - 2023, Director General, Office for technical and scientific activities for prediction and risk prevention, Department of Civil Protection, Presidency of the Council of Ministers (https://www.protezionecivile.gov.it/en/#)
- 2009 - 2019 Director – for two periods deputy Director – of the Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection (IRPI, http://www.irpi.cnr.it/en) of the Italian National Research Council (CNR, https://www.cnr.it)
- 2019 - present, National representative to the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG, http://www.iugg.org)
- 2015 - 2018, National representative to the International Association of Engineering Geology and Environment (IAEG, https://www.iaeg.info)
- 2015 - 2017, Member of the Group of Evaluation Experts, Area 4 - Earth Sciences, Evaluation of Research Quality (for the national assessment of the results of scientific research, in Italy
- 2012 - 2019, Member of the National Commission for Forecasting and Preventing Major Risks
- 2002 - 2006, President of the Natural Hazards (NH) division of the European Geosciences Union (https://www.egu.eu)
- 2001 - present, Senior CNR research scientist (https://www.cnr.it)
- 2001 - 2015, Co-founder of the journal Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS), member of the editorial board (2001 - 2015), and executive editor (2007-2013)
- 1985 - 1986, Visiting scientist, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, under the supervision of Earl E. Brabb
Fields of Scholarship
- Landslide prediction, at different spatial and temporal scales
- Numerical and statistical modelling for landslide susceptibility, hazard, and risk assessment
- Impact of natural hazards on the population and the built environment
- Effects of climate and its variations on landslide hazards and risk
- Remote sensing techniques for landslide detection, mapping, and modelling
- Geological, geomorphological, and hydrological processes and hazards
- Dissemination and outreach on natural hazards and their consequences
- Geo-ethical issues related to natural hazards research and applications
Honours and Awards
- (2023) Member, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei https://www.lincei.it/en
- (2021) European Geosciences Union, Sergey Soloviev Medal https://www.egu.eu/awards-medals/sergey-soloviev/2021/fausto-guzzetti
- (2021) Member, Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti https://www.istitutoveneto.it
- (2008) European Geosciences Union, Union Service Award http://www.egu.eu/awards-medals/union-service-award/2008/fausto-guzzetti
