Luigi Germinario

Principal investigator | Marie Skłodowska-Curie researcher

Department of Geosciences, University of Padova, Italy      
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I have a "European PhD" in Earth Sciences (Univ. Padova, Italy) and an MSc/BSc in Conservation of Cultural Heritage (Univ. Bari, Italy). I was a post-doc researcher and then assistant professor at Univ. Padova, with previous experiences in the UK (Univ. Hull), Japan (Saitama Univ.), Hungary (Budapest Univ. Technology & Economics), Germany (Univ. Göttingen), and Canada (Memorial Univ. Newfoundland). My research interest is in heritage science, in particular stone weathering in monuments, historical buildings, underwater sites, and caves; the interaction of cultural heritage with the environment, e.g., the impact of climate change, microclimate, air pollution, water-related processes, and biocolonization; and provenance and functional studies of archaeological artifacts and structures. Aside from my academic life, I am a licensed tour guide, a certified AOW and Deep scuba diver, and holder of 2nd dan in kendō. My other passions and interests involve solo-traveling, hiking, rock music, history, arts, and environmentalism.