Lorenzo Commis
Tutor: Stefano Catalano
WORK EXPERIENCE
[ 05/04/2024 - 04/10/2024] External collaboration (qualified tutoring) - University of Catania.
Teaching "Geology with laboratory" 2nd semester, Bachelor Degree in Geological Sciences - Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences.
[ 10/05/2022 - 31/07/2023 ] Research grant: "CARG project" - University of Catania
Research grant entitled "Integrated techniques of surveying, remote sensing and
GIS archiving: applications in the realization of the Geological Sheet
1:50,000 - 648 Ragusa as part of the research program: CARG Project.
[ 06/04/2022 - 06/11/2022 ] Scholarship: "CARG Project" - University of Catania.
Scholarship for Master Degree students entitled "Execution
of original detailed geological surveys in areas falling within Sheet 648 Ragusa."
[ 20/10/2019 - 19/02/2020 ] Translator - The Geophysical Institute of Israel (GII)
Participation to the seismic survey campaign conducted by the "Geophysical Institute of
Israel" (GII) in the province of Ragusa (Sicily, Italy), acting as "Translator" between local and
Israeli operators, as well as "supervisor".
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
[ 01/02/2025 - Ongoing ] Visiting PhD stay.
University of Stavanger (Norway).
Study of programming and its applications in geological field mapping, with emphasis on the implementation of an open-source tool capable of reconstructing stratigraphic columns and subsurface geometries from a geological map.
Hosting Supervisor: Prof. N. Cardozo
[ 06/05/2024 - 10/05/2024 ] Training course "Programming GIS with Python. Creating Scripts and Plugins with QGIS" - TerreLogiche Srl.
[ 16/11/2023 ] Professional qualification as geologist (sect. A) - University of Palermo
[ 01/08/2023 - Ongoing ] PhD Candidate in Earth and Environmental Sciences - University of Catania
Research title: “An innovative GIS-based method for geological data collection and representation: from geological map to 3D geological subsurface model”.
Supervisor: Prof. S. Catalano; Co-Supervisor: Dr. M. Moscatelli.
[ 05/06/2023 - 11/06/2023 ] CARG Geological Survey and Cartography Summer School.
ISPRA (Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research), SGI (Italian Geol. Society) - Rifugio Donegani, Orto Di Donna (Apuan Alps, Tuscany).
[ 15/12/2021 - 15/06/2022 ] Traineeship - INGV OE (National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology).
Seismic microzonation in the historic center area of Catania. Acquisition and processing of data from seismic monitoring equipment; analysis of environmental vibration for seismic microzonation studies and seismic response of civil structures. Environmental noise measurements at 50 points in the historic center of Catania using seismic stations aimed at defining H/V ratios; analysis of acquired environmental vibration data with Geopsy software for seismic microzonation studies and correlation with available stratigraphic data; use of QGIS software for integration of results into the historic center database and analysis of available stratigraphic data.
Supervisor: Dr. D. Patanè.
28/11/2019 - 24/02/2023 ] Master's Degree in Geological Sciences (LM-74) - University of Catania.
Final grade: 110/110 cum laude
Thesis: "Geological-structural features of the Ragusa Sheet: tectono-stratigraphic evolution
of the Cozzo Streppenosa area."
Supervisor: Prof. S. Catalano
[ 30/09/2018 - 14/02/2019 ] Erasmus+ Exchange Program - University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland).
[ 06/10/2016 - 21/11/2019 ] Bachelor's Degree in Geological Sciences (L-34) - University of Catania.
Final grade: 110/110 cum laude
Thesis: "Geomorphological analysis of the southern sector of Stromboli island (Sicily, Italy) following
the paroxysmal episode of July 3rd, 2019: risk assessment of landslide and lahar phenomena."
Supervisor: Prof. C. Ferlito
[ 08/2011 - 07/2016 ] Classical High School Diploma - Liceo Classico Statale N. Spedalieri
Final grade: 100/100
PARTICIPATIONS IN CONGRESSES
- SGI-SIMP Joint Congress 2024. Abstract: "Classification of rock outcrops from Sentinel-2 images: a new gis-based toolbox proposal". Co-author.
- SGI-SIMP 2024 Joint Congress. Abstract: "The impact of an integrated stratigraphic and structural analysis on updating the regional tectonic scheme: an example from the Hyblean Plateau (SE Sicily)". Oral communication.
PARTICIPATIONS IN PROJECTS
- CARG Project (Guidelines for the realization of the Geological and Geotematic Map at the scale 1:50,000 published in the Quaderni series III of the Geological Service of Italy and their subsequent amendments and additions) - Sheet 648 Ragusa
DIGITAL SKILLS
- ECDL It-security certificate - Specialist level
- Python
- Gis software (ArcGIS, QGIS)
- Corel Draw
- Geopsy, Dinver - Seismic data processing and inversion (MASW, H/V)
LANGUAGE SKILLS
| Listening | Reading | Writing | Spoken production | Spoken interaction | |
| English | C1 | C1 | C1 | C1 | C1 |
| Spanish | B2 | B2 | B2 | B2 | B2 |
| French | B1 | B1 | B1 | B1 | B1 |
Ph.D. Program
The research activity of the Ph.D. is focused on the possibility of making accessible and understandable all the information contained in a geological map, hitherto subject to interpretation through expert judgments of the users, through the realization of “user-friendly” digital tools, to be used on open access software, in order to make interoperable all the information concerning surface geology, generally stored in GIS environment, with subsurface geology data, commonly processed and managed on dedicated software. The tools themselves are to be designed with the aim of providing immediate reading elements of subsurface characteristics, for the benefit of geo-database users who are not necessarily experts in the field of Geological Sciences. In this sense, the idea is to address the operators, in their different areas of expertise, of the agencies in charge of managing natural hazards, among them seismic risk and hydrogeological instability. Looking forward, the intention is also to provide training and dissemination opportunities for new generations who want to approach Earth science issues.
Thesis title: “An innovative GIS method for collecting and representing geological data: from geological map to 3D geological subsurface model.”
Supervisor: Prof. S. Catalano (University of Catania).
Co-tutor: Dr. M. Moscatelli (CNR-IGAG).