THE ENRICO FERMI YEAR

A TRIBUTE TO THE "ITALIAN NAVIGATOR" FATHER OF THE WEAK FORCES

GALILEO GALILEI FOUNDATION
WORLD FEDERATION OF SCIENTISTS
ETTORE MAJORANA FOUNDATION AND CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC CULTURE

GALILEO GALILEI CELEBRATIONS
Four Centuries Since the Birth of Modern Science

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF APPLIED GEOPHYSICS

11th Course:

GEOPHYSICS FOR CULTURAL

AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES

ERICE-SICILY: 29 OCTOBER - 2 NOVEMBER 2001

Sponsored by the:

• Italian Ministry of University Scientific Research and Technology
• Sicilian Regional Government

PROGRAMME AND LECTURERS

• E. CARDARELLI, University "La Sapienza", Rome, I
• A. CASAS, University of Barcelona, ES
• P. COSENTINO, University of Palermo, I
• M. DABAS, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, F
• M. DOBRòKA, University of Miskolc, H
• M. GOLDMAN, Geophysical Institute, Holon, IL
• M. KOBR, Charles University, Praha, HR
• D. LUZIO, University of Palermo, I
• G. RANIERI, University of Cagliari, I
• G. SAMBUELLI, Politechnic Institute, Turin, I
• M. SENOS MATIAS, University of Aveiro, P
• V. SHTIVELMAN, Geophysical Institute, Holon, IL
• E. SZARANIEC, University of Cracow, PL
• U. YARAMANCI, University of Berlin, D

  Microseismic Tomography
  Techniques and Applications of Georadar
  Electrical Methods
  Application of Geophysics to the Cultural Heritage
  Shallow Seismic Techniques
  Electromagnetic Methods
  Environmental Geophysics Applications
  Shallow Wide-Angle Seismic Methods
  Electromagnetics Methods
  Low Frequency Radar
  Electrical Methods
  Seismic Shallow Methods
  Engineering Applications of Geophysics Techniques
  New Techniques for the Exploration and Evaluation of Aquifers

PURPOSE OF THE SCHOOL

The environmental and cultural resources in Italy, particularly in the South of Italy, are the only true major resources which appear compatible with a local sustainable development. Consequently we strongly believe that a careful reassessment and management of those resources ought to foster major growth not only on terms of increased touristic activity but, and most importantly, in terms of expanded inter-European cooperation and, thus, potential scientific and technological breakthroughs.

Geophysical techniques have the great advantage of not being destructive nor invasive: their main drawbacks, however, rest on the fact that they are usually associated to limited resolution and, at times, ambiguity of interpretation. These drawbacks must be overcome if geophysical investigation methods are to become serious competitors with the more invasive methodologies developed in other disciplines.

The 11th Course will focus on scientific and technical improvements as well as methodological changes in geophysical methods, with particular attention to those based on potential-fields energy and wave-field transmission. All the steps of geophysical investigations will be treated, from the acquisition to the elaboration, inversion and interpretation of the experimental data. Several aspects of modelling techniques will be also thoroughly discussed.

The aim of the Course is to convene a group of European geophysicists, who are recognized leaders in the fields of cultural and environmental resources, and allow them to share their findings and experiences with younger scholars in the respective areas of interest.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Interested candidates should send a letter to:

• Professor Roberto CASSINIS
  Viale Lombardia, 30 - 20131 MILANO, Italy
  e-mail: Roberto.Cassinis@unimi.it

OR

• Professor Pietro COSENTINO
  University of Palermo
  Via Archirafi, 26 - 90123 PALERMO, Italy
  e-mail: pietro.cosentino@unipa.it

  They should specify:

  i)    full name(s), address, age, nationality;
  ii)   present position and place of work;
  iii)  curriculum studiorum.

• PLEASE NOTE
  Participants must arrive in Erice on October 29, not later than 5 p.m.