Filippo Zummo
“Look wide, and even when you think you are looking wide – look wider still” Baden Powell
Contact: filippo.zummo@unibas.it
My PhD project focuses on the origin, circulation-patterns, and modelling of paleofluids at the crustal scale entrapped in the calcite mineralization veins of Contursi hydrothermal basin and surrounding area of Irpinia region (southern Italy). The structural pattern of the upper Sele river valley has been interpreted as a N-S trending graben here the main discontinuities border the high relief massifs of Mesozoic carbonate rocks; starting from post orogenic deformation, the axial zone of the southern Apennines has been dissected by NW-SE striking seismogenic faults with depth up to 15 km .These mineralization veins studied are related to this seismogenic fault systems precipitated during the extensional phase of the central-southern Apennines and also investigate the fluid inclusions (e.g. FIs) entrapped within the calcite minerals. Such investigations are fundamental to understanding the role of fluids in processes of earthquake nucleation and opens new perspective about the hazardous nature of the processes regulating the fluids degassing related to the seismic cycle and earthquake processes. We believe that the original results reported in this work provided new insights into the processes of regulating the fluid degassing and relationship with the local seismicity, in order to better understand the relationship between fluids circulation and crustal deformation and also provides new research points on the role of fault systems in the geochemical dynamics of the Earth’s crust over time.
How my position is funded
This PhD position is funded by national grant from MIUR and the Prinfluids Research Project
My motivations
I personally embarked on this PhD research because having graduated from the University of Palermo with a degree in Geological Science and Technology, and having carefully observed nature, the mountains, enjoy observing and studying natural phenomena such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. Also, this my research provides new research points on the role of fault systems in the geochemical dynamics of the Earth’s crust over time. Furthermore, I enjoy life as a researcher and someday I hope to be a full-time researcher, providing my knowledge, work and achievements throughout my studies, to the entire geological academic community.
A day in a PhD student’s life
My typical day usually begins with a review of the activities to be done. This may include reading scientific articles or planning experiments for the day. Depending on the period, the typical day is carried out through laboratory analysis or field sampling.
If the day sees experiments and analysis in the lab, it starts with calibration of instruments such as mass spectrometers, ion chromatographs or other specialized equipment. He makes sure all samples are ready and follows specific protocols to avoid contamination, as samples usually require very high accuracy.
Lunch break: Often, during this time, you meet with other doctoral students or researchers to discuss your progress, and comparison of common issues, or simply to rest a bit.
In the afternoon, it is mainly a matter of analyzing the collected data, processing them using specific software (such as MATLAB, R, or tools for modeling chemical and isotopic processes). Sometimes it is necessary to compare experimental results with theoretical models or simulations to better understand the geochemical processes under investigation.
In addition, the late afternoon or evening is often devoted to reading recent scientific articles to stay up to-date on the latest discoveries in geochemistry or related areas.
Finally, throughout the week, but sometimes daily, you meet with your supervisor for updates on the project's progress. In these meetings, results are discussed, assumptions are reviewed, and next steps are planned.
My events
During these months of my PhD, I had the opportunity to present my work and achievements at national and international congresses and conferences including “Congresso Geologico Nazionale congiunto SIMP-SGI-So.Ge.I-AIV, Potenza 2023; EGU 23 (European Geoscience Union), Vienna 2023; So.Ge.I (Societą Geochimica Italiana) Perugia 2024.
Include links to the publications published during the PhD, possibly with a brief description of the research.
Gabriele Carnevale2*, Antonio Caracausi2,3, Massimo Coltorti4, Barbara Faccini4, Giulia Marras5, Michele Paternoster2,6, Silvio G. Rotolo1,2, Vincenzo Stagno5, Vittorio Zanon7, Filippo Zummo
Terranova Journal
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ter.12745
This study provides new mineral chemistry data together with micro-thermometric measurements on fluid inclusions hosted in ultramafic xenoliths (lherzolite, wehrlite, and dunite) brought to the surface by the last Mt. Vulture volcano activity (140 ka; southern Italy) and fed by melilitite-carbonatite magmas. These results contribute to constrain the origin of these xenoliths and the depth of storage of magmas erupted from Mt. Vulture, where carbonatite-like metasomatism and mantle-derived CO2 degassing occur.
- Geochemical and isotopic study of Tramutola thermal water (High Agri Valley, Southern Italy): Interaction between crustal and mantle fluids
Filippo Zummo, Dario Buttitta, Antonio Caracausi, and Michele Paternoster
https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU23/EGU23-3908.html;
Zummo F., Agosta F., Buccione R., Marchesini B., Billi A., Paternoster M. & Caracausi A.
Congresso Geologico Nazionale congiunto SIMP-SGI-So.Ge.I-AIV, Potenza 2023;
- Tracing a mantle component in paleofluids along the seismogenic faults of the Irpinia region (southern Italy);
Filippo Zummo, Fabrizio Agosta, Antonio M. alvarez Valero, Andrea Billi, Dario Buttitta, Antonio Caracausi, Gabriele Carnevale, Barbara, Marchesini, Michele Paternoster
Miscellanea INGV ISSN 1590-2595 anno 2024 numero 81, Abstract Volume
2nd Congress of Societą Geochimica Italiana “From theoretical to applied geochemistry” July 1- 4, 2024 | Perugia, Italy
Profile
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