Curriculum vitae

Giuseppe Giuliano

Date of birth8th October 1938

NationalityItalian

University backgroundGraduated in Geological Sciences, University of Rome, 1963

Specialization fieldsGroundwater resources management and protection

Language skills / reading / speaking / writing
English / very good / very good / very good
French / very good / good / good
Present Position /  Research director, Water Research Institute (IRSA) of the Italian National Research Council, since 1975;
 Head, Thematic area of water resources management of IRSA.
Key qualifications /  Coordinator, National Project CRISIS of the Civil Protection Department on contamination of surface water bodies used for drinking supply;
 Coordinator, National Research Project on “Critical aspects of water availability for drinking purposes”;
 Responsable, Operative Unit of the National Group for Hydrogeological Hazards Defense dealing with “Risk assessment of groundwater and intervention techniques”.
Research project leader dealing with /  Risk assessment of groundwater from priority pollutants;
 Development of methodologies and criteria for water resources evaluation in large basins;
 Development of methodologies for vulnerability and contamination assessment of groundwater;
 Planning and management of monitoring networks;
 Development of mathematical models for water quality in surface and subsurface bodies.
Public committments /  Member of Scientific Commissions set up by Ministry of Environment for the definition of protection areas of drinking water sources and for environmental impact of pesticides;
 Consultant to the Ministry of Civil Protection for problems of pollution control in groundwater and of mitigation of drought effects;
 Consultant to Regional Governments, River Authorities and Water Bodies for groundwater quality protection and monitoring problems;
 National Delegate at the Economic Commission for Europe of U.N. on water problems.
Academic Activities /  Assistant Professor, Engineering and Sciences Faculties, University of Rome( 1966-72);
 Lecturer (“Mathematical models on groundwater basins” and “Simulation of water resources systems”) at the International Post-graduate course in Hydrology, University of Padua (Italy) (1970-85);
 Lecturer (“Water resources systems analysis”) at the International Post-graduate course in Water Resources Management, Polytechnic of Milan (Italy) (1992-95);
 Fellow professor at the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Modena (1990-93).
Professional experience /  Consultant in water resources planning, management and protection projects carried out in both European and developing Countries;
 Rapporteur at seminars and conferences organized by national and international institutions on technical aspects of water resources management.
Publications /  Author of more than 200 scientific and technical publications dealing with planning, management and protection of water resources.

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