Editorial

Paola Montone

doi:10.4401/ag-9176

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Published: 2024-10-31

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4401/ag-9176

Paola Montone

Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Italy

Abstract

Dear AG Readers,

It is with great pleasure and pride that I introduce to you this special volume of Annals of Geophysics titled “Embracing the past, empowering the present, and envisioning the future”.

As Editor-in-Chief, I am thrilled to present a collection of articles that celebrates 25 years of INGV excellence, within the realm of geophysical disciplines.

This volume showcases the outstanding contributions of our esteemed colleagues who have made themselves available to participate as authors in the compilation of this volume.

Their participation is rooted in the numerous projects, collaborations, and cultural exchanges they have had over time with all the personnel of our Institute, which have allowed the advancement of knowledge in the various scientific disciplines covered.

I extend my heartfelt gratitude to all authors, reviewers, and editorial board members whose dedication has made this milestone possible. Over the past 6 months we have worked hard to curate this special issue of Annals of Geophysics.

I would like to acknowledge the generous help of A. Grazia Chiodetti, who has been consistently present in every stage of editing the papers, and not least Emanuela Bagnato, Felicia Corsale and M. Chiara Piazza in following up with the authors and compiling the papers into the special issue. Without their assistance, the production of this volume would have been significantly more difficult, if not impossible. I’d like to finally thank Enrico Rocchetti, Simone Vecchi and Barbara Angioni for helping us have a well-made and always up-to-date website.

I would like to thank all the referees for their excellent work in reviewing the scientific papers in such a short time.

I invite you to explore these pages and delve into the diverse insights and discoveries that define our field. May this volume inspire further exploration and collaboration in the years to come.

Warm regards,

Editor-in-Chief

Paola Montone

Issue

Vol. 67 No. 4 (2024): Embracing the past, empowering the present, envisioning the future, 25th INGV Anniversary

Section

Embracing the past,empowering the present,envisioning the future,25th INGV anniv

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Author Biography

Paola Montone, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Italy

Paola Montone is a chief scientist at Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), since 2003. Her current research is focused on present-day stress field, seismotectonics, and earthquake geology. She is an author of more than 100 publications.

She studies the crustal stress field using borehole breakout data, focal mechanism of earthquakes and active fault data. She is involved in geological and geophysical researches also through deep drilling boreholes (Antarctica). She performed a 350m deep drilling in a volcanic region close to Rome city.

She works on structural geology and drawing up of geological maps, with the collection and analyses of structural and geological data at the various scales, mainly published on peer-reviewed Italian Journals.

She is involved in: seismotectonic studies to characterize seismogenic sources;earthquake geology analysis; paleo- and neotectonic stress field reconstruction in the field; stress data analysis and seismotectonic zonation applied to the probability of earthquake occurrence.

She is a member of Core Team Member of World Stress Map "WSM core team members"

She is responsible of scientific teams and coordinator in research projects with funds from national and international scientific institutions.

Among other commitments, she has served as: responsible of “Geology Unit” of the INGV Earthquake Department; Member of “INGV Crisis Management Unit” for seismic emergency; member of the bilateral Civil Protection Department - INGV Commission; member of the "OperatingCommittee of Civil Protection" for the operational management of emergencies, on behalf of the INGV; member of seismological scientific board relatively to DPC-INGV Projects; Italian member of Executive Committee of ICDP with the function of program management and operation, including project prioritization and budget allocation; member of Emergeo scientific board (INGV earthquake emergency geology group).