SACCANI Emilio
Personal Details
- Name: Emilio Saccani
- Date of Birth: July 20, 1959
- Place of Birth: Colorno, Italy
- Nationality: Italian
Academic Position
- Associate Professor in Petrology
Impact factors
- h-index (Scopus): 35 (1989-present)
- Citations (Scopus): 2860 (1989-present)
Business Address
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra
- Università degli Studi di Ferrara
- Via Saragat, 1 44122, Ferrara, Italy
- Telephone: +39 0532974719 (Office, direct)
- e-mail: sac@unife.it
Alma Mater
- 1983: Università degli Studi di Parma, Laurea in Geologia (110/110 cum laude).
Employment
- 1985: Department of Earth Sciences and St. Peter’s College, University of Oxford. Research fellowship
- 1986-1990: Università degli Studi di Parma – Research Technician in Petrology.
- 1990-2006: Università degli Studi di Ferrara – Researcher in Petrology (GEO-07)
- 2006-2022: Università degli Studi di Ferrara – Associate Professor in Petrology (GEO-07)
Scientific and editorial activity
- Oceanographic cruise in the Tyrrhenian Sea aboard the R/V Antares, Oceanographic Institute (USSR).
- Leader of International field trip: Northern Apennine and Corsica ophiolites;
- Leader of International field trip: The Alpine Corsica
- Organization of scientific sessions, Italian Forum of Earth Sciences;
- Organization of scientific session, XX Congress of the Carpathian-Balkan Geological Association.
- Participation in Scientific Committees of International Congresses: XX GBGA Congress, Tirana, Albania (2014); International Workshop "Tectonic and Geodynamic evolution of Eastern Iran", Birjand, Iran (2015); 3rd Conference of the Journal of Arabian Earth Sciences, Dubai (2020).
-Member of the Geological Society of Italy
-Member of the Mineralogical and Petrological Society of Italy
- Guest Editor “Researches on Mediterranean Ophiolites: Selected Contributions”. Ofioliti Sp. Vol. 19;
- Co-Editor “The Alpine Corsica ophiolite field trip: The primary features, the tectono-metamorphic orogenic imprint and the relationships with the continental units”. Working Group on Mediterranean Ophiolites, Corsica Field Trip;
- Guest Editor “Geodynamic and tectono-magmatic significance of ophiolites from the Peri-Mediterranean orogenic belts”. Ofioliti Sp. Vol. 33;
- Guest Editor ““Ophiolite and Ophiolitic mélanges: the archives of Precambrian to Phanerozoic plate tectonics in orogenic belts”. Geosystems and Geoenvironments Sp. Iss.
- 2011-2019. Member of the editorial board of "Ofioliti";
- 2016-2019. President of the of the international Working Group on Mediterranean Ophiolites;
- 2020. Guest Editor “Ophiolites: Geodynamic and Environmental Implications”. Geoscience Frontiers Sp. Vol. 11;
- 2020 – ongoing: Member of the management board of Geoscience Frontiers".
- 2022 – ongoing: Associate Editor of the Elsevier International Journal “Geosistems and Geoenvironment”.
Awards and acknowledgments for scientific activity
- 2016: Best Paper Awards assigned by the China University of Geosciences, Beijing for the best article of the year 2015.
- 2018: Eligibility for the position of full professor.
- 2021: selected for eligibility as Editor in Chief of the Journal of Geology
- 2021: Awards assigned by the China University of Geosciences, Beijing for the best guest Editor of the year 2021.
Main expertises and field of research interest
• Igneous Petrology; Ophiolites; Plate Tectonics; Geodynamics; Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belts.
- Petrology of Plio-Quaternary rift-related basanite-tephrite lavas and ultrafemic mantle xenoliths from the Ross Sea rift (Antarctica).
- Petrology of the Alkaline-Carbonatite complex of Tapira (Brazil).
- Petrolgy of “carbonatitic” pyrometamorphites (paralavas) from the central Apennines.
- Composition, petrology, tectono-magmatic significance, and geodynamic implications of the Carpathian-Dinaride-Albanide-Hellenide-Anatolide ophiolites: mantle sources, magma genesis, and magmatic evolution of the Mediterranean Neo-Tethys from Triassic continental rift to Jurassic intra-oceanic subduction.
- Petrology of the Late Triassic-Early Jurassic bimodal magmatism of Dobrogea (Romania).
- Petrology of Corsica ophiolites and metaophiolites: role of mantle lherzolites bearing garnet-pyroxenites in the composition of basaltic melts.
-Geochemistry and petrology of magmatic rocks and mantle peridotites from the Iran ophiolites with regard to: 1) magma genesis associated with the continental rift and opening of the Paleo-Tethys. 2) Mantle sources, magma genesis magmatism and geodynamic evolution of the Jurassic-Cretaceous Neo-Tethys in: a) Zagros Mountains; b) Sistan Suture Zone (E Iran); c) in the Makran Accretionary Prism (SE Iran); d) in the Nain-Ashin massif (central Iran); e) in the Sabzevar massif (NE Iran).
- Identification of the geochemical fingerprinting for the recognition of the tectonic setting of formation of the different ophiolitic rock-assemblages.
- Geochemical fingerprinting of Continental Margin ophiolites with geochemical characterization of amagmatic-type (Alpine), magmatic-type (Iranian) and intermediate-type (Eastern Mediterranean).
Emilio Saccani authored and co-authored more than 100 abstracts presented at national and interanational meetings and 82 scientific papers published on peer-reviewed Journals indexed by ISI-JCR.
Main fund raising
- 1990-2006: Several participations in research projects funded by Università degli Studi di Ferrara.
- 2006 to present: Principal Investigator (PI) of research projects funded by Università degli Studi di Ferrara.
- 1990 to present: Several participations in PRIN (Progetti Di Ricerca di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale) projects (and former equivalent projects: COFIN, etc).
Personal Details
- Name: Emilio Saccani
- Date of Birth: July 20, 1959
- Place of Birth: Colorno, Italy
- Nationality: Italian
Academic Position
- Associate Professor in Petrology
Impact factors
- h-index (Scopus): 35 (1989-present)
- Citations (Scopus): 2860 (1989-present)
Business Address
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra
- Università degli Studi di Ferrara
- Via Saragat, 1 44122, Ferrara, Italy
- Telephone: +39 0532974719 (Office, direct)
- e-mail: sac@unife.it
Alma Mater
- 1983: Università degli Studi di Parma, Laurea in Geologia (110/110 cum laude).
Employment
- 1985: Department of Earth Sciences and St. Peter’s College, University of Oxford. Research fellowship
- 1986-1990: Università degli Studi di Parma – Research Technician in Petrology.
- 1990-2006: Università degli Studi di Ferrara – Researcher in Petrology (GEO-07)
- 2006-2022: Università degli Studi di Ferrara – Associate Professor in Petrology (GEO-07)
Scientific and editorial activity
- Oceanographic cruise in the Tyrrhenian Sea aboard the R/V Antares, Oceanographic Institute (USSR).
- Leader of International field trip: Northern Apennine and Corsica ophiolites;
- Leader of International field trip: The Alpine Corsica
- Organization of scientific sessions, Italian Forum of Earth Sciences;
- Organization of scientific session, XX Congress of the Carpathian-Balkan Geological Association.
- Participation in Scientific Committees of International Congresses: XX GBGA Congress, Tirana, Albania (2014); International Workshop "Tectonic and Geodynamic evolution of Eastern Iran", Birjand, Iran (2015); 3rd Conference of the Journal of Arabian Earth Sciences, Dubai (2020).
-Member of the Geological Society of Italy
-Member of the Mineralogical and Petrological Society of Italy
- Guest Editor “Researches on Mediterranean Ophiolites: Selected Contributions”. Ofioliti Sp. Vol. 19;
- Co-Editor “The Alpine Corsica ophiolite field trip: The primary features, the tectono-metamorphic orogenic imprint and the relationships with the continental units”. Working Group on Mediterranean Ophiolites, Corsica Field Trip;
- Guest Editor “Geodynamic and tectono-magmatic significance of ophiolites from the Peri-Mediterranean orogenic belts”. Ofioliti Sp. Vol. 33;
- Guest Editor ““Ophiolite and Ophiolitic mélanges: the archives of Precambrian to Phanerozoic plate tectonics in orogenic belts”. Geosystems and Geoenvironments Sp. Iss.
- 2011-2019. Member of the editorial board of "Ofioliti";
- 2016-2019. President of the of the international Working Group on Mediterranean Ophiolites;
- 2020. Guest Editor “Ophiolites: Geodynamic and Environmental Implications”. Geoscience Frontiers Sp. Vol. 11;
- 2020 – ongoing: Member of the management board of Geoscience Frontiers".
- 2022 – ongoing: Associate Editor of the Elsevier International Journal “Geosistems and Geoenvironment”.
Awards and acknowledgments for scientific activity
- 2016: Best Paper Awards assigned by the China University of Geosciences, Beijing for the best article of the year 2015.
- 2018: Eligibility for the position of full professor.
- 2021: selected for eligibility as Editor in Chief of the Journal of Geology
- 2021: Awards assigned by the China University of Geosciences, Beijing for the best guest Editor of the year 2021.
Main expertises and field of research interest
• Igneous Petrology; Ophiolites; Plate Tectonics; Geodynamics; Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belts.
- Petrology of Plio-Quaternary rift-related basanite-tephrite lavas and ultrafemic mantle xenoliths from the Ross Sea rift (Antarctica).
- Petrology of the Alkaline-Carbonatite complex of Tapira (Brazil).
- Petrolgy of “carbonatitic” pyrometamorphites (paralavas) from the central Apennines.
- Composition, petrology, tectono-magmatic significance, and geodynamic implications of the Carpathian-Dinaride-Albanide-Hellenide-Anatolide ophiolites: mantle sources, magma genesis, and magmatic evolution of the Mediterranean Neo-Tethys from Triassic continental rift to Jurassic intra-oceanic subduction.
- Petrology of the Late Triassic-Early Jurassic bimodal magmatism of Dobrogea (Romania).
- Petrology of Corsica ophiolites and metaophiolites: role of mantle lherzolites bearing garnet-pyroxenites in the composition of basaltic melts.
-Geochemistry and petrology of magmatic rocks and mantle peridotites from the Iran ophiolites with regard to: 1) magma genesis associated with the continental rift and opening of the Paleo-Tethys. 2) Mantle sources, magma genesis magmatism and geodynamic evolution of the Jurassic-Cretaceous Neo-Tethys in: a) Zagros Mountains; b) Sistan Suture Zone (E Iran); c) in the Makran Accretionary Prism (SE Iran); d) in the Nain-Ashin massif (central Iran); e) in the Sabzevar massif (NE Iran).
- Identification of the geochemical fingerprinting for the recognition of the tectonic setting of formation of the different ophiolitic rock-assemblages.
- Geochemical fingerprinting of Continental Margin ophiolites with geochemical characterization of amagmatic-type (Alpine), magmatic-type (Iranian) and intermediate-type (Eastern Mediterranean).
Emilio Saccani authored and co-authored more than 100 abstracts presented at national and interanational meetings and 82 scientific papers published on peer-reviewed Journals indexed by ISI-JCR.
Main fund raising
- 1990-2006: Several participations in research projects funded by Università degli Studi di Ferrara.
- 2006 to present: Principal Investigator (PI) of research projects funded by Università degli Studi di Ferrara.
- 1990 to present: Several participations in PRIN (Progetti Di Ricerca di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale) projects (and former equivalent projects: COFIN, etc).
