{"id":2,"date":"2015-04-08T09:07:42","date_gmt":"2015-04-08T09:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.unipi.it\/andrea_columbu\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-09-17T22:35:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T20:35:06","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.unipi.it\/andrea_columbu\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring ancient times through rocks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Le stalagmiti sono ottimi archivi di informazioni sul clima del passato<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ciao! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sono un geologo che si occupa principalmente di ricostruzioni paleoclimatiche<\/strong> tramite depositi carbonatici. Il mio interesse scientifico primario \u00e8 comprendere come il clima dell’area Mediterranea (e non solo) risponda a variazioni climatiche globali. Studio inoltre il ruolo del clima nell’evoluzione umana, sia in ambito preistorico che storico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Al momento (2024) sono impegnato nel progetto ERC-Synergy LAST NEANDERTHALS<\/strong>, che ha come obbiettivo l\u2019elaborazione di una teoria esauriente riguardo la scomparsa dell\u2019uomo di Neanderthal. Dirigo anche una unit\u00e0 di ricerca del progetto PRIN-PNRR PROMETHEUS<\/strong>, che mira a ricostruire la frequenza di incendi boschivi naturali nel recente passato geologico e quale sia il ruolo del clima a riguardo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qui i miei articoli: https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Andrea-Columbu-2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presso in Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra dell’Universit\u00e0 di Pisa sono titolare del corso Paleoclimatologia Isotopica<\/strong> e codocente per i corsi Paleoclimatologia Generale<\/strong> e Laboratorio di Paleoclimatologia<\/strong>. Nel brench UniPi a Tashkent (Uzbekistan) insegno Introductory Geology –<\/strong>\u00a0Exogenous Processes<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Geochemistry<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Per tesi, informazioni, curiosit\u00e0: andrea.columbu@unipi.it <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hello!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am a geologist primarily focused on paleoclimate reconstructions<\/strong> through carbonate deposits. My main scientific interest is understanding how the climate of the Mediterranean area (and beyond) responds to global climate variations. I also study the role of climate in human evolution, both in prehistoric and historical contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently (2024), I am involved in the ERC-Synergy LAST NEANDERTHALS<\/strong> project, which aims to develop a comprehensive theory regarding the disappearance of Neanderthals. I also lead a research unit in the PRIN-PNRR PROMETHEUS<\/strong> project, which aims to reconstruct the frequency of natural wildfires in the recent geological past and the role of climate in this context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are my articles: https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Andrea-Columbu-2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the Department of Earth Sciences of the University of Pisa, I teach\u00a0Isotopic Paleoclimatology\u00a0and I am co-lecturer for\u00a0General Paleoclimatology<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Laboratory of Paleoclimatology<\/strong>. At the UniPi branch in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) I teach\u00a0Introductory Geology –<\/strong>\u00a0Exogenous Processes<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Geochemistry<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For thesis, information, or inquiries: andrea.columbu@unipi.it<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Grotta di ghiaccio in Austria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cercando grotte costiere in Sardegna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Grotta di Stiffe in Abruzzo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Missione in Sicilia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Missione in Grecia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Con gli studenti in Islanda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Con gli studenti in Islanda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cercando grotte costiere in Cilento<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Con gli studenti in Spagna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
In esplorazione In Sardegna.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ciao! Sono un geologo che si occupa principalmente di ricostruzioni paleoclimatiche tramite depositi carbonatici. Il mio interesse scientifico primario \u00e8…<\/p>\n

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