FABIO TRIPPETTA

Fundamentals of Geology (Bachelor's in Geographical Sciences for Environment and Health 9 CFU - I Semester)
Start: October 1, 2025
Schedule:
Monday and Wednesday from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM (Classroom D)
Recommended Textbook: Capire la Terra (Zanichelli)
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Reservoir Geology for Energy Resource Storage (Master's in Exploration Geology 6 CFU - I Semester)
Start: September 29, 2025
Schedule:
Monday from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM (Classroom 10)
Wednesday from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM (Classroom 5)
Recommended Textbook: Reservoir Geomechanics (Cambridge University Press)
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Brittle Structural Geology Module I (Bachelor's in Geological Sciences 6 CFU - I Semester)
Start: September 29, 2025 - End: November 5, 2025
Schedule:
Monday from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM (Classroom 5)
Wednesday from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (Classroom 12)
Recommended Textbook: Structural Geology (Zanichelli)
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For individual courses, lecture slides are also available on the Sapienza Moodle e-learning platform, which will be uploaded during the course of the lectures.
The planned mode for examinations is in-person.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My research activity is essentially aimed at the study of rock mechanics, with particular focus on: 1. conditions leading to the nucleation of earthquakes, 2. the consequent variations in the physical-mechanical characteristics of the involved lithologies during the entire seismic cycle, and 3. the variation of the physical properties of rocks in the presence of fluids.
TECHNIQUES

• Structural Geological Survey
• Triaxial and Uniaxial Deformation Tests
• Acoustic Emission recording during sample deformation (micro-earthquakes)
• Permeability tests and velocity measurements at high confining pressures using pressure vessels
• Ultrasonic velocity measurements and seismic anisotropy measurements
• Fracture density analysis using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM and feSEM)
• Well log analysis

STUDY AREAS
Central Italy, in particular the Apennines, Umbria, Lazio, and Tuscany; Iran; Mars