Catalogo dei Corsi di studio

Caterina DE VITO, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Roma La Sapienza , P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy, Tel. +39064463731, FAX +39064454729, e-mail caterina.devito@uniroma1.it.

Education and career

Laurea (degree+MSc, 07.05.1998) in Geological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome,
Research fellowship (CNR, l Istituto di Geoscienze e Georisorse) Rome (1999)
PhD in Earth Sciences (2002), Department of Earth Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome,
Research fellowship (1999), at the Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome Research fellowship (/02/2002 -31/01/2004) at the Department of Earth Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome,
Research fellowship (CNR, l Istituto di Geoscienze e Georisorse) Rome (1/04/2004 -30/06/2004)
Research fellowship (1/01/2005-31/12/2006 Department of Earth Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome
Research fellowship (dal 1/08/2007-al 31/08/2009) at the Department of Earth Sciences
1 November 2010 2021 researcher, Department of Earth Sciences, University La Sapienza ,
1 November present Associate Professor Department of Earth Sciences, University La Sapienza Rome

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY
The main topics are:
Mineralogical, petrographic and geochemical characterization of materials used in Cultural Heritage: metal artefacts, ceramics, marble.
Carbon dioxide sequestration via mineral carbonation in aqueous solution
Mineralogy, petrology and geochemistry of granitic pegmatites belonging to NYF- LCT and Mixed geochemical families
Characterization of rare mineral species, particularly Nb-Ta oxides, emerald, tourmaline, beryl, using optical and electron microscopy (OM-SEM), electron microprobe analysis (EMPA), X-ray diffraction (XRD)

Keywords: Cultural Heritage material, Carbon dioxide, Nesquehonite, Hydrated Mg-carbonates, CO2 long-term sequestration, Pegmatitic rocks, pegmatitic bearing-minerals.
TEACHING
Professor of Minerali metallici e gemme: uso e provenienza
Laboratory of stone materials (2010 present, Faculty of Sciences)

Tutor/cotutor of 5 PhD students

ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Member off the editorial board of Scientific Reports (from 2119, may)
Section Editor of ARCHAEOMETRY and CULTURAL HERITAGE - Periodico di Mineralogia

REVIEWING activity
Reviewer for many scientific journals: American Mineralogist, The Canadian Mineralogist, Mineralogical Magazine, Geological magazine, Energies, Mineralogy and Petrology, Archaeometry, Applied Clay Science, Ore Geology Review, Scientific Reports.

AWARDS
Caterina De Vito resulted to be among The Best Professors of the Faculty of Sciences for the academic year 2012-2013
Caterina De Vito resulted to be among The Best Professors of the Faculty of Sciences for the academic year 2016-2017

INSTITUTIONAL COMMITMENTS
-Member of the Senate of Sapienza, University of Rome, Italy (from November 2016-to October 2020)
-Member of Sciences Faculty

SELECTED ARTICLES
SELECTED ARTICLES

TOPIC 1 - CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN CARBONATE MINERALS AND TOXIC METALS REMEDIATION
Mignardi S, Archilletti L., Medeghini L., De Vito C. (2020). Valorization of eggshell Biowaste for Sustainable environmental Remediation. Scientific Reports 10, Article number 2436. IF = 4.011,
Ballirano P, De Vito C, Mignardi S, Ferrini V (2013) Phase transitions in the Mg-CO2-H2O system and the thermal decomposition of dypingite, Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 5H2O: Implications for geosequestration of carbon dioxide. Chemical Geology 340, 59-67. IF = 3.482
Mignardi S, De Vito C, Ferrini V, Martin RF (2011) The efficiency of CO2 sequestration via carbonate mineralization with simulated wastewaters of high salinity. Journal of Hazardous Materials 191, 49-55. IF = 4.173
Ballirano P, De Vito C, Ferrini V, Mignardi S (2010) The thermal behaviour and structural stability of nesquehonite, MgCO3 3H2O, evaluated by in situ laboratory parallel-beam X-ray powder diffraction: New constraints on CO2 sequestration within minerals. Journal of Hazardous Materials 178, 522-528. IF = 3.723
Ferrini V, De Vito C, Mignardi S (2009) Synthesis of nesquehonite by reaction of gaseous CO2 with Mg chloride solution: Its potential role in the sequestration of carbon dioxide. Journal of Hazardous Materials 168, 832-837. IF = 4.144

TOPIC 2- METALLIC ARTIFACTS CHARACTERIZATION
Martina B., Cognigni F., Nigro L., Rossi M., de Caro T., De Vito C. (2022). A comprehensive strategy for exploring corrosion in iron-based artefacts through advanced Multiscale X-ray Microscopy. Scientific Reports in press.
Di Fazio M., Felici A.C., Catalli F., María Doménech Carbó M.T., De Vito C., Doménech-Carbò A.(2020). Solid-state electrochemical characterization of emissions and authorities producing Roman brass coins. Microchemical Journal 152, 104306. IF= 3.206
Di Fazio M., Felici A.C., Catalli F., De Vito C. (2019). Microstructure and chemical composition of Roman orichalcum coins emitted after the monetary reform of Augustus (23 B.C.). Scientific Reports 9, Article number 12668. IF = 4.011
Fabrizi L., Di Turo F., Medeghini L., Di Fazio M., Catalli F., De Vito C. (2019)The application of non-destructive techniques for the study of corrosion patinas of ten Roman silver coins: The case of the medieval Grosso Romanino. Microchemical Journal 145, 419-427. IF= 3.206
Domènech-Carbò M.T., Di Turo F., Montoya N., Catalli F, Domènech-Carbò, A., De Vito C. (2018). FIB-FESEM and EMPA results on Antoninianus silver coins for manufacturing and corrosion processes. Scientific Reports, 8, Article number 10676. IF = 4.011

TOPIC 3- CERAMICS AND BUILDING MATERIALS
Fabrizi F., Cappella F., Spagnoli F., Nigro L., Niveau-De-Villedary A.M., López Sánchez N., Di Bella L., De Vito C. (2022) Mineralogy and microfossils as key drivers for the characterization of the Phoenician Red Slip Ware from Cádiz (Andalusia, Spain). Microchemical Journal 174, 07054
De Vito C., Medeghini L., Mignardi S, Coletti F., Contino A. (2017). Roman glazed inkwells from the Nuovo Mercato di Testaccio (Rome, Italy): production technology. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 37(4), pp. 1779-1788. IF = 2.933
De Vito C, Medeghini L., Mignardi S, Ballirano P., Peyronel L., (2015). Technological fingerprints of the Early Bronze Age clay figurines from Tell Mardikh-Ebla (Syria). Journal of the European Ceramic Society 35, 3743-3754. IF= 2,933
De Vito C, Medeghini L, Mignardi S, Orlandi D, Nigro L, Spagnoli F, Lottici PP, Bersani D (2014) Technological fingerprints of Black-Gloss Ware from Motya (Western Sicily, Italy). Applied Clay Science 88-89, 202-213. IF = 2,467
Medeghini L., Fayek M., Mignardi S., Coletti F., Contino A., De Vito C (2020). A provenance study of Roman lead-glazed ceramics using lead isotopes and secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). Microchemical Journal 54, 104519. - IF= 3.206
Medeghini L, Ferrini V., Di Nanni F., D'Uva F., Mignardi S, De Vito C. (2019) Ceramic pipes of the Roman aqueduct from Raiano village (L Aquila, Italy): A technological study. Construction and Building Materials 218, 618-627. IF=4.046
De Vito C, Medeghini L, Garruto S, Coletti F, De Luca I, Mignardi S (2018) Medieval glazed ceramic from Caesar s Forum (Rome, Italy): Production technology. Ceramics International 44, 5055-5062. IF = 3.450

TOPIC 4- PEGMATITE AND ITS MINERALOGY:
Aurisicchio C., Conte A.M., Medeghini L., Ottolini L., De Vito C. (2018). Major and trace element geochemistry of emerald from several deposits. Implications for genetic models and classification schemes. Ore Geology Reviews, 94, 351-366. IF = 3.387
Martin R. F. & De Vito C. (2014).The late-stage miniflood of Ca in granitic pegmatites: an open-system acid-reflux model involving plagioclase in the exocontact. The Canadian Mineralogist, 543, 2027-2048. IF=0.988
De Vito C, Pezzotta F, Ferrini V., Aurisicchio C. (2006) Nb Ti Ta oxides in the gem-mineralized and hybrid Anjanabonoina granitic pegmatite, central Madagascar: a record of magmatic and postmagmatic events. The Canadian Mineralogist 44, 87-103. IF=1.187
Martin R.F & De Vito C. (2005) The patterns of enrichment in felsic pegmatites ultimately depend on tectonic setting. The Canadian Mineralogist, 543, 2027-2048. IF=1.259
TOPIC 5- OTHERS TOPICS
Gyomlai T., Fayek M., Ferrini V., Mignardi S., De Vito C. (2022). Complex iron and sulphate reducing Cretaceous sedimentary system revealed by extreme isotope values. Terra Nova in press.
Ferrini V, Fayek M, De Vito C, Mignardi S, Pignatti J (2010) Extreme sulphur isotope fractionation in the deep Cretaceous biosphere. Journal of the Geological Society 167, 1009-1018. IF = 3.312