GROWN IN THE BLUE: NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR KNOWLEDGE AND CONSERVATION OF MEDITERRANEAN REEFS
Thank you for your support!
The 13th International Symposium on Fossil Algae has the patronage of the Società Geologica Italiana and Società Paleontologica Italiana, and of the International Fossil Coral and Reef Society. Moreover, we are grateful to the International Association of Sedimentologists for a sponsorship in the framework of the IAS sponsored conference initiative.
Here the 3rd Circular for the IFAA 2024 conference. Final details, deadlines and organisation: http://cresciblureef.unimib.it/wp-content/uploads/sites/122/2024/05/3rd_Circular_IFAA24.pdf
Fill your registration form here:
Registration will open May 1st 2024
Registration form for Italian residents: CLICK HERE
Registration form for NON Italian residents: CLICK HERE
Here the 2nd Circular for the IFAA 2024 conference. Details for the venue in La Castella (KR, Italy), deadlines and organisation: http://cresciblureef.unimib.it/wp-content/uploads/sites/122/2024/03/2nd_Circular_IFAA24.pdf
If you are interested in the IFAA 2024 pre-registration, please fill this form and send it to professor Daniela Basso (daniela.basso@unimib.it)
http://cresciblureef.unimib.it/wp-content/uploads/sites/122/2024/03/Pre-registration-form.pdf
The 13th International Symposium on Fossil algae of the IFAA presentation is here:
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In Milan, for the first time, two important academic institution (Università Milano-Bicocca and Politecnico di Milano) are teaming together to host the Oceano aMICO2 event. This is a divulgative event on CO2 reduction strategies centered around the Ocean. The theme is extremely relevant and the strategies discussed may shape the new mitigation of current climate change scenarios.
In the flyer you will find the link to subscribe to the event.
The initiative is open to everyone including school teachers, students and curious!
The initiative will be in Italian
here’s the link to follow the event remotely: https://politecnicomilano.webex.com/politecnicomilano-it/j.php?MTID=m911d89fd218eb8f543beb71d232e2195
The CresciBlu team was in Wien for the EGU 2023 conference! During this time we have presented some of our work so far and shared our results with the huge and welcoming European Geological community! It was a blast!
Everybody was in Milano-Bicocca for the work-in-progress meeting of the CBR project. Extremely happy and satisfied for all the work! Stay tuned for the next updates!
People from Left to Right, First Row: Prof. Marco Bertolino (UniGe), Prof. Daniela Basso (Unimib, project leader), Prof. Antonietta Rosso (UniCT), Prof. Rossana Sanfilippo (UniCT), Dr. Valentina Bracchi (Unimib), Dr. Pietro Bazzicalupo (Unimib).
Second Row: Ada Bandi (UniGe), Prof. Alessandra Savini (Unimib), Dr. Alessandro Gallo (UniCal), Prof. Adriano Guido (UniCal), Dr. Antonio Lagudi (UniCal), Dr. Mara Cipriani (UniCal), Gemma Donato (UniCT), Prof. Fabio Bruno (UniCal).
During the coring operation, high stability is required due to the brittleness of the coralligenous samples. In order to reach this stability, the ROV has to be firmly anchored to the reef surface. Hence, we designed an ad hoc anchoring system by testing different types of screw: the common ones used for wood, self-drilling screws, and finally drill bits commonly used for concrete and metals. The first two options failed because an excessive axial force was needed and the resulting thread was not able to withstand enough pulling force. Instead, the last option seemed to be the best since it allows easier penetration in the material. Then, a specifically designed test rig was used to find the current consumption and the axial thrust required to penetrate in the coralligenous sample.
However, drill bits alone are not sufficient to assure vertical force resistance so we are going to mate them with a rubber expansion sleeve. Once the holes are made, a mechanism is going to move up just the tip of the screws that is opportunely constrained to it by a sphere on the top. Hence, each rubber sleeve is going to be compressed and will expand providing sufficient grip with the sidewalls of the holes.
Specific tests already validated such a system but we cannot wait to try it underwater!
