Cristina Corradin, who contributes to the project RESources in Coastal groundwater Under hydroclimatic Extremes (RESCUE), funded by Water 4 All and co-funded by the European Union, successfully defended her PhD thesis last week at the University of Trieste (UNITS), titled ‘Hydrogeological Model of the Venetian-Friulian Plain and North Adriatic: Assessing Onshore Dynamics and Offshore Availability.’
Cristina, whose PhD was co-funded by the University of Trieste (UNITS), the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics – OGS) and the University of Malta (UM) , developed a preliminary test area and workflow during her PhD that will now be implemented in the RESCUE Project. Her research focused on the investigation into onshore and offshore fresh groundwater (OFG) in a limited sector of the northeastern Northern Adriatic Basin. She will now join the research team of the RESCUE Project to expand the study area and refine the methodologies for investigating OFG presence across the entire Northern Adriatic Basin.
The 36-month long Project, which began in March 2024 and ends in February 2027, is led by UNITS, and as well as OGS, includes partners Ruden AS, University of Derby (UoD) and the University of Malta.
RESCUE’s objective is to build knowledge on deep coastal onshore aquifers, as well as offshore aquifers with low salinity in European coastal waters, in order to evaluate the potential of freshwater resources and help guarantee the steady provision of water to the general populace and industry during times of hydroclimatic extremes.
Above: extracts from the PhD presentation
