MARCO CAPODIVACCA






CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION
"Laurea" in Geological Sciences, December 9th 1998, University of Padova, Italy.
Thesis subject: Response of Benthic Foraminifera Assemblages to Climatic Changes of the last 3My. Supervisor: Dr. D. Rio, University of Padova.
Geological survey subthesis: Geological mapping of the area Mt. Precastio - Mt. Garzon ( Central South Eastern Lessini Mountains- NE Italy). Supervisor: R. Sedea, University of Padova.
Global Positioning System Course, Este (Padova), April-June 1999. Held by Dr. A. Caporali, Dept. of Geology, University of Padova, Italy.
Master in Geography with a Concentration in Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing, currently enrolled, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan.

EXPERIENCE
Consultant for Tele Atlas within the "Street Network Survey Project STN99", May 1999 to October 1999.
Consultant for Tele Atlas within the "Street Network Survey Project ITASN", November 1999 to December 1999.
GA position as GESC 108 and GEOL 160 lab instructor at the Department of Geography and Geology, EMU, Winter 2001 semester.
Scientist team member within "An Ecological Assessment of Invasive and Aggressive Plant Species in Coastal Wetland of the Laurentian Great Lakes: A Combined Field-Based and Remote-Sensing Approach" U.S. EPA Research Plan, July 23 to August 31, 2001.
For more information on the project visit:
http://www.epa.gov/nerlesd1/land-sci/wetlands.htm


ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Languages: speaking, writing and reading proficiency in Italian and English. Basics of French.
Computer: experience with Windows operating system. Advanced word processing skills with Microsoft Windows, Word, and Works. Good experience with Microsoft Excel and Power Point, Esri ArcView 3.2a and ArcInfo 8.0x, ERDAS Image 8.4, Golden Software's Surfer 7.0. Basics of AutoCAD, and MapInfo.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
American Geophysical Union

ABSTRACT
M.S. Poli and M. Capodivacca (1998) - Late Pliocene-Pleistocene Benthic Foraminifera Assemblages from the Bermuda Rise (ODP Leg172, Site1063). ODP Leg172 2nd Post Cruise Meeting, Sept. 1998, Padova (Italy).

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Lab work: wide experience in processing and preparing geologic samples to perform specific types of analyses.
Environmental guide: seasonal employment inside the regional Park of the Euganean Hills (Padova, Italy) as specialist in geology and natural environment.
Museum guide: periodic employment at the geo-paleontologic museum of the Euganean Hills (Cinto Euganeo, PD, Italy), and at the museum-castle of S. Martino della Vaneza as expert of local geology and History.


Remote Sensing Project

Geologic Survey

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