Curriculum Vitae
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione di Roma 2, Department Member
CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr GIUSEPPE DI CAPUA
Institute: Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia
Address: via di Vigna Murata, 605 - 00143, Rome (Italy)
Phone: 0039 06 51860806; E-mail: giuseppe.dicapua@ingv.it
Nationality: Italian
Place and Date of Birth: Castellammare di Stabia, Napoli (Italy), 21 September 1969
Education
1995: Degree in Geological Sciences. University of Rome La Sapienza (Italy). Final Mark: 108 out of 110.
Fields of experience
Engineering geology, applied geology, seismic microzoning, seismic hazard, geoethics.
Research experiences
2003-2016: Technologist at the INGV-Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (National Institute of
Geophysics and Volcanology, Rome - Italy).
2000-2003: Researcher at the INGV-Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (National Institute of
Geophysics and Volcanology, Rome - Italy), GNDT-Gruppo Nazionale per la Difesa dai Terremoti (National
Group for the Defense against Earthquakes).
1998-1999: Researcher at the CNR-Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (National Council of Researches),
GNDT-Gruppo Nazionale per la Difesa dai Terremoti (National Group for the Defense against Earthquakes).
Participation in research projects
Task Leader "Ethics Guidelines for Research Infrastructures" of the European Project ENVRI-Plus: WorkPackage 13 "Developing an Ethical Framework for Research Infrastructures" (2015-2019).
Manager of the Seismological Projects of the INGV-Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia for the Italian
Civil Protection Department (2012-2015)
Scientific coordinator of the INGV Research Unit in the project on the seismic microzonation - Level 1 of the
Isernia Province, funded by the Molise Region (2013-2016).
MIUR-FIRB Abruzzo "Indagini ad alta risoluzione per la stima della pericolosità e del rischio sismico nelle
aree colpite dal terremoto del 6 aprile 2009" (2012-2015).
Scientific coordinator of the INGV Research Unit for the seismic microzonation study of Canazei, Trento
(Italy) (2012-2013).
Project INGV-S2, funded by Italian Civil Protection Department: "Constraining Observations into Seismic
Hazard" (2012-2013).
Scientific coordinator of the INGV Research Unit of the EUCENTRE project "Valutazione del rischio sismico
italiano a scala territoriale" (Italian seismic risk assessment at a territorial scale) (2009-2012).
Scientific coordinator of the )NGV Research Unit of the European Project R)SKNAT - Security management of
transboundary mountain areas: seismic microzonation of Sant'Agata Fossili village (Alessandria - Italy)
(2009-2011).
Manager of the SEE-GeoForm Project: "Site Effect Evaluation - Geological Form". Italian seismic risk
assessment at territorial scale. WebGIS and Website of seismic hazard data at regional and local scale (20082014).
Scientific coordinator of the Memorandum of Understanding between INGV and CNR (National Research
Council) on "Technical and scientific collaboration on monumental buildings struck by the April 6, 2009
earthquake" (2009-2010).
Scientific coordinator of the Task 2 "Geological and Geotechnical Catalogue of ITACA sites" of the Project
INGV-S4 project, funded by the Italian Civil Protection Department: Italian Strong Motion Database" (20072009).
Scientific coordinator of the IAPG Research Unit "Topographic amplification effects observed on the
monumental heritage" of the RELUIS (Network of University Laboratories of Seismic Engineering) Project:
"Definition and development of data archives for risk assessment and emergency management" (2007-2008).
Scientific coordinator of the Geological group of the Research Unit 4 of the RELUIS (Network of University
Laboratories of Seismic Engineering) Project: "Definition and development of data archives for risk
assessment and emergency management" (2005-2008).
European Project Interreg III C NOÈ "Heritage and natural risk prevention". Teaching activity in Universities
and in training courses for technicians on seismic hazard (2006-2007).
SAVE Project: Updated tools for the seismic vulnerability of architectural heritage and urban systems .
Studies for the implementation of seismic vulnerability with geological data. Local effects assessment aimed
to the constructions of damage scenarios (2003-2005).
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INGV-S project, funded by the )talian Civil Protection Department: Scenari di scuotimento e di danno attesi
in aree di interesse prioritario e/o strategico (Shaking and exptected damages scenarios in priority and/or
strategic areas) (2002-2004).
Other research activities
Geological study for seismic risk assessment of the archaeological area of the Foro Romano-Palatino (Rome),
in collaboration with MiBAC (Ministero dei Beni e Attività Culturali - Ministry of Arts and Culture) and
University of Genoa – Italy (2011).
Development of geological forms aimed at the local seismic hazard assessment for strategic and monumental
buildings, historical centres and archaeological sites, in collaboration with the Polytechnic of Milan (20092011).
Member of the Team GEER Membro del Team GEER (Geo-Engineering Extreme Events) for the April 6th,
2009 L'Aquila earthquake:
http://research.eerc.berkeley.edu/projects/GEER/GEER_Post%20EQ%20Reports/Italy_2009/Cover_Italy20
09_Rev.html) (2009).
Member of the emergency team for preliminary surveys of co-seismic effects and damages to buildings in the
epicentral area of the 2002 Molise earthquake, for the INGV-Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia
(2002-2003).
Research activity on local effects and development of methodologies for seismic microzonation, aimed to
seismic risk mitigation of Southern Italy, with the INGV-Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (2001).
Development of databases for seismic hazard assessment and emergency management, for the CNR-GNDT
(Gruppo Nazionale per la Difesa dai Terremoti-National Group of Defense Against Earthquakes) (1999-2000).
Technical activities
Member of the Working Group of the Molise Region for the technical assessment about the seismic risk of
strategic buildings and infrastructures (2007-2011).
Teaching activities
2006-2007: Teaching activity within the European Project Interreg III C NOÈ: Training course for technicians
of historical and artistic buildings, about seismic damage surveys on cultural heritage .
Reviews
Geological Society of America Special Publication "Geoscience for the Public Good and Global Development:
Toward a Sustainable Future" (2015).
Lyell Collection of the Geological Society of London, Book "Geoethics: the Role and Responsibility of
Geoscientists" (2014-2015).
Elsevier Book "Geoethics, Ethical Challenges and Case Studies in Earth Sciences" (2014).
Springer Book "Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 7" (2014).
ISI Journal: Annals of Geophysics (2012 and 2014).
ISI Journal: Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering (2013).
ISI Journal: Disaster Advances (2012).
ISI Journal: Earthquake Spectra, professional journal of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)
(2009).
Lectures, keynotes and invited speeches
Invited speech, titled "Geoethics applied to Engineering Geology", at the First Colloquium on Geoethics in
Peru organized by the Peruvian Geological Society, 12 October 2015, Lima (Peru).
Invited Speech on behalf of the IAPG, titled "Geoethics and the IAPG Network", at the 38th EuroGeoSurveys
General Meeting, 24 marzo 2015, Brussels (Belgium).
Lecture at the Geological Survey of Canada - Logan Club, titled The L’Aquila earthquake-case and the
importance of Geoethics , 10 May 2013, Ottawa (Canada).
Invited Speech at the seminar "La pericolosità sismica del territorio Seismic hazard of the territory ,
March 2011, Rome (Italy).
: pericolosità sismica della zona di L’Aquila" (The
Invited Speech, titled "L’evento sismico del aprile
April 6, 2009 seismic event: seismic hazard of L'Aquila), at the Workshop of the European Project RiskNat
"Experiences from the L'Aquila earthquake", 23 September 2010, Turin (Italy).
Invited Speech at the seminar "La Microzonazione sismica: come, con quali metodi e strumenti, secondo quali
indicazioni normative The seismic microzoning: how, with which methods, tools, and norms), 26 October
2006, Rome (Italy).
Invited Speech at the seminar "Risposta sismica locale, effetti co-sismici e microzonazione sismica Local
seismic response, co-seismic effects and seismic microzoning), 2005, Rome (Italy).
Convener and organizer of events in scientific meetings/congresses
Convener of the Symposium "Geoethics: general aspects and case-studies", 35th IGC - International Geological
Congress 2016 (Cape Town, South Africa).
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Convener of the Session 7.3 - Geoethics and natural hazards: communication, education and the sciencepolicy-practice interface , X)) )nternational Congress
of the )AEG – International Association of
Engineering Geology and the Environment (Turin, Italy).
Convener of the Session L Geoethics and Society: Geosciences serving the public , Theme Geopolicy , IX
Forum of Earth Sciences - Geoitalia 2013 (Pisa, Italy).
Organizator of the Final Meeting of the INGV Seismological Projects for the Italian Civil Protection
Department 2013 (Rome, Italy).
Convener of the Session Geoethics and geological culture: the contribution of Earth Sciences to a cultural
renewal of society , Symposium on Ethics, culture and dissemination of Geosciences , VIII Forum of Earth
Sciences - Geoitalia 2011 (Turin, Italy).
Convener of the Session Geoethics: reflections on the cultural and social responsibility of the geologist in the
third millennium , Symposium on Ethics, culture and dissemination of Geosciences , VII Forum of Earth
Sciences – Geoitalia 2009 (Rimini, Italy).
Organizators of the Congresses of the GNDT (Gruppo Nazionale per la Difesa dai Terremoti - National Group
for the Defense against Earthquakes) in 1999, 2002, 2003.
Scientific Committees
Member of the Executive Council of the IAPG – International Association for Promoting Geoethics from 2012.
Member of the Scientific Committee of the 2nd International Conference on Geoparks in Africa & Middle East
(2014).
Member of the Scientific Committee of the I Conference "Prevenzione sismica nei centro storici della Regione
Campania" (Seismic prevention in the historic centres of the Campania Region" (2003).
Membership
Member of the IAPG – International Association for Promoting Geoethics from 2012.
Member of the EGU – European Geosciences Union from 2012.
Member of the SGI – Società Geologica Italiana (Italian Geological Society) from 1995.
Editorial activity
Editor of the Book of the Geological Society of London: Peppoloni S. & Di Capua G. (Eds). Geoethics: the role
and responsibility of geoscientists. 2015, Special Publications, 419. ISBN 978-1-86239-726-2".
Editor of the Special Issue: Peppoloni S. and Di Capua G. Eds . Geoethics and geological culture, Reflections
from the Geoitalia Conference 2011. 2012, Annals of Geophysics, vol. 55, p. 327-505, Roma, INGV Istituto
Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia .
Professional qualifications
Italian Certified Professional Geologist from 1999.
Professional consulting activity (1997-2011)
(for public and private bodies, companies and professional offices)
Seismic Microzonation studies in historic centres, villages and towns.
Geological, geotechnical studies and subsoil investigations for buildings design.
Seismic risk mitigation of monumental buildings and for the design of schools on seismic insulators.
Geomorphological and tecnichal surveys for infrastructures (highways and subways).
Main Publications (books and articles)
Di Capua G., Peppoloni S., Amanti M., Cipolloni C., Conte G. (accepted). Site classification map of Italy based on surface
geology. Paper n. DevEngG. Geological Society Book Developments in Engineering Geology .
Bobrowsky P., Cronin V., Di Capua G., Kieffer S., Peppoloni S. (accepted). The emerging field of geoethics. In: Gundersen L.
(ed.). Scientific Integrity and Ethics: With Applications to the Geosciences. Wiley.
Peppoloni S. & Di Capua G. (2016). Geoethics: Ethical, social, and cultural values in geosciences research, practice, and
education. In: Wessel G. & Greenberg, J. (Eds.). Geoscience for the Public Good and Global Development: Toward a
Sustainable Future. Geological Society of America, Special Paper 520, pp. 17-21, doi: 10.1130/2016.2520(03).
Peppoloni S. & Di Capua G. (Eds) (2015). Geoethics: the Role and Responsibility of Geoscientists. Geological Society, London,
Special Publications, 419. ISBN 978-1-86239-726-2.
Peppoloni S. & Di Capua G. (2015). Introduction. In: Peppoloni S. & Di Capua G. (Eds). Geoethics: the Role and Responsibility
of Geoscientists. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, v. 419, pp. 1-4. doi: 10.1144/SP419.21.
Peppoloni S., Bobrowsky P., Di Capua G. (2015). Geoethics: A Challenge for Research Integrity in Geosciences. pp. 287-294,
doi: 10.1142/9789814632393_0035. In: "Steneck N., Anderson M., Kleinert S., Mayer T. (Eds.). Integrity in the Global
Research Arena, World Scientific".
Peppoloni S. and Di Capua G. (2015). Promoting Geoethics in Society: A New Challenge for Geoscientists. Geospectrum,
American Geosciences Institute (AGI). Spring 2015, 42-44.
Peppoloni S. & Di Capua G. (2014). The meaning of Geoethics. In: Wyss M. and Peppoloni S. (Eds), Geoethics: ethical
challenges and case studies in Earth Science, 450 p., Elsevier, Waltham, Massachusetts, ISBN: 9780127999357.
Di Capua G. & Peppoloni S. (2014). Geoethical aspects in the natural hazards management. In: Lollino, G., Arattano, M.,
Giardino, M., Oliveira, R., Peppoloni, S. (Eds.). Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 7, Education,
Professional Ethics and Public Recognition of Engineering Geology. XVII, 274 p., Springer, ISBN: 978-3-319-09302-4.
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Macedo L., Villacorta S., Vasquez S., Mariño J. & Di Capua G. (2014). Geoethical aspects in the natural hazards management.
pp. 81-83 In: Lollino, G., Arattano, M., Giardino, M., Oliveira, R., Peppoloni, S. (Eds.). Engineering Geology for Society and
Territory - Volume 7, Education, Professional Ethics and Public Recognition of Engineering Geology. XVII, 274 p., Springer,
ISBN: 978-3-319-09302-4.
Pergalani F., Compagnoni M., Di Capua G., Famiani D., Franceschini A., Viganò A. (2014). Seismic Microzonation in a Small
Municipality: The Canazei Case Study (Trentino, N Italy). pp. 1085-1089. In: Lollino G., Manconi A., Guzzetti F., Culshaw M.,
Bobrowsky P., Luino F. (Eds.). Engineering Geology for Society and Territory - Volume 5, Urban Geology, Sustainable
Planning and Landscape Exploitation. XXXV, 1400 p., Springer, ISBN: 978-3-319-09047-4.
Di Capua G., Compagnoni M., Di Giulio G., Marchetti M., Milana G., Peppoloni S., Pergalani F., Sapia V. (2014). The seismic
microzonation of level
of Sant’Agata Fossili Northern )taly based on a multidisciplinary approach. Annals of
Geophysics, 57, 1, S0189; DOI:10.4401/ag-6363.
Peppoloni S. e Di Capua G. (2013). Uno sguardo d'insieme sugli eventi geologici e climatici che caratterizzano l'Olocene
nell'area baltica e mediterranea. Rivista di Cultura Classica e Medioevale. Anno LV/2, Pagine: 341-362 (22), Fabrizio Serra
editore, Pisa – Roma (in Italian).
Barani S., Vanini M., Faccioli E., Paolucci R., Smerzini C., Villani M., Di Capua G., Tarabusi G., Barnaba C., Spallarossa D., Rebez
A., Martelli L., Piccin A., Rosselli S., Peruzza L. (2013). Soil hazard assessment in Italy: site-specific and regional-scale
estimates within the framework of the DPC-INGV S2 2012-2013 Project. Atti del 32° Convegno Gruppo Nazionale
Geofisica della Terra Solida - GNGTS, 19-21 Novembre 2013, Trieste.
Rebez A., Di Capua G., Santulin M. Tamaro A. (2013). Seismic amplification map for some areas in the Northern Italy. Atti del
32° Convegno Gruppo Nazionale Geofisica della Terra Solida - GNGTS, 19-21 Novembre 2013, Trieste
Peppoloni S. & Di Capua G. (Eds) (2012). Geoethics and geological culture. Reflections from the Geoitalia Conference 2011.
Annals of Geophysics, 55, 3.
Peppoloni S. & Di Capua G. (2012). Foreword and Acknowledgements. Annals of Geophysics, vol. 55, p. 331-332, ISSN: 2037416X, DOI: 10.4401/ag-6100.
Peppoloni S. & Di Capua G. (2012). Geoethics and geological culture: awareness, responsibility and challenges. Annals of
Geophysics, vol. 55, p. 335-341, ISSN: 2037-416X, doi: 10.4401/ag-6099.
Peppoloni S. & Di Capua G. (2012). Geological events during the Holocene: an overview for Northern Europe and the
Mediterranean . )n: Tripodi G. (Editor), Iliad and Odyssey in Northern Europe. Proceedings of the 2nd International
Conference – Toija, Finland, July 23-24, 2011. Samperi Editore, Messina. ISBN 978-88-86038-78-2.
Stewart J.P., Lanzo G., Pagliaroli A., Scasserra G., Di Capua G., Peppoloni S., Darragh R. and Gregor N. (2012). Ground motion
recordings from the MW .
L’Aquila earthquake in )taly and their engineering implications. Earthquake Spectra,
Volume 28, No. 1, pp. 317–345. DOI: 10.1193/1.3673621.
Di Capua G., Lanzo G., Pessina V., Peppoloni S., Scasserra G. (2011). The recording stations of the Italian strong motion
network: geological information and site classification. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, vol. 9, pp. 1779–1796, DOI
10.1007/s10518-011-9326-7.
Lanzo G., Tallini M., Milana G., Di Capua G., Del Monaco F., Pagliaroli A., Peppoloni S. (2011). The Aterno Valley strong-motion
array: seismic characterization and determination of subsoil model. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, vol. 9, pp. 1855–
1875, DOI 10.1007/s10518-011-9301-3.
Compagnoni M., Di Capua G., Peppoloni S., Pergalani F. (2009). Valutazione degli effetti sismici locali in siti associati a singoli
edifici: un nuovo strumento schedografico geologico . Bollettino della Società Geologica )taliana, vol.
, n. 1, febbraio
2009, pagg.131-145 (in Italian).
Lanzo G., Di Capua G., Kayen R.E., Kieffer D.S., Button E., Biscontin G., Scasserra G., Tommasi P., Pagliaroli A., Silvestri F.,
d’Onofrio A., Violante C., Simonelli A.L., Puglia R., Mylonakis G., Athanasopoulos G., Vlahakis V., Stewart J.P. (2009),
Seismological and geotechnical aspects of the Mw= . l’Aquila earthquake in central )taly on April
. )nternational
Journal
of
Geoengineering
Case
histories,
Vol.
1,
Issue
4,
p.
206-339
(web
site:
http://casehistories.geoengineer.org/volume/volume1/issue4/IJGCH_1_4_1.pdf).
Di Capua G., Compagnoni M., Curti E., Lemme A., Peppoloni S., Pergalani F., Podestà S. (2007). Correlation between local
amplification effects and damage mechanisms for monumental buildings. Proceeding of the 4th International Conference
on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering. Thessaloniki (Grecia).
Di Capua G., Curti E., Lemme A., Peppoloni S., Podestà S. (2006). Simplified parameters for the evaluation of site effects in the
seismic risk analyses of monuments. Proceedings of First European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and
Seismology. Genève (Switzerland).
Technical reports (in English)
Di Capua G., Peppoloni S., Amanti M., Cipolloni C., Conte G., Monti G.M. (2013). D2.1 Lithoseismic maps at 1:50,000 scale for
priorities areas: test on 066 and 201 CARG sheets. DPC-INGV-S Project Constraining observations into Seismic (azard :
https://sites.google.com/site/ingvdpc2012progettos2/deliverables/2-1.
Di Capua G. and Tarabusi G. (2013 . Po River Banks FE seismo‐stratigraphic models. Annex4 to D4.1 – Site‐specific hazard
assessment in priority areas. D4.1 Site-specific hazard in priority areas. DPC-INGV-S Project Constraining observations
into Seismic (azard : https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B60wsWaPpDL4UEJwNWpYalV2Qkk/edit
Di Capua G. and Tarabusi G.
. Casaglia FE seismo‐stratigraphic models. Annex to D . – Site‐specific hazard
assessment in priority areas. D4.1 Site-specific hazard in priority areas. DPC-INGV-S2 Project Constraining observations
into Seismic (azard : https://docs.google.com/file/d/ B wsWaPpDL c AxOFlLTUFuZjA/edit
Di Capua G. and Tarabusi G.
. Mirandola MO seismo‐stratigraphic models. Annex to D . – Site‐specific hazard
assessment in priority areas. D4.1 Site-specific hazard in priority areas. DPC-INGV-S Project Constraining observations
into Seismic (azard : https://docs.google.com/file/d/ B wsWaPpDL X lZOExLYi lamc/edit
Rebez A., Di Capua G., Santulin M., Tamaro A. (2013). Seismic amplification map for some areas in the Northern Italy. Annex 7
to D4.1 – Site-specific hazard assessment in priority areas. DPC-INGV-S Project Constraining observations into Seismic
(azard : https://docs.google.com/file/d/ B wsWaPpDL U VCeGtrcUJ aU /edit.
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Borgomeo E., Di Capua G. and Peppoloni S. (2010). An overview of earthquake related liquefaction events in Italy.
Miscellanea INGV, n. 06, anno 2010.
Di Capua G. & Lanzo G. (2010). Project S4: Italian Strong Motion Database Delverable D5: Catalogue of geological/
geotechnical information at accelerometric stations (http://esse4.mi.ingv.it/images/stories/deliverable_d5.pdf).
Di Capua G. & Lanzo G. (2010). Project S4: Italian Strong Motion Database – Delverable D10: Revised seismic classification of
the
ITACA
stations,
according
to
the
EC8
and
the
Italian
norms
site
classes
(http://esse4.mi.ingv.it/images/stories/deliverable_d10.pdf).
Stewart J., Di Capua G. et al. (2009). Preliminary Report on the Seismological and Geotechnical Aspects of the April 6 2009
L'Aquila Earthquake in Central Italy (Version 2.0). Report of the National Science Foundation-Sponsored GeoEngineering
Extreme
Events
Reconnaissance
(GEER)
Team
(http://research.eerc.berkeley.edu/projects/GEER/GEER_Post%20EQ%20Reports/Italy_2009/GEER%20report%20v.%
202.pdf).
Di Capua G. & Peppoloni S. (2009). ITACA station classification: EC8 site classification based on 1:100.000 geological map.
Progetto
)NGV
S
Banca
dati
accelerometrici
Task
2
(http://esse4.mi.ingv.it/images/stories/t2_itaca_soilclasses_vers_1_2.pdf).
Di Capua G. & Lanzo G. (2009). Progress report on the ongoing activity for constructing a catalogue of
geological/geotechnical information at accelerometer stations. Progetto )NGV S Banca dati accelerometrici - Task 2,
Deliverable D4 (http://esse4.mi.ingv.it/images/stories/deliverable_d4.pdf).
Di Capua G., Lanzo G., Peppoloni S., Scasserra G. (2009). Definition of the standard format to prepare descriptive monographs
of )TACA stations . Progetto )NGV S
Banca dati accelerometrici
- Task 2, Deliverable D3
(http://esse4.mi.ingv.it/images/stories/deliverable_d3.pdf).
Rome (Italy), 26 February 2016
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