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ANTONIO GALGARO

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Position

Professore Associato

Structure

Dipartimento di Geoscienze

Address

VIA G. GRADENIGO, 6 - PADOVA

Telephone

0498279123

E-mail

antonio.galgaro@unipd.it

Associated Professor in Geophysics
Degree in Geoscience
Phd in Engineering Geology

- Teacher in charge of the courses "Geothermics” and “Energy and Sustainability in the XXI Century”, University of Padua (Italy)
- Vice-director of the Energy Research Center “Levi Cases”, University of Padua-Italy
- Head of the 3D Photography and Thermal Analysis laboratories at the Dept.of Geosciences
- Director of the European Center of Excellence in Geothermics – South Europe Section
- Member of European Geothermal Energy Council
- Member of Steering Committee of the European Geothermal Panel – Bruxelles
- Member of the UGI (Italian Geothermal Union)
- Member of Italian National Thermo-technical Commission UNI GL608: Standard regulation GSHP
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the Center of Geomatics - University of Padua (Italy)
- Associated Researcher at the National Research Council – Italy, IGG- Pisa (Italy)
- Lecturer at the permanent training course “Planners of geothermal plants” Genoa University
- Invited Professor at the Course “Application of Geophysical exploration to groundwater research” Asmara 02/2006. State of Eritrea, Ministry of Land Water and Environment (WRD). United Nations.
- Author of over 200 scientific papers published on national and international journals
- Tutor of over 50 Master and Bechelor degree thesis
- Tutor of over 25 grant and junior research fellowships
- Tutor of 9 Phd’s
- Member to the Geoscience PHD scientific board of the Padova University
- Core member of the DEEP-U EU Project “Deep U-tube heat exchanger breakthrough: combining laser and cryogenics gas for geothermal energy exploitation” 2022 – 2025.
- Scientific Co-coordinator UE Project 2018-2023 H2020-LCE-2019-2023 GEO4CIVHIC “Most Easy, Efficient and Low Cost Geothermal Systems for Retrofitting Civil and Historical Buildings”, and WP leader of University of Padua Unit WP1 “Barriers& gaps, holistic solution sand modelling for different levels of renovation;
- Scientific Co-coordinator UE Project 2015-2019 H2020-LCE-2014-2020 CHEAP-GSHPS “Cheap And Efficient Application Of Reliable Ground Source Heat Exchangers And Pumps”;
- Scientific Responsible and partner of various national projects (PNRR, PRIN, MISE, MUR)

Notices

Research Projects:

- Scientific Co-coordinator UE Project 2015-2018 H2020-LCE-2014-2020 CHEAP-GSHPS “Cheap And Efficient Application Of Reliable Ground Source Heat Exchangers And Pumps”; and WP leader of University of Padua Unit WP1 “Geological mapping, climatic data and energy requirements“.
- Scientific Coordinator of the Project FACE 2015-2018 “Rational use of groundwater for the purpose of Air conditioning of buildings: preparation of technical tools and scientific mapping support to the authorities and aim to protection of water resources and its sustainable exploitation”. Founded by Veneto Region (Italy)
- Scientific Coordinator of the Project (2015-2016)-"Definition of the early warning thresholds of the “Busa del Cristo” landslide phenomenon in the municipality of Perarolo di Cadore (Belluno-Italy) ) ", founded by Veneto Region, Dept. of Soil and Forests Defense, Italy.
- Scientific Coordinator of the Padua University Research Project 2014-2016 - prot. CPDA144544, Hydro-mechanical properties variation due to Thermal stress on Clayey materials.
Scientific Coordinator of the Research Project 2014-2015 European founded Project (FSE) Veneto Region (Italy) on the “Seasonal underground thermal energy storage in solar-assisted geothermal plants”.
- Coordinator of Project Working package “Low enthalpy geothermal potential” National Project “Vigor – Evaluation Of Geothermal Potential Of South Italy)” National Research Council – Italian Minister Of Economic Development (2011-2014)
- Scientific Coordinator of the Italian National Research Council Project 2013-2015, founded by Gargano National Natural Park – Italian Ministry of the Environment “Feasibility analyses of a solar assisted geothermal storage system for the National Gargano Park Head office”
- Scientific co-coordinator of the Project Geoterm (2015-2016) “Thermal Energy Storage in Trento province (Italy), voted to map the regional geothermal potential. founded by Energy Agency of Trento province (Italy)
- Partecipant to the Padua University Research Unit PRINProject (Research Program of Relevant National Interest- Italy) 2013-2016. “Dynamics of morphoclimatic Systems in response to global changes and geomorphological risks induced“
- Scientific Coordinator of the Research project 2014 “COGET”: Geo-mechanical properties changes on clay sediments induced by Borehole heat exchangers (BHE) thermal stress. Founded by Venice Province (Italy)
- Scientific Coordinator of the Research project 2013 “GEOTREV”: geothermal uses in the Treviso province”, aim to analyze and map the territorial geothermal potential. founded by Treviso Province. (Italy)
- Coordinator of WP "Laboratory testing" Excellence Project University of Padua-CARIPARO Foundation 2009-2013 "SMILAND" “Study of precursors of landslides in rock by fiber optic system;
- Scientific Coordinator of the Research project 2012 “AGAVE”: Analyses of geotechnical effects related to thermal stress on clay sediments of Venice Lagoon area”. founded by Venice Province. (Italy)
- Scientific Coordinator of the STRIGE Project – Veneto Region – Regional Environmental protection Agency, 2009-2011 “Rational uses of geothermal resourses in Veneto region, ITALY” - Evaluation of regional deep and shallow geothermal assessment and suggest the best uses voted to energy and heat production.
- Scientific Coordinator Research Project 2010-2011 European founded Project (FSE) – Veneto Region “Thermal energy in the Geothermal Euganean Basin – Italy”.

Teachings

Publications

Thesis proposals

Deep closed loop ground heat exchanger for environmental friendly power production
Feasibility of geothermal deep closed loop solutions for power production in volcanic areas

Underground thermal energy storage
Ground thermal energy storage laboratory test on prototype device coupled with numerical modeling, by using PCM, diatomite and thermally enhanced cements

Fiber optic application in order to detect aquifers parameters
Active Fiber optic Systems applied for hydrogeological on-site characterization

Ground thermal properties by neural networks om well-log datasets
Developed a AI method to indirectly evaluation of thermal conductivity and geothermal information by geophysical logs performed on existing Oil and Gas wells

Applications of nondestructive diagnostic techniques for geothermal purposes
Characterization of the thermo-physical-mechanical properties of rock materials by non-destructive methods (i.e. infrared thermocamera, ultrasounds, optical scanner…)

Subsurface urban heat island (SUHI)
Evaluation of Urban heat island
Analyses of atmospheric and anthropogenic thermal footprint dataset in metropolitan and rural areas in order to develop a multi-scale mitigation approach thanks to geothermal ground source heat pump systems exploitation.

Innovative deep geothermal drilling
Thermal effects of laser beam and cryogenic gas on different type of rocks to be analyzed by petrographic and geophysical techniques