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CURRICULUM VITAE CLAUDIA BELVISO PERSONAL DATA Name: Claudia Surname: Belviso Nationality: Italian Place and date of birth: Potenza, Italy,10February,1972 Address: CNR-IMAA, c/da S. Loja, Tito Scalo (PZ), Basilicata, Italy Telephone number/Fax: +390971427224/+390971427222 E-mail: [email protected] EDUCATION PhD in Mineralogy at the University of Bari, Italy Thesis on ‘Zeolite synthesis in polluted soils treated with coal fly ash and their role on heavy metals stabilization’ Professional qualification as a Geologist Degree in Geology at the University of Basilicata , Italy SPECIAL COURSES AND TRAININGS ASYS: Aipea School for Young Scientists – Bari, Italy International Summer School on Structure determination from Powder Diffraction Data – Villigen, Switzerland 2° Course on Micro morphology and Mineralogy of soil – Napoli, Italy X-ray diffraction course on polycrystalline material – Martina franca (Taranto), Italy 1° Course on Infrared Spectroscopy. INFN – National Institute of Nuclear Physics – Frascati, Italy Master on Exploration and Production of Hydrocarbon CAREER Researcher at CNR – IMAA, from March 2011 Research Assistant at CNR – IMAA, from November 2008 Research Assistant at CNR – IMAA, from May 2004 to November 2005 Collaboration contract with CNR – IMAA, form July 2001 to April 2004 1 RESEARCH PROFILE Her scientific activity has concerned research topics in the field of Mineralogy and Geochemistry as well as Environmental Pollution and the relation between Environmental Pollution and Human Health. Her research activity has dealt with the following topics: Development and application of X-rays diffraction methodologies for mineralogical analysis Synthesis in situ of zeolites from fused coal fly ash for heavy metals stabilisation in polluted soils; Development of physico-chemical processes for the remediation of metal-polluted soils and water RESEARCH PROJECTS She takes part in many national and international projects with scientific and institutional partners TEACHING ACTIVITIES Teaching at IX AISA Course “X-ray Diffraction of clay sediments: qualitative and quantitative analysis” – 2008 Teaching at VIII AISA Course “X-ray Diffraction of clay sediments: qualitative and quantitative analysis” - 2006 Teaching at VII AISA Course “X-ray diffraction of clay sediments: qualitative and quantitative analysis” - 2004 SEMINARS AND INVITED LECTURES Invited lecture at BIT's 2nd Annual International Symposium of Clean Coal Technology 2013 (CCT2013), September 26-28, 2013, Xi’an, China Invited lecture at 2nd Annual World Congress of Nano-S&T (Nano S&T-2012), September 26-28, 2013, Qingdao, China. Invited lecture at Dhaka 2012 International Environmentalist Forum, October 4-5, 2012, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Invited lecture at Montreal 2012 International Biomedical Forum, September 27-28,Montreal, Canada. Invited lecture at EPS 2012 Hong Kong International Forum on Agriculture, May 10-11, 20122, Hong Kong. Invited lecture at 2nd Annual World Congress of Bioenergy-2012 (WCBE-2012) April 25-28, 2012, Xi’an, China. Invited lecture at 2012 International Conference on Geology of Mineral Deposits March 20-24 2012, Ulan-Ude, Russia. Invited lecture at International Conference on Environmental Security for Food and Health Vivchananda Kendra, Cape Comarin, Tamil Nadu, India, February 16-18, 2012. Invited lecture at Montreal International Engineering Forum 2012 Montreal, Quebec, Canada, February 9-10, 2012. Invited lecture at EPS Global International Forum of Analytical Science January 17-18, 2012, Bangkok, Thailand. Invited lecture at 2012 Hong Kong International Forum on Plastic and Cosmetic Medicine January 1314, 2012, Hong Kong. 2 Invited lecture at International Conference on Nanotechnological Medicine December 3-4, 2011, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Invited lecture at Montreal International Biochemistry & Biophysics Forum November 3-4, 2011, Montreal. Invited lecture at BIT’s Annaul World Congress of Nano – S & T – a Dedicated Event for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Professionals, October 23-26, 2011, Dalian, China. Invited lecture at EPS Nanjing International Forum on Pharmaceutical, Nutraceutical and Biotechnology, September 20th--22th, 2011, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. Invited lecture at Second International Conference on Recycling and Reuse of Materials (ICRM – 2011), 5-7 August 2011, Kottayam, Kerala, India Invited lecture at EPS International Laboratory Medicine Forum April 17th-18th, 2011, Yangzhou, China. Invited lecture at EPS Yangzhou International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing, April 17th--18th, 2011, Yangzhou, China. Invited lecture at EPS Global International Low-Carbon Energy Forum, 26-27 November 2010 – Jiangyin, Jiangsu, China. Invited lecture at “Synthesis of geopolimers and fly ash at low temperature”, 2010, University of Napoli, OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES “DUST 2014 International Conference on Atmospheric Dust”, Castellaneta Marina – Italy, June 1-6 2014 - Secretary “The 2013 International Conference on Kinematics, Mechanics of Rigid Bodies, and Materials (KINEMATICS 2013)”, Jakarta, Indonesia, 2 - 4 November 2013 - Member of the Scientific Committee “GEOMED2011 – 4Th International Conference on Medical Geology”, Bari, Italy, 20-25 September 2011 - Secretary - Member of the Scientific Committee - Member of the Conference Organizing Committee “Micro et Nano Scientiæ Mare Magnum” - XIV International Clay Conference, Castellaneta Marina – Italy, 14-20 June 2008. - Member of the Conference Organizing Committee Convener of the session“Zeolites & Clays: Environmental & Medical Uses” during the GEOMED 2011 – 4th International Conference on Medical Geology (Bari, Italy 20-25 settembre 2011) Convener della sessione “Clays & Zeolites: Environmental & Medical Uses” al Congresso Internazionale 2012 Sino-European Symposium on Environment and Health (SESEH 2012) - Galway, Ireland, August 20 - 25, 2012 Referee of the following International Scientific Journals: - Adsorption Science and Technology - African Journal of Agriculture Research - African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 3 - Chemical Industry & Chemical Engineering Quaterly (Chem Ind. Chem. Eng. Q.) - Clay Minerals - Desalination and Water Treatment - Environmental Science and Pollution Research - European Journal of Mineralogy - Fresenius Environmental Bulletin - Fuel - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research - Journal of Environmental Management - Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Journal Hazardous Materials - Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry - Materials - Mineralogical Magazine - New Journal of Glass and Ceramics - Research on Chemical Intermediates - Science of Total Environment - Springer Plus - The Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering - Ultrasonic - Ultrasonic Sonochemistry - Water, Air & Soil Pollution Advisor of the Academy of Science for Developing world (TWAS) Editorial Board Member of the following international journals: New Journal of Glass and Ceramics Agricultural Segment Material Sciences and Engineering Progress Member of the following International and National Associations: Associazione Italiana per lo Studio delle Argille onlus (AISA), Association Internazionale pourl’Etude des Argiles (AIPEA),International Medical Geology Association (IMGA), Italian Association of Crystallograohy, Italian Group Of Geopolymers, Italian Geological Society Awards - Special Mention for the Environment Premio ITWIIN2013 PATENT Title: Synthesis of zeolites from fly ash Inventors: Belviso Claudia, Cavalcante Francesco, Fiore Saverio Assignees: Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche No.: US 8,435,487 B2 Date of application: May 7, 2013 EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES Title: Geological And Medical Sciences For A Safer Environment - 4th International Conference on Medical Geology GeoMed2011 Editors: Claudia Belviso, Saverio Fiore, & Maria Luigia Giannossi - ISBN 978-88-7522-041-9 4 Year: 2011 Title: 14th International Clay Conference Micro et Nano Scientiæ Mare Magnum - Book of Abstracts volume I: oral sessions Editors Saverio Fiore, Claudia Belviso & Maria Luigia Giannossi - ISBN 978-88-7522-027-3 Year: 2009 Title: 14th International Clay Conference Micro et Nano Scientiæ Mare Magnum - Book of Abstracts volume II: poster sessions Editors Saverio Fiore, Claudia Belviso & Maria Luigia Giannossi - ISBN 978-88-7522-027-3 Year: 2009 PUBLICATIONS Peer reviewed journals Claudia Belviso*, Francesco Cavalcante, Spartaco Di Gennaro, Antonio Lettino, Achille Palma, Pietro Ragone, Saverio Fiore, 2014. Removal of Mn from aqueous solution using fly ash and its hydrothermal synthetic zeolite. Journal of Environmental Management, 137, 16-22. Francesco Cavalcante, Claudia Belviso, Giuseppe Piccarreta, Saverio Fiore, 2014. Grain-size control on the rare earth elements distribution in the late diagenesis of Cretaceous shales from the Southern Apennines (Italy). Journal of Chemistry, 11 pp. Claudia Belviso*, Francesco Cavalcante, Antonio Lettino, Saverio Fiore, 2013. A and X type zeolite synthesized from kaolinite at low temperature. Applied Clay Science,80-81, 162-168. Claudia Belviso*, Francesco Cavalcante, Saverio Fiore, 2013. Ultrasonic waves induce rapid zeolite synthesis in a seawater solution. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 20, 32-36. Iolanda Pulice, Paola Di Leo, Gaetano Robustelli, Fabio Scarciglia, Francesco Cavalcante, Claudia Belviso, 2013. Control of climate and local topography on dynamic evolution of badland from southern Italy (Calabria). Catena, 109, 83-95. Antonio Lanorte, Claudia Belviso, Rosa Lasaponare, Francesco Cavalcante, Fortunato De Santis,Angelo Aromando, 2013. Satellite time series and in situ data analysis for assessing landslide susceptibility after forest fire: preliminary results focusing the case study of Pisticci (Matera, Italy). In: Computational Science andIts Applications – ICCSA 2013. 13th International Conference – Proceedings, Part II. Francesco Cavalcante, Claudia Belviso, Giuseppe Piccarreta, Saverio Fiore, 2013. Grain-size control on the rare earth elements distribution in the late diagenesis of Cretaceous shales from the Southern Apennines (Italy). Journal of Chemistry. In press Claudia Belviso*, Francesco Cavalcante, F. Javier Huertas, Antonio Lettino, Pietro Ragone, Saverio Fiore, 2012. The crystallisation of zeolite (X and A-type) from fly ash at 25 °C in artificial sea water. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 162, 115-121. Claudia Belviso*, Francesco Cavalcante, Pietro Ragone, Saverio Fiore, 2012. Immobilization of Zn and Pb in polluted soil by in-situ crystallization zeolites from fly ash. Water Air and Soil Pollution, 223, 5357-5364. Simone Pascucci, Claudia Belviso, Rosa Maria Cavalli, Angelo Palombo, Stefano Pignatti, Federico Santini, 2012. Using imaging spectroscopy to map red mud dust waste: the Podgorica Aluminium Complex case study. Remote Sensing Of Environment, 123, 139-154. Francesco Cavalcante, Claudia Belviso, Salvatore Laurita, Giacomo Prosser, 2012. P-T constraints from phyllosilicates of the Liguride Complex of the Pollino area (Southern Apennines, Italy): geological inferences. Ofioliti, 37 (2), 65-75 5 Claudia Belviso*, Francesco Cavalcante, Antonio Lettino & Saverio Fiore, 2011. Effects of ultrasonic treatment on zeolite synthesized from coal fly ash. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 18, 661-668. Francesco Cavalcante, Claudia Belviso, Mario Bentivenga, Saverio Fiore, Giacomo Prosser, 2011. Occurrence of palygorskite and sepiolite in upper Paleocene - middle Eocene marine deep sediments of the Lagonegro Basin (southern Apennines - Italy): paleoenvironmental and provenance inferences. Sedimentary Geology, 233, 42-52. Luca Medici, Jessica Bellanova, Claudia Belviso, Francesco Cavalcante, Antonio Lettino, Pietro Pasquale Ragone, Saverio Fiore, 2011. Trace metals speciation in sediments of the Basento River (Italy). Applied Clay Science, 53, 414-442. Francesco Perri, Francesco Muto, Claudia Belviso, 2011. Links between composition and provenance of Mesozoic siliciclastic sediments from Western Calabria (Southern Italy). Italian Journal of Geosciences, 130, 318-326. Claudia Belviso*, Francesco Cavalcante, Pietro Ragone, Saverio Fiore, 2010. Immobilization of Ni by synthesising zeolite at low temperatures in a polluted soil. Chemosphere, 78, 1172-1176. Claudia Belviso*, Francesco Cavalcante, Saverio Fiore, 2010. Synthesis of zeolite from Italian coal fly ash. Differences in crystallization temperature using seawater instead of distilled water. Waste Management, 30, 839-847. S. Pascucci, C. Belviso, R.M. Cavalli, G. Laneve, A. Misurovic, C. Perrino and S. Pignatti, 2009. Red mud soil contamination near an urban settlement analyzed by airborne hyperspectral remote sensing. IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Date: JUL 12-17, 2009 Cape Town SOUTH AFRICA, Source: 2009 IEEE INTERNATIONAL GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING SYMPOSIUM, v 1-5, 3273-3276. Reviewed journals with ISSN Claudia Belviso*, Francesco Cavalcante, Antonio Lettino, Saverio Fiore, 2010. Zeolite synthesised from fused coal fly ash at low temperature using seawater for crystallization. Coal Combustion and Gasification Products, 1, 8-13, ISSN: 1946-0198. Francesco Cavalcante, Claudia Belviso, Felice Finizio, 2011. La successione delle “Argille Varicolori” di calanche (Campomaggiore, Basilicata): una finestra sul cretaceo. Geologia dell’Ambiente (SIGEA) 2, 93-103. ISSN: 1591-5352 Monogaphy Francesco Cavalcante, Claudia Belviso, Felice Finizio, Antonio Lettino & Saverio Fiore, 2009. Carta Geologica dell’area del Pollino (Basilicata): nuovi dati geologici, mineralogici e petrografico. S. Fiore ed., pp. 36 Book chapters Claudia Belviso, Simone Pascucci, Francesco Cavalcante, Angelo Palombo, Stefano Pignatti, Tiziana Simoniello and Saverio Fiore, 2011. Multi-technique application for waste material detection and soil remediation strategies: the red mud dust and fly ash case studies. In: “Soil Contamination”. In “Soil Contamination” published by InTech Open Access Publisher and edited by Simone Pascucci. ISBN: 978-953-307-647-8 Francesca Sogliano, Claudia Belviso, Saverio Fiore, Donato Perniola, 2010. Analisi archeometriche su alcuni reperti ceramici dallo scavo di Jure Vetere (S. Giovanni in Fiore – CS). Contributo allo studio delle modalità di produzione e circolazione di manufatti. In: “Il Dialogo dei Saperi. Metodologie Integrate per i Beni Culturali”. Tomo I. A cura di: D’Andria F., Malfitano D., Masini N., Scarrozzi G. (pp. 311-336). ISBN 978-88-495-1911-2 6 Claudia Belviso, Francesco Cavalcante, Saverio Fiore, Antonio Lettino, 2007. Caratterizzazione minero-petrografica dei materiali lapidei del monastero di Jure Vetere: modalità di impiego e provenienza. In: “Jure Vetere – Ricerche Archeologiche nella prima fondazione monastica di Gioacchino da Fiore (Scavi 2001-2005)”, Fonseca C.D., Roubis D., Sogliani F. (pp. 341-351). ISBN 978-88-498-1845-1. Catanzaro: Rubettino (Italy). Francesco Cavalcante & Claudia Belviso, 2005. Trattamenti e metodi di preparazione di materiali argillosi per l’analisi diffrattometrica. In: Analisi di materiali argillosi per diffrazione di raggi X e microscopia elettronica a scansione. Teoria e applicazioni. Argilla e Minerali delle Argille, vol. V, p. 125-159, ISBN 88-7522-005-0 CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS Francesco Cavalcante, Claudia Belviso, Saverio Fiore (2012). Transformation of smectite in I/S mixed layers: Solid-State Transformation or Dissolution-Crystallization? Preliminary data. 86° Congresso Nazionale della Società Geologica Italiana, Arcavacata di Rende (CS), 18-20 Settembre 2012. Rendiconti ondine Soc. Geol. It., Vol. 21, 206-208. Francesco Perri, Francesco Muto, Claudia Belviso (2012). Chemical-mineralogical and geological features of siliciclastic deposits from Mesozoic succession (western Calabria, Southern Italy): regional implications. 86° Congresso Nazionale della Società Geologica Italiana, Arcavacata di Rende (CS), 18-20 Settembre 2012. Rendiconti ondine Soc. Geol. It., Vol. 21, 195-197. Iolanda Pulice, Paola Di Leo, Gaetano Robustelli, Fabio Scarciglia, Francesco Cavalcante, Claudia Belviso, 2011. Weathering in Pleistocene Badlands from Ionian Calabria, Southern Italy. Il Quaternario- Italian Journal of Quaternary Sciencess, 24, 123-125. Claudia Belviso, 2010. Zeolite synthesized in polluted soils treated with fly ash. The role of the synthetic mineral in heavy metal mobilization. Plinius, 36, 64-68. ISSN-1972-1366. Claudia Belviso*, Francesco Cavalcante, Antonio Lettino, Saverio Fiore, 2010. Zeolite synthesised from fused coal fly ash at low temperature using seawater for crystallization. Ash At Work Salvatore Laurita, Francesco Cavalcante, Claudia Belviso & Giacomo Prosser, 2009. The Liguride complex of the Pollino area (Southern Apennines): tectonic setting and preliminary mineralogical data. GIGS - Società Geologica Italiana , 25-29 febbraio, Udine. Rendiconti ondine Soc. Geol. It., Vol. 2 (2009), 1-3. Belviso C.*, Cavalcante F., Fiore S., Lettino A., 2008. Zeolite synthesised from coal fly ash at low temperature with sea water: preliminary data. 84° Congresso Nazionale Società Geologica Italiana – 15-17 settembre, Sassari. Rendiconti ondine Soc. Geol. It., Vol. (2008). RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS International Conferences 2014 Claudia Belviso, Elisabetta Agostinelli, Sandra Belviso, Francesco Cavalcante, Simone Pascucci, Davide Peddis, Gaspare Varvaro, Saverio Fiore (2014). Synthesis of magnetic zeolite at low temperature using waste materials mixture: fly ash and red mud. 4th International Conference Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management, 2-5 September, Crete, Greek. 7 2013 Claudia Belviso*, Achille Palma, Pietro Ragone, Saverio Fiore (2013). Controlled synthesis of zeolites at low tempature from mixed samples of fly ash and kaolinite. Pittcon 2013, 17-21 March, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Claudia Belviso*, Francesco Cavalcante, Antonio Lettino, Simone Pascucci, Stefano Pignatti & Saverio Fiore (2013). Synthesis of zeolite from waste materials at low temperature: preliminary data. 17th International Zeolite Conference, 7-12 Jul 2013, Moscow, Russi. Francesco Cavalcante, Claudia Belviso, Laura Stabile, Michele Savino, Francesco Vitelli, Fortunato De Santis, Antonio Lanorte, Rosa Lasaponara (2013). Satellite time series and in situ data analysis for assessing land slide susceptibility after forest fire: The case study of Pisticci 2012 fire. European Geoscience Union General Assembly (EGU), 7-12 April, Vienna (Austria). Belviso Claudia, Cavalcante Francesco, Dumontet Stefano, Huertas F. Javier, Krovacek Karel, Lettino Antonio, Pasquale Vincenzo, Ragone Pietro P., and Fiore Saverio (2013). Integrated methods for assessing health potential risk and benefits of clay sediments. A case study. Conference of the International Medical Geology Association, 25–29 August, Arlington, Virginia, USA. Antonio Lanorte, Claudia Belviso, Angelo Aromando, Francesco Cavalcante, Fortunato Desantis, Rosa Lasaponara (2013). Satellite time series and in situ data analysis for assessing landslide susceptibility after forest fire: preliminary results focusing the case study of Pisticci (Matera, Italy). The 2013 International Conference on Computational Science and its Applications (ICCSA 2013). June 24-27, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Cesarano M., Bish D.L., Cappelletti P., Calcaterra D., Belviso Claudia, Cavalcante F., Fiore S., De Vita P., Langella A., de Gennaro M. (2013). Understanding slope instability mechanisms through mineralogical characterization: the case history of Termini-Nerano (Southern Italy) slow-moving landslide. XV International Clay Conference, 7-11 July, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Claudia Belviso, Francesco Cavalcante, F. Javier Huertas, Luca Medici, Achille Palma, Piero Ragone, and Saverio Fiore (2013). Trace elements mobility in the clay fraction of marine sediments. Annual Meeting Clay Mineral Society, 6-10 October, Illinois, USA. 2012 Claudia Belviso*, Francesco Cavalcante, Achille Palma, Pietro Ragone, Saverio Fiore (2012). Application of zeolite synthesized from fly ash for the removal of Pb and Mn. The 2012 SinoEuropean Symposium on Environment and Health (SESEH 2012), 20-25 August, Galway, Ireland. Claudia Belviso*, Spartaco Di Gennaro, Achille Palma, Pietro Ragone, Saverio Fiore (2012). Application of zeolite synthesized from fly ash for the removal of Mn from aqueous solution. 9th International Symposium on Environmental Geochemistry, 15th– 21 th July, Aveiro,Portugal.. Claudia Belviso*, Francesco Cavalcante, Antonio Lettino, Pietro Ragone, Saverio Fiore (2012). Zeolite formation in a lead (Pb) polluted soil treated with fly ash snd its implication in the environmental remediation. The 2nd International Conference on Competitive Materials and Technology Processes, 8-12 October, Miskolc-Lillafured, Hungary. Claudia Belviso*, Francesco Cavalcante, Antonio Lettino & Saverio Fiore (2012). Synthesis of well crystallized a-type zeolite from mixed sample of fly ash and kaolinite. 6th Mid-European Clay Conference – MECC 2012, September 4 - 9, 2012 in Pruhonice, near Prague, Czech Republic. Claudia Belviso*, Francesco Cavalcante, Pietro Ragone, Saverio Fiore (2012). Immobilization of Zn and Pb in polluted soil by synthetic zeolite. emc2012-European Mineralogical Conference, 2-6 September 2012, Frankfurt, Germany. 2011 Claudia Belviso, Achille Palma, Pietro Ragone, Saverio Fiore (2011). Application of zeolite synthesized from fly ash for the removal of Pb. 4th International Conference on Medical Geology – GEOMED2011, 20-25 September, Bari, Italy. Laura Scrano, Claudia Belviso, Filomena Lelario, Saverio Fiore, Sabino A. Bufo (2011). Water purification by using different organoclay complexes. 4th International Conference on Medical Geology – GEOMED2011, 20-25 September, Bari, Italy. 8 Claudia Belviso*, Francesco Cavalcante, Saverio Fiore (2011). Zeolites synthesized from kaolinite at low temperatures. Euroclay 2011, 26 June – 1July, Antalya, Turkey. 2010 Claudia Belviso*, Francesco Cavalcante, Saverio Fiore, F. Javier Huertas (2010). Synthesis of zeolite x from fly ash at 25 °C by using seawater. the role of cations in crystallization. 20th General Meeting of IMA, 21-27 August, Budapest, Hungary. L. Scrano, S. Chiola, C. Belviso, F. Lelario, S. Fiore, S.A. Bufo (2010). Adsorption of hydrophobic organic compounds onto a geosorbent material. 2010 SEA-CSSJ-CMS Trilateral Meeting on Clays, 611 June, Madris-Seville, Spain. Claudia Belviso*, Francesco Cavalcante, Antonio Lettino, Saverio Fiore (2010). Effects of ultrasonic waves on zeolite synthesis from coal fly ash. SEGH 2010 - Environmental Quality and Human Health, June 27 – July 2, Galway, Ireland. 2009 Claudia Belviso*, Francesco Cavalcante, Piero Ragone, Saverio Fiore (2009). Immobilization of hexvalent chromium or zinc by zeolite synthetised at low temperature in polluted soil. In: S. Fiore, C. Belviso and M.L. Giannossi (Editors). Micro et Nano: Sciantiæ Mare Magnum, vol II 14th Int. Clay Conf., Castellaneta M., Italy. Digilabs s.a.s., Bari, Italy, pp. 693. Claudia Belviso, Francesco Cavalcante, Antonio Lettino, Luca Medici, Pietro Pasquale Ragone, Saverio Fiore (2009). Chemical speciation and mineral phases in sediments of the Basento River (Basilicata, Italy). In: S. Fiore, C. Belviso and M.L. Giannossi (Editors). Micro et Nano: Sciantiæ Mare Magnum, vol II 14th Int. Clay Conf., Castellaneta M., Italy. Digilabs s.a.s., Bari, Italy, pp. 693. Claudia Belviso, Francesco Cavalcante, Antonio Lettino, Luca Medici, Pietro Pasquale Ragone, Saverio Fiore (2009). Trace elements in fluvial sediments and in near-sediment waters of the Basento River (Basilicata, Italy). In: S. Fiore, C. Belviso and M.L. Giannossi (Editors). Micro et Nano: Sciantiæ Mare Magnum, vol II 14th Int. Clay Conf., Castellaneta M., Italy. Digilabs s.a.s., Bari, Italy, pp. 693. S. El Hankari, L. scrano, C. Belviso, F. Lelario, S. Fiore, S.A. Bufo (2009). Water purification from organic pollutants by using micelle-clay systems. In: S. Fiore, C. Belviso and M.L. Giannossi (Editors). Micro et Nano: Sciantiæ Mare Magnum, vol II 14th Int. Clay Conf., Castellaneta M., Italy. Digilabs s.a.s., Bari, Italy, pp. 693. Francesco Perri, Francesco Muto, Claudia Belviso (2009). The mesozoic siliciclastic deposits from western Calabria (Southern Apennines): mineralogical and geological implications. In: S. Fiore, C. Belviso and M.L. Giannossi (Editors). Micro et Nano: Sciantiæ Mare Magnum, vol II 14th Int. Clay Conf., Castellaneta M., Italy. Digilabs s.a.s., Bari, Italy, pp. 693. Medici L., Belviso C., Fiore S. (2009). X-ray diffraction as a tool for quantitative phase analysis. European Geoscience Union General Assembly, 19-24 Aprile, Vienna (Austria). Pascucci S., Belviso C., Cavalli R.S., La neve G., Misurovic A., Perrino C., Pignatti S. (2009). Red mud soil contamination near an urban settlement analyzed by airborne hyperspectral remote sensing 2009 IEEE – International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium – 12-17 July, Cape Town, South Africa. 2008 Belviso C.*, Cavalcante F., Fiore S., Lettino A. (2008). The zeolites synthesised in contaminated soil treated with coal fly ash. What is their role?. The 33rd International Geological Congress – Agosto 614, Oslo (Norvegia). 9 2007 Belviso C.*, Cavalcante F., Fiore S., Lettino A. (2007). Synthesis of geopolymers and zeolites from coal fly ash hydrothermally at low temperatures. Potential utilization to the reduce amount of heavy metals in contaminated areas. Euroclay 2007 – Luglio 22-27, Aveiro (Portogallo). Cavalcante F., Belviso C., Bentivenga M., Fiore S.,. Prosser G., Matturro G (2007). Occurence of Palygorskite and Sepiolite in Eocene marine deep sediments of southern Apennines (Italy): paleoenvairomental and provenance inferences. Euroclay 2007 – Luglio 22-27, Aveiro (Portogallo). Fiore S., Belviso C., Bonelli G., Cavalcante F., Giordano F., Perniola D., Ragone P., Bochicchio, A., Giancristiano F., Lettino A., Medici L. and Pignatti S. (2007). Mineralogical risk evaluation induced by naturally occurring asbestos in Basilicata (southern Italy). Euroclay 2007 – Luglio 22-27, Aveiro (Portogallo). Belviso C., Cavalcante F., Fiore S., Di Gennaro A., Medici L., Palma A. and Ragone P. (2007). Distribution and speciation of metals in a polluted site of Basilicata (Southern Italy). Euroclay 2007 – Luglio 22-27, Aveiro (Portogallo). Belviso C.*, Cavalcante F., Fiore S. (2007). A comparative study using sea and distilled water to synthesize zeolite from coal fly ash hydrothermally at low temperatures. 44th Annual Meeting of the Clay Minerals Society June 2-7, Santa Fe, New Mexico (USA). Belviso C.*, Cavalcante F., Fiore S. (2007). Synthesis of zeolites from coal fly ash by hydrothermal process with salt and distilled water. Potential utilization to the reduce amount of heavy metals in contaminated area. European Geoscience Union General Assembly, 15-20 Aprile, Vienna (Austria). Satriani A., Loperte A., Simoniello T., D’Emilio M., Belviso C., Lapenna V. (2007). A multidisciplinary approach for studying the forest riserve of Metapontum (southern Italy) affected by salt water intrusion phenomena. European Geoscience Union General Assembly, 15-20 Aprile, Vienna (Austria). Lapenna V., C. Belviso, R. Coppola, M. D'Emilio, M. Lanfredi, M. Liberti, A. Loperte, M. Macchiato, A. Satriani, and T. Simoniello (2007). Integration of in-situ and remote sensing techniques for studying salinization phenomena in coastal areas. 14th Symposium on environmental pollution and its impact on life in the mediterranean region with focus on environment and health, Seville – Spagna. Belviso C., Cavalcante F., Fiore S., Di Gennaro A., Medici L., Palma A. and Ragone P. (2007). Distribution and speciation of metals in a polluted site of Basilicata (Southern Italy). TraceSpec, 4-7 September, Munster, Germany. 2006 Bellanova J., Belviso C., Cavalcante F., Fiore S., Medici L., Palma A., Ragone, P. (2006). Trace elements speciations in fluvial sediments of Basento River, Basilicata.6th International Symposium on Speciation in Biological, Enviromental and Toxicological Science. 21-25 June, Białowieża – POLAND. Medici, L., Bellanova, J., Belviso C., Cavalcante, F., Fiore, S., Ragone, P. (2006). Toxic elements in sediments from Basento River (Southern Italy). Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry SETAC Europe 16th Annual Meeting, 7-11 May 2006. The Hague, The Nertherlands. 2005 F. Cavalcante , C. Belviso, M. Bentivenga M., Fiore S., Matturro G. & Prosser G. (2005). First occurrence of Palygorskite and Sepiolite in Cretaceous-Miocene marine deep sediments (Southern Apennines – Italy): Geological Inferences. 13th International AIPEA Clay Conference Claysphere: Past, Present and Future – August 21-27 2005 Tokyo (Japan). 10 National Conferences 2013 Claudia Belviso*, Francesco Cavalcante, Spartaco Di Gennaro, Achille Palma, Pietro Ragone, Saverio Fiore (2013). Leaching elements behaviour of zeolite synthesised from fly ash. XVII National Congress of Catalysis GIC 2013 and XI National Congress of Zeolites Science and Technology, 15 - 18 September 2013, Riccione, Italy. 2012 Francesco Cavalcante, Claudia Belviso, Saverio Fiore (2012). Transformation of smectite in I/S mixed layers: Solid-State Transformation or Dissolution-Crystallization? Preliminary data. 86° Congresso Nazionale della Società Geologica Italiana, Arcavacata di Rende (CS), 18-20 Settembre 2012. Francesco Perri, Francesco Muto, Claudia Belviso (2012). Chemical-mineralogical and geological features of siliciclastic deposits from Mesozoic succession (western Calabria, Southern Italy): regional implications. 86° Congresso Nazionale della Società Geologica Italiana, Arcavacata di Rende (CS), 18-20 Settembre 2012. 2010 Claudia Belviso, Francesco Cavalcante, Felice Finizio (2010). La successione delle “argille varicolori” di calanche (Campomaggiore, Basilicata): una finestra sul Cretaceo. Il Patrimonio Geologico: una risorsa da proteggere e valorizzare. 29 e 30 aprile 2010 Sasso di Castalda – Potenza (Italia). 2009 L. Scrano, F. Lelario, C. Belviso, M. Tummolo, S. Chiola, S. Fiore, S.A. Bufo (2009). Utilizzo di sistemi micellari per il risanamento di acque contaminate. XXVII Convegno Nazionale della Società Italiana di Chimica Agraria, 15-18 Settembre, Matera (Italia). 2007 Belviso C.*, Cavalcante F., Fiore S., Lettino A. (2007). Synthesis of geopolymers and zeolites from coal fly ash at low temperatures: a comparative study using sea and distilled water. Geoitalia 2007 – 12-14 Settembre, Rimini (Italia). Belviso C., Cavalcante F., Fiore S., Di Gennaro A., Medici L., Palma A. and Ragone P. (2007). Distribution and speciation of metals in a polluted site of Basilicata (Southern Italy). Geoitalia 2007 – 12-14 Settembre, Rimini (Italia). Fiore S., Belviso C., Monelli G., Cavalcante F., Giordano F., Perniola D., Ragone P., Bochicchio, A., Giancristiano F., Lettino A., Medici L. and Pignatti S. (2007). Mineralogical risk evaluation induced by naturally occurring asbestos in Basilicata (southern Italy). Geoitalia 2007 – 12-14 Settembre, Rimini (Italia). Belviso, C., Bochicchio, A., Bonelli, G., Cavalcante, F., Fiore, S., Giancristiano, F., Giordano, F., Lettino, A., Medici, L., Perniola, D., Ragone, P.P., Vignola, N. (2007) L’amianto nelle matrici ambientali al confine calabro-lucano. “Anfiboli fibrosi: nuove problematiche relative al rischio ambientale e sanitario” – Roma, 27-28 aprile 2007. 2002 D. Di Bucci, C. Belviso, F. Borraccini, M. De Donatis, G. De Luca, S.I.Giano, S. Marcucci & S. Mazzoli (2002). The Active extensional fault system of high Agri Valley, Souther Apennines, Italy. 11 81° Riunione Estiva S.G.I. – Sessione : Cinematica cenozoica e recente del sistema Alpino/Appennino – settembre 2002 Torin. 12