Roberto Davoli
Doctoral candidate
I am a PhD student since 2022 within the The Marie Sklodowska-Curie European Training Network “Innovative Multi-disciplinary European Research training network on VolcanoEs” (MSCA-ETN IMPROVE), funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme. My research focuses on the evolution of permeability in Krafla’s geothermal field and associated seismo-acoustic patterns. Before my PhD I obtained a BSc in Geological Sciences at Sapienza University of Rome, and two MSc degrees from the University of Granada, the first one in Geophysics and Meteorology (specialization in Geophysics) and the second in Geology Applied to Mineral and Energy Resources (specialization in Energy Resources).
Research Interests
I am interested in understanding the evolution of permeability and changes in the petrophysical properties of soils and rocks caused by hydrothermal alteration, and the effect on fluid flow patterns. Furthermore, I am interested in understanding the changes in the local stress field and seismic patterns caused by fluid injection in the Krafla geothermal field.
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Evolution of permeability in Krafla’s geothermal field and associated seismoacoustic patterns
This project focuses on the Krafla volcanic system in Iceland and it consists in mainly laboratory-based experiments to shed light on the evolution of permeable structures with respect to ongoing alteration in Krafla’s hot geothermal field as well as geophysical signals associated with this evolution. The physico-chemical and textural characterization of rocks comprising Krafla’s shallow subsurface structure is a fundamental part of this project and that is why we will conduct this on samples from field surveys as well as drill cuttings. Samples with varying overall permeability will then be analysed for their seismo-acoustic (AE) pattern once subjected to volatile flux in order to understand subsurface volatile movement, its associated geophysical signals and its evolution in time.