Personale docente

PERSONAL DATA OF SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY CAREERS
- Born in Benetutti (SS) on 31/1/1956; she graduated in Civil Engineering (Hydraulic address) at the Politecnico di Milano, 1979, grade 100/100 and honors;
- Researcher in the Hydraulic sector (H01A) at the Department of Hydraulic, Environmental and Survey Engineering of the Politecnico di Milano from 1/07/1983 to 31/10/1992;
- Associate Professor of Hydraulic Sector (H01A) at the Department of Hydraulic, Environmental and Survey Engineering of the Politecnico di Milano from 1 November 1992 to 31 October 2001;
- Extraordinary Professor of Hydraulic Construction sector (H01B, later ICAR / 02) at the Department of Civil, Environmental, Land and Architecture Engineering (DICATeA) of the University of Parma since 1 November 2001;
- Professor of Hydraulic Construction sector (H01B, later ICAR / 02) at the Department of Civil, Environmental, Land and Architecture Engineering (DICATeA) of the University of Parma since 1 November 2004.
QUALIFICATIONS
Enrolled in the Order of Engineers of the Province of Milan from 1983 to 2007.
Enrolled in the Order of Engineers of Parma since 2007.
ASSOCIATIONS
International Association of Hydraulic Research (IAHR); Italian Hydraulic Group (GII); International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (IAMG).
TEACHING ACTIVITY
A.A. 1983-84 until the A.Y. 1988-89: support activity in the teachings of Hydraulics, Advanced Hydraulics, Fluid Mechanics. Lecturers: proff. Silvio Franzetti, Domenico Zampaglione, Enrico Larcan.
A.A. 1990-91 and 2000-2001: Teaching activity as responsible of the Courses of Hydraulics and Mechanics of Fluids at the Politecnico di Milano.
A.A. from 1994-95 to 2001-02: Substitute lecturer for the Groundwater Hydrology Course for Environmental Engineers at the Milan Polytechnic.
A.A. 1993-94: Lecturer for the Hydraulics Course for students of the Degree Course of Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Brescia.
A.A. from 2001-02 to 2009-10: Responsible of the Hydraulic Structure Course (ICAR / 02) as part of the Degree Course in Civil Engineering of the University of Parma.
A.A. 2001-02: Lecturer for the Hydraulics Course (ICAR/01) for students of the Diploma in Infrastructure Engineering of the University of Parma.
A.A. from 2002-03 to 2007-08: Lecturer of the Hydraulics Course A (ICAR/01) for students of the Degree Course in Environmental and Territorial Engineering of the University of Parma.
A.A. from 2004-05 to 2015-16: Responsible of the Groundwater Hydrology Course for students of the master's degree in Environmental and Territorial Engineering of the University of Parma.
A.A. 2010-11: Responsible of the Hydraulic Infrastructure Course (ICAR / 02) as part of the Degree Course in Civil Engineering of the University of Parma.
A.A. 2011-12 to 2021-22: Responsible of the Hydraulic Infrastructure Course (ICAR / 02) within the Master's Degree Course in Civil Engineering of the University of Parma.
A.A. from 2016-17 to 2021-22: Responsible of the Course of Grondwater Hydrology and Groundwater Protection for students of the master's degree in Civil Engineering.
DOCTORAL THESIS FOLLOWED AS TUTOR
1995: PhD thesis in Hydraulic Engineering: Heterogeneous aquifers subject to uniform recharge: analysis of the flow field, transport and conditioning processes, by Ilaria Butera, Politecnico di Milano.
2005: PhD thesis in Civil Engineering (address "Hydraulic Protection of the Territory"): Study of filtration in embankments in non-stationary regime: comparison between historical and synthetic hydrograms, by Marco Belicchi, University of Parma.
2006: PhD thesis in Civil Engineering (address "Hydraulic Protection of the Territory"): Geostatistical Approach for Solving Inverse problems in Groundwater: Applications and Improvements, by Andrea Zanini, University of Parma.
2010: PhD thesis in Civil Engineering (address "Hydraulic Protection of the Territory"): Characterization of Aquifer Hydraulic Parameters: from Theis to Hydraulic Tomography, by Marco D'Oria, University of Parma.
2012: PhD thesis in Civil Engineering (address "Hydraulic Protection of the Territory"): Experimental study of the transport of pollutants in the sand-box by means of a fluorescent tracer, by Donato Citarella, University of Parma. Years
2016: PhD thesis in Civil Engineering and Architecture (address "Hydraulic Protection of the Territory"): Investigation with numerical models on the hydraulic safety of the embankments appointed for the protection of alluvial plains, by Roberta Lanubile, University of Parma.
2020: PhD thesis in Civil Engineering and Architecture (address "Hydraulic Protection of the Territory"): Advanced techniques for solving groundwater and surface water problems in the context of inverse methods and climate change, by Valeria Todaro, University of Parma; thesis in co-tutorship with prof. J. Jaime Gómez-Hernández, Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain).
ORGANIZATIVE ACTIVITIES
A.A. 1997-98: member of the Permanent Commission of the Degree Course in Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering of the Politecnico di Milano Bovisa.
Member of the DIIAR Department Board, Politecnico di Milano, 2000, 2001.
Member of the Commission for the formulation of a regulation about the release of the permit for extra teaching, Faculty of Engineering (2003), University of Parma.
Member of the Joint Committee of the Faculty of Engineering (years 2003-2010), University of Parma.
Vice Director of the Department of Civil, Environmental, Land and Architecture Engineering from 5 May 2005 to 31 October 2007 .
Member of the DICATeA Department Board, University of Parma, Years 2008-10.
President of the Master's Degree Course in Engineering for the Environment and Territory of the University of Parma, Years 2012-18.
Departmental Delegate for Didactics of the Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, Years 2017-2021.
PARTICIPATION IN FINANCED RESEARCH
MURST project Year 1999 (two-year duration): "Innovative methods for monitoring, management and qualitative-quantitative control of groundwater", National coordinator prof. Ugo Maione (Funding obtained from MURST: L. 55,000,000, participation in the research unit of the Politecnico di Milano.
Responsible of the research unit at the Politecnico di Milano of the INTERREG II research project, Year 2000: "Optimization of the regulation of Verbano aimed at reducing flood damage and enhancing environmental resources", International responsible prof. Ugo Maione. Financing obtained for the U.O. of the Polytechnic: L. 170,000,000.
Responsible of the Operational Unit of the Politecnico di Milano for the EU Project "INCORE, Integrated concept for groundwater remediation", Stuttgart headquarters, in collaboration with the Universities of Tübingen, Strasbourg, Vienna, Katowice, the municipalities of Vienna, Stuttgart, Milan and others Italian and foreign entities. Funding obtained for the U.O. of the Politecnico di Milano: Euro 207,676 (equal to L. 402,117,000), Years 2001-2003.
Responsible of the Operational Unit of the Politecnico di Milano for the Integrated and sustainable management of water resources in different territorial contexts (in short GENESTO), Project of strategic interest (MIUR funds in co-financing), national coordinator prof. Roberto Passino, as Scientific Head of the Operational Unit of the Politecnico di Milano. Duration from June 2002 to June 2003 (1st year of financing, amount of the MIUR fee: € 100,709.10).
Responsible of the Operational Unit of the Politecnico di Milano for the Integrated and sustainable management of water resources in different territorial contexts (in short GENESTO), Project of strategic interest (MIUR funds in co-financing), national coordinator prof. Roberto Passino, as Scientific Manager of the Operational Unit of Parma. Duration from April 2004 to April 2005 (second year of financing, amount of the MIUR fee: € 74,886.25).
Responsible of a FIL project (years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012);
Local project manager PRIN (or COFIN) for the 2002 assignment, amount of MIUR funding € 31,900.00;
Local project manager PRIN (or COFIN) for the 2004 assignment, amount of MIUR funding € 12,500.00;
Local Responsible of the European project InTheMED-Innovative and Sustainable Groundwater Management in the Mediterranean; Program PRIMA (Partnership for Research & Innovation in the Mediterranean, supported by the Horizon 2020 research and innovation program. Duration from 1/03/2020 to 28/02/2023. Participating countries: Spain (leader), Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Tunisia, Turkey Total European contribution € 1,589,000.00 Italian share € 216,000.00.
UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF THIRD PARTIES
Responsible for the contract for third parties "Hydrological and hydraulic study of the river system asta del Secchia - Expansion bank of Rubiera, upstream of the city of Modena", entrusted by the Po River Basin Authority to the Politecnico di Milano, Year 1999. Amount of the contract: L. 50,000,000 + VAT.
Responsible for the contract on behalf of third parties "Mathematical model of the aquifer pertaining to the Sangemini Company", entrusted by the Sangemini Company, Years 2002-2003. Contract amount: € 77,000.00 + VAT.
Responsible for the contract on behalf of third parties "Physical model of the confluence between the Varenna Torrent and the Cantalupo Torrent (GE)", entrusted by the Provincial Administration of Genoa, 2004-2005, Contract amount: € 65,000.00 + VAT.
Collaboration agreement between public administrations between the universities in the Po river basin and the Po river basin district authority for the project: "Characterization of the frequency regime of hydrological extremes in the Po district, also considering scenarios of climate change" (so-called flood hydrology) - duration from 20/10/2020 to 19/10/2022. Partners: Universities of Bologna, Brescia, Parma, Polytechnic of Milan and Turin. Contribution to the reimbursement of AdBPo € 350,000.00, Responsible for the research unit of the University of Parma fee € 50,000.00.
Responsible of the University of Parma Maria Giovanna Tanda. Collaboration agreement pursuant to art. 15, Law 241/1990, to define the first Drought Management Plan - Siccidrometro - in the area of the Parma Reclamation Consortium. From 08/05/2020 to 02/28/2022. Reimbursement contribution € 60,000.00.
Responsible of the University of Parma: Maria Giovanna Tanda. Contract with Azienda GAIA spa: Formulation of the hydrological balance of the territory under GAIA's competence aimed at evaluating the variations induced by climate change, Amount Euro 48,000.00. Year 2013.
Funding for two research grants for a total of two years (2013-2014) under the agreement: Formulation of the hydrological balance of the GAIA area aimed at assessing the variations induced by climate change, amount Euro 92,000.00.
Research contract with GAIA S.p.A. : Problems relating to the sewage system and inflows to purifiers in the area of competence of GAIA S.p.A. from 14/12/2018 to 31/12/2019. Responsible: Maria Giovanna TANDA, Amount Euro 22,000.00
ACTIVITY OF SCIENTIFIC REVIEWS
Activity conducted for journals: Rivista L'Acqua, ISSN: 1125-1255, Rivista IGEA, Journal of Hydrology, Water Resources Research, Water, Journal of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Applied Mathematical Modeling, Water, SERRA, J. Mar. Sci. Eng., Geotechnics, Journal of Hydrological Eng., HESS. Associated Ed. In Water and Climate, section in Frontiers in Water.
EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Editor of the special issue of IGEA-INGEGNERIA E GEOLOGIA DEGLI AQUIFERI, Vol. 3, 2004, containing the results of the European Project iNCORE.
Groundwater flow and transport models, special issue of Water, Editors M.G. Tanda, I. Butera, M. D'Oria, A. Zanini.
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS Author or co-author of about 150 scientific publications on research topics: localized hydraulic phenomena, mathematical models of flooding, deterministic mathematical models of flow and transport in groundwater, stochastic models of transport in groundwater, sand-box experiments for transport in porous media, solution of inverse problems in groundwater and surface water, climate change, surrogate models.
On SCOPUS there are 55 documents, h-index 11, 344 citations (18/03/2022).