Barbara MERSON

Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Barbara Merson
Barbara MERSON
+39 040 21 40 229
[email protected]
WORK EXPERIENCE
Since 2013
Scientific expert
The National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics – OGS - Sgonico (TS) - Italy
Collaborator of the Research Promotion and International Cooperation office
▪ Support for the planning and management of research projects funded by the European Union and
public bodies at national and local levels;
▪ Maintaining contacts and relations with the European Commission and the Italian Agency for the
Promotion of European Research;
▪ Monitoring of calls, obtaining information on the mechanisms of financing and co-financing of EU
R&D projects;
▪ Organizing and updating of databases of research projects and international collaborations;
▪ Support for the management of mobility projects both for foreign incoming researchers and for the
exchange of researchers between OGS and other scientific institutions;
▪ Support for the research communication.
Research Promotion and International Cooperation
03/2011 – 03/2014
Member of the advisory technical committee in Environmental Impact Assessment
(EIA) for the Friuli Venezia Giulia district
Friuli Venezia Giulia district - Environmental Impact assessment department – Trieste (Italy)
Due to my expertise in performing Environmental Impact Assessments and reports for Strategic
Environmental Assessments on a regional, national and international level, I took part as an expert
in the monthly meetings of the regional EIA advisory committee. During these meetings, the
environmental analysis of the projects submitted to Screening and EIA were presented to the advisory
committee, which decided about the environmental compatibility of the projects.
Technical advice in environmental matters
2010-2012
Scientific expert
The National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics – OGS - Sgonico (TS) - Italy
Research activities in the field of the CO2 geological storage (CCS):
▪ OGS scientific responsible for two FP7 European research projects (CGSEurope, ECCSEL) and for
the study commissioned by the Italian Ministry of Environment of the potential risks and
environmental impacts both on the terrestrial and the marine environment associated with CO2
geological storage.
▪ Collaboration with other European projects (CO2GeoNet, RISCS, SiteChar, CO2CARE) concerning
the CO2 geological storage (CCS) and in the Secretariat of the European Association CO2GeoNet.
▪ OGS representative in the working group “Communication” at the Italian Ministry of Economic
Development for the drafting of the implementation regulations of the Legislative Decree n. 162 of
14/09/2011 on the geological storage of CO2.
Public Research Institute
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Curriculum Vitae
12/2007 - 04/2008
Barbara Merson
Internship
Tyréns AB – Stockholm (Sweden)
Collaboration in the drawing up of Environmental Impact Assessment and preparation of
environmental analysis for municipal planning.
Environmental planning and consulting
10/2004 – 11/2006
Project Director Assistant
Studio Cordara, Trieste - Italy
▪ Coordinated in the drawing up of "Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)" and “Strategic
Environmental Assessment (SEA)” report, "Screening" procedure and "Assessment of Plans and
Projects Significantly Affecting Natura 2000 sites" report at regional and national level. Managing of
the whole process: maintaining relationships with specialists and institutional representatives, editing
and preparation of final reports.
▪ Assisted in the editing of the magazine "Valutazione Ambientale" (Environmental Evaluation) of the
"Associazione Analisti Ambientali (AAA, Milan)". Review of articles, maintaining relations with the
authors and editors through the final version of the magazine.
Environmental planning and consulting
5 and 15 May 2006
Lecturer
CEFAP– FVG, Codroipo (UD) - Italy
Lectures at the specialization course in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Strategic
Environmental Assessment (SEA).
Professional training centre
May – July 2004
Internship
Permanent Mission of Italy to the International Organisations in Geneva - Switzerland
Attending, as a representative of the Italian Delegation, the international meetings dealing with
environmental issues at the UN, UNEP and WTO. Performing research and writing reports about the
meetings for the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Italy.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Summers 2002-2004
Scuba diving guide
Shoreline scrl. - Area Science Park & Riserva Naturale Marina di Miramare - Padriciano (TS) - Italia
Guiding the visitors (both in scuba diving and in the sea watching); environmental education and
marine biology: guiding the groups at the Visitor Center of the Marine Reserve.
Natural Marine Reserve of Miramare
January – April 2003
Laboratory Assistant
Shoreline scrl. - Area Science Park, Trieste - Italy
Prepare samples for sediment analyses and for bioaccumulation analyses for monitoring the quality of
the bottom of Marano Lagoon (Italy).
Environmental – biological analyses
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Curriculum Vitae
Barbara Merson
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
12/2013 – ongoing
University Master's Degree in Management of universities and
research
MIP Politecnico di Milano – School of Management – Milan (Italy)
▪ Knowledge about the education and research system at the European level and patterns of
governance, organization and management of higher education institutions and research institutes.
▪ Analysis methodologies and tools to support managerial action.
▪ Capacity on planning and problem solving, to promote and to flexibly manage a changing situation
and to transform the objectives of the research institution into effective and efficient results.
▪ Knowledge of the functioning of the main university services in order to facilitate the introduction of
integrated management logic to process the various functions of management.
28/10/2013 – 29/10/2013
Management for Public Research Bodies – Module I
MIP Politecnico di Milano & SDA Bocconi– School of Management – Milan (Italy)
Participation and management of European funding: an opportunity for public research.
Main topics: the principles and mechanisms of Horizon 2020; funding opportunities identification and
mapping; the technological platforms; how to write a successful project proposal; the project budget
and reporting.
09/04/2014
Training course - Horizon 2020: How to write a competitive proposal
Italian Agency for the Promotion of European Research (APRE), Roma (Italy)
▪ Structuring a successful proposal in Horizon 2020;
▪ Guidelines: Excellence (project idea, objectives, concept and state of the art); Impact (intellectual
property, dissemination e communication); Implementation (project management, consortium and
budget quality);
▪ The evaluation of H2020 projects – Exercise on real proposals.
April 2009
Geographical Information System (GIS) and cartography
Stockholms universitet - Stockholm (Sweden)
▪ Geographical Information System (GIS) and cartography.
January - March 2009
Environmental legislation and planning
Stockholms universitet - Stockholm (Sweden)
▪ Environmental legislation and planning.
1997 – 2003
Degree in Environmental Science with marine specialisation
110 cum laude/110
University of Trieste – Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences, Trieste (Italy)
▪ Main topics: Biology, Geology, Chemistry, Physics, Ecology, Environmental Economics,
Environmental Law, Environmental Impact Assessment.
▪ Title of degree thesis: “Landscape analysis of the coastal area of Muggia (Trieste): integrated study
of the marine-terrestrial zone from the Port of S.Rocco to the frontier of S.Bartolomeo”.
February - June 2001
International exchange program Socrates – Erasmus
Universitè Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6), Paris (France)
I completed classes (in French language) of second semester of the fourth year (Marine Biology,
Oceanography, Ecology and Conservation of Natural Resources).
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PERSONAL SKILLS
Mother tongue(s)
Italian
Other language(s)
UNDERSTANDING
SPEAKING
WRITING
Listening
Reading
Spoken interaction
Spoken production
English
C1
B2
B2
B2
B2
French
C1
C1
C1
C1
B2
Swedish
C1
C1
C1
C1
B2
A1
A1
A1
A1
A1
German
Levels: A1/2: Basic user - B1/2: Independent user - C1/2 Proficient user
COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE FOR LANGUAGES
Social and organisational skills
and competences
Organisational / managerial skills
Computer and Technical skills
Other skills
Driving licence
Living in multicultural and interdisciplinary environments, managing relations with the different
professional and institutional stakeholders.
▪ Independence in managing projects and good teamwork skills.
▪ Problem solving
▪ Good knowledge of MS Office and Mac OS X (Word, Excel, Power Point), Internet and websites.
▪ Basic knowledge of graphic applications (InDesign).
▪ Basic knowledge of software for GIS and territorial analysis (ArcGIS, MapInfo).
▪ Basic knowledge of laboratory equipment and instruments for biological, botanical, geophysical, and
chemical analysis.
▪ Photography
▪ Scuba-diving certificates achieved: 1994 CMAS 3rd grade; 1997 young activities instructor (CAS FIPSAS).
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Publications
▪ Volpi V., Forlin F., Donda F., Civile D., Facchin L., Sauli C., Merson B., Sinza-Mendieta K., Shams A., Southern
Adriatic Sea as a Potential Area for CO2 Geological Storage, (2015), Oil & Gas Science and Technology – Rev.
IFP Energies nouvelles, Vol. 70 (2015), No. 4, pp. 713-728.
▪ Civile D., Zecchin M., Forlin E., Donda F., Volpi V., Merson B., Persoglia S., CO2 geological storage in the Italian
carbonate successions (2013), International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 19, pp. 101-116.
▪ Donda F., Civile D., Forlin E., Volpi V., Zecchin M., Gordini E., Merson B., De Santis L., The northernmost
Adriatic Sea: A potential location for CO2 geological storage? (2013), Marine and Petroleum Geology, 42, pp.
148-159.
▪ Civile D., Loreto M.F., Donda F., Volpi V., Forlin E., Zecchin M., Merson B., Boiardi B., Fantoni R., A potential site
suitable for CO2 geological storage in the Po Plain (Italy) (2012), Rendiconti Online Societa Geologica Italiana,
21 (PART 2), pp. 851-852.
▪ Donda F., Civile D., Forlin E., Volpi V., Zecchin M., Gordini E., Merson B., De Santis L., Evidences of recent
tectonics in the Northern Adriatic sea? (2012), Rendiconti Online Societa Geologica Italiana, 21 (PART 1), pp.
83-85.
▪ Volpi V., Forlin E., Sauli C., Donda F., Facchin L., Civile D., Merson B., Zecchin M., Southern Adriatic Sea: A
potential site for CO2 geological storage (2012), Rendiconti Online Societa Geologica Italiana, 21 (PART 2), pp.
884-885.
▪ Merson B., Merson E.,Odorico R., Falace A., Altobelli A., Approccio della valutazione del territorio costiero
mediante l’utilizzo di indicatori del valore naturalistico, Biologia Marina Mediterranea (2006), 13 (I): 396-405,
Erredi Grafiche Territoriali S.n.c., Genova
▪ Merson B., Merson E., Odorico R., Falace A., Altobelli A., Proposta di una nuova metodologia per lo studio
integrato delle zone costiere (2005), Valutazione Ambientale n. 8, EdicomEdizioni, Monfalcone.
Thesis co-advisor
Tutoring
Member of the examining board
▪ “Comparative study of issues related to environmental impact assessment and risk analysis
connected to CCS technologies” - Environment and Territory Engineering (2011).
▪ Senior Research Fellow on “Monitoring of environmental changes and analysis of the
environmental sustainability in the Mediterranean area” - Research Promotion and International
Cooperation office - The National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics – OGS
▪ Junior Research Fellow on “Strengthening the international collaboration and scientific
communication on the seismic monitoring and geophysical characterization of subsurface” Scientific Research Section Geophysics - The National Institute of Oceanography and
Experimental Geophysics – OGS
▪ Scientific expert on “Promotion and internationalization of the research” - Research Promotion and
International Cooperation office - The National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental
Geophysics – OGS
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