Education and Training

15/02/04 – 13/06/2007 University of Camerino – UNICAM, Via Gentile III da Varano, 62032 Camerino, MC, Italy
•    PhD in “Environmental Science and Public Health” . Qualification: Excellent
•    Marine biology and Benthos Ecology. Thesis title: “Monitoring macrobenthic fauna to gain knowledge regarding how marine systems operate. Theme 1: Changes in benthic diversity along a salinity gradient in the North Sea (Kattegat) – Baltic Sea transition. Spatial scales and taxonomical affiliation. Theme 2: Dredging activities for beach nourishment in an area offshore Montalto di Castro (VT): effects on Polychaete community ”. Tutor Prof. Cristina Miceli. Supervisors Dr. Luisa Nicoletti and Dr. A.B. Josefson

11/06/03 University “La Sapienza” of Rome, P.zzale Aldo Moro 5, Roma, Italy
•    Graduate in Natural Science - Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Qualification: 107 out of 110
•    Marine biology and Oceanography. Thesis title “ The polychaete community of the artificial reef of Fregene (Latium, Italy)”, empirical research, a contribute to the knowledge of the long-term development of a benthic community since its first settlement (1981-2001) in order to examine community dynamics. Tutor Prof. Gian Domenico Ardizzone.

Work Experience    

January 2010 – present:- Marine Ecological Surveys Ltd
Marine Ecologist.

October 2007 – December 2009:- ISPRA, formerly ICRAM, Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Via di Casalotti 300, 00166 Roma, Italy, Benthos Ecologist

•    Task: Analysis of the response of benthic communities to anthropogenic activities impact upon the marine environment.
•    Main activities: sampling design, oceanographic surveys and macrozoobenthos sampling activities on mobile substrata. Taxonomic determination of Polychaetes. Structural, ecological and biocenotical analysis of macrobenthic fauna. Reports on investigation activity.

March 2008, onwards:- University of  Camerino, UNICAM, Via Gentile III da Varano, 62032 Camerino (MC), Italy

•    External Professor appointed by the University of Camerino for the course “Attività ittiche e problematiche dei parchi (Fisheries management and Marine Protected Areas) – BIO07”; Previously tutor  for the Course of Marine Biology and Ecology

October-November 2007:- Cultural Association “Le Antiche Torri”

•    Task: planning and coordination of a project for the juvenile cultural exchange “Sea Life: Marine Environment and Sustainable Development” between Italy and Spain. Project promoted by the Ministry of Italian Foreign Affairs on the basis of the Cultural Agreement between Italy and Spain. The exchange was realized with the cooperation of the University of Camerino.
•    Main activities: project coordinator and group leader in the two phases of the cultural exchange in Spain (Almeria 7th -13th October 2007) and in Italy (San Benedetto del Tronto/Sarnano 28th October – 3rd November 2007 ). Themes: problems and perspectives of  marine protected areas and fisheries and coastal sustainable development.

September 2007:- Provincial Authority of Ascoli Piceno – Professional Education Department

•    Teacher at the Technical Course “Technician for Environmental Protection and Control (Marine Protected Areas)”. Course for graduate and undergraduate students.
•    Teaching subject “Marine Fauna: Protozoan and Invertebrates”.

March – September 2007:- University of  Camerino, UNICAM, Via Gentile III da Varano, 62032 Camerino (MC), Italy and Provincial Authority of Ascoli Piceno

•    Consultant on the project “MPA - Parco Marino Piceno”
•    Collection and analysis of available data on the area selected for the future AMP of Piceno and development of guidelines for future research and development of the coastal environment.

March 2005 –  January 2006:- NERI - National Environmental Research Institute, Department of Marine Ecology CREAM- Center for Research and Monitoring of the Marine Environment Frederiksborgvej 399, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark - Marie Curie fellowship for European PhD students

•    Benthos ecology, response of benthic communities to environment variability
•    Use of hydrographical and benthic species data from the Danish environmental database to study effects of water currents on benthic species diversity

06/04/04 – 06/05/04:- C.R.E.A. – Cooperative society for ecological and environmental research, Via F. Guardione 30, 90139 Palermo, Italy

•    Independent consultant
•    Taxonomic determination of Polychaetes.

12/09/03 – 28/02/2005:- ICRAM, Central Institute for Marine Research, Via di Casalotti 300, 00166 Roma, Italy Scholarship (1st June 2004 - 28th February 2005); External Consultant as Taxonomist (12th September 2003-12th March 2004)  

•    Task: analysis of the response of benthic communities to anthropogenic activities impact upon the marine environment.
•    Oceanographic surveys and macrozoobenthos sampling activities on mobile substrata and water sampling activities. Taxonomic determination of Polychaetes. Structural, ecological and biocenotical analysis of macrobenthic fauna.

Courses

•    Statistical models and data analysis for experimental research” by Prof. Lisandro Benedetti Cecchi, University of Camerino, 2nd-6th  October 2006
•    “Statistics for the design and analysis of research studies” by Prof. Simon Cousens, London School, University of Camerino, ) 18th-21st  September 2006
•    “Analyzing biological and environmental data” – Highland Statistics Ltd., Aberdeen, UK      Ancona (Italy) 8th-12th November 2004
•    “Natural Variability Assessment in Protected Marine Areas” - VII Benthonology Course University of Palermo C.I.R.I.T.A. – Ustica, July 2003
•    “Natural Variability Assessment in Protected Marine Areas” - VI Benthonology Course University of Palermo C.I.R.I.T.A. – Ustica, July 2002

Technical Skills and Competences

•    Competence in sorting macrobenthic fauna and in the identification of taxon Polychaeta. Benthos Ecology. Sampling design and  use of methods and techniques for sampling procedures on hard and mobile substrata. Evaluation of environmental impact of dredging activities, oil and gas offshore platforms on the marine environment. Good knowledge of statistics.
•    3 years teaching experience to under graduate students at university courses in Marine Biology area( 2 years as tutor for the course of “Biology of the Marine Environment” and 1 year as professor for the course of “Fisheries management and Marine Protected Areas”).
•    Competent with Microsoft Office package. Basic knowledge of Adobe CS Suite. Good knowledge and use of the softwares Primer 6 and Golden Surfer 8.
•    Competent in Photograpy with digital and analogical reflex camaras.
•    Mother Toungue, Italian
•    Other Languages: english (excellent) (Certificate in Advanced English – University of Cambridge – International Examinations, June 1992, an further improvement for professional and personal reasons), Spanish (excellent) (Diploma Superior de Español, Ministerio de Educación y Cultura del Reino de España – Universidad de Salamanca, Madrid, 11/02/98),
•    French (basic)

Awards

•    Best Student Presentation Award for exceptional research in the field of polychaetology, 9th International Polychaete Conference – Portland, Maine, August 2007

Additional Information

•    Rescue Diver,  IDEA 220006SP (January 2002)

Papers

•    Temporal evolution (1981-2001) of the Polychaetes community of the artificial reef of Fregene (Latium, Italy) – S.Marzialetti, S. Nicoletti, G. Ardizzone, Zoosymposia (2009), 2:551-566
•    Taxonomic sufficiency in two different cases of study: where does it work better? - T Bacci., B. Trabucco, S. Marzialetti, V. Marusso, S. Lomiri, D. Vani, C. Virno Lamberti–  (2009), Marine Ecology 30 (Suppl.1) 13-19
•    Monitoring macrobenthic fauna to gain knowledge regarding how marine systems operate. Marzialetti Sara (2007). PhD thesis, SCHOOL OF ADVANCED SCIENCES – PhD in ”Environmental Sciences and Public Health” XIX cycle http://193.204.12.15/82/
•    Study of the macrofauna sourrounding offshore platforms in the central Adriatic Sea -Studio della macrofauna attorno alle piattaforme off-shore in Adriatico centrale – B.Trabucco, T. Bacci, V. Marusso, S. Lomiri, D. Vani., S. Marzialetti, A.M. Cicero, R. Di Mento, A.M. De Biasi, M. Gabellini, C. Virno Lamberti – Biol. Mar. Medit. (2008), 15(1):141-143
•    Long term changes of Benthic assemblage on artificial reefs and hydrogeological trends of the Tevere River (1981- 2001) - L.Nicoletti, S. Marzialetti, D. Paganelli, G. D. Ardizzone. Hydrobiologia (2007) 580:233-240
•    Dredging activities for beach nourishment in an area offshore Montalto di Castro (VT): effects on polychaete community - Attività di dragaggio ai fini di ripascimento al largo di Montalto di Castro (VT):Effetti sul popolamento a policheti - S.Marzialetti, M.Gabellini, B. La Porta, L. Lattanzi, P. La Valle, D. Paganelli, M. Panfili, M. Targusi, L. Nicoletti. Biol. Mar. Medit. (2006), 13 (1):601-605
•    Benthic assemblages on artificial reef: Ponza and Fregene (Latium, Italy)- Popolamenti bentonici di substrati artificiali: Ponza e Fregene (Lazio, italia) - M. Targusi, G.D. Ardizzone,C. Bondanese, C. Chimenz, B. La Porta, P. La Valle, L. Lattanzi, S. Marzialetti, L. Nicoletti. Biol. Mar. Medit. (2005), 12(1):346-350
•    The MPA of Piceno and the Adriatic “coastal-town” - Il Parco Marino del Piceno nella Città Diffusa Adriatica,  Sargolini M., Cinquini F., Marzialetti S., Silvestri O. - submitted for Proceedings of “il progetto di paesaggio in rapporto al cambiamento climatico in area mediterranea - Scuola Superiore Università di Catania” (Landscape projects and climatic changes in the mediterranean area – University of Catania)
•    "Who is this?! An exercise of taxonomical and structural analysis on macrozoobenthic communities"  S. Marzialetti, B. Trabucco, Bacci T., Marusso V., Lomiri S., Vani D. Cicero A. M., De Biase A.M., Gabellini M., Virno Lamberti C.; submitted to Chemistry and Ecology, ready for submission
•    Macrofaunal species diversity along the Storebælt connection between the Baltic Sea and the Kattegat – Importance of salinity or dispersal? S. Marzialetti, A.B. Josefson and J.L.S. Hansen; ready for submission