Early life and education
Silvia Peppoloni was born and lives in Rome,Italy. Her interest in geosciences originated from her grandfather's stories about the 1944 eruption of the Vesuvius Volcano. [1]
Peppoloni obtained her high school diploma at an Italian upper secondary school. She studied piano since she was 8 and lyrical singing from 20. She won a public competition in polyphonic and symphonic choirs in 1994,becoming a soprano of the youth choir "Luca Marenzio" of the National Academy of S. Cecilia,directed by Norbert Balatsch. From 1995 to 1999,she was the solo singer of the Mediterranean music groups "La Paranza" and "I Tamburi del Vesuvio" di Nando Citarella,and in 2005,of the medieval music group "Symphonia Medioevale".
In 1996,Peppoloni obtained a master's degree in Geosciences from Sapienza University of Rome;in 1997,she obtained professional qualifications and enrolled in the geologists' register. In 2001,she received a PhD in Earth Sciences. Her initial skills were in geomorphology and tectonics. Subsequently,she focused on engineering geology,and its application in the seismic field,to seismic microzonation studies and the analysis of local seismic amplification effects. Currently,she works in the field of natural hazards and risks,focusing on aspects of geoscience communication and education.
During her university studies,she cooperated with the Center for Television Applications and Distance Education Techniques of the Sapienza University of Rome to support disabled students with disabilities.
Career and impact
Silvia Peppoloni is a PhD geologist,researcher at the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Rome,Italy). Her scientific activities are focused on natural risks and hazards,geomorphology,engineering geology,and the ethical and social aspects of Earth sciences. She is involved in research on the philosophy of geosciences,social geosciences and geoethics,as well as the practical application of geoethical thinking to geoscience education and communication.
Peppoloni was Professor of geology and applied Geology at the Sapienza University of Rome and the Tuscia University (2008–2011),and in the PhD course in "Landscape and Environment" at the Sapienza University of Rome –Faculty of Architecture (2008–2016),she has cooperated with the Polytechnic University of Milan,University of Genoa,Roma Tre University,and the National Research Council (Italy). She is founding member and President of the International Association for Promoting Geoethics International Association for Promoting Geoethics, [2] formerly Secretary General,Councillor 2018–2022 and currently Chair of the Commission on Geoethics of the International Union of Geological Sciences,chair holder of the chair on Geoethics of the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences,Chair of the Ethical Advisory Board of the Integrated Carbon Observation System,member of the Standing Committee for Gender Equality in Science of the International Science Council,member of the executive committee of the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment –Italian section and Councillor of the Italian Geological Society. She has been member of Advisory Boards of H2020 European projects (ENVRIplus, [3] EPOS SP, [4] and ENGIE). Silvia Peppoloni is Editor-in-chief of the Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences, [5] [6] and of the SpringerBriefs in Geoethics [7] and Director of the School on Geoethics and Natural Issues, [8] which she founded in 2019 with the aim of improving the dissemination of geoethics and helping geoscientists develop ethical thinking. She is the author of several books and articles on geoethics.
She run the blog entitled "Storie di Gea" Storie di Gea [9] in the online magazine ReWriters, [10] where she wrote on scientific,ethical,social and political issues relating to the environment,geosciences,and global anthropogenic challenges of our times. She collaborated with national newspapers such as Corriere della Sera [11] in specific its cultural supplement "La Lettura", [12] [13] and other magazines such as MicroMega [14] [15] [16] and CiviltàAppennino. [17] She is also invited speaker at events related to inclusion and diversity in geosciences. [18]
Dr Peppoloni is known for her fundamental contribution to the definition,development,and promotion of geoethics. She is co-author of the Geoethical Promise, [19] [20] an Hippocratic-like oath for geoscientists,and the Cape Town Statement on Geoethics, [21] [22] a document summarising values,concepts,and contents related to geoethical thinking,translated in 35 languages. [23] She is working to create awareness about "the growing impact of human activities on bio-geological systems" and how to promote geoethics as a responsible way of thinking and managing the planet for creating safe and healthy interactions among humans and other biotic and abiotic entities forming the Earth system. [24] Her studies and activities have laid the foundations of geoethics and greatly contributed to developing its theoretical structure and practical applications. She also contributed subjects on "Geoethics in Disaster Risk Reduction" [25] for the course "A Resilient Future:Science and Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction",organized by the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland).
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