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Marco Bagnardi, Ph.D.

I am a Data Scientist for the USGS Volcano Science Center and the National Volcano Information Service (NVIS). I specialize in volcano geodesy and in the use of remote sensing data to study volcanic processes.

Professional Experience

  • U.S. Geological Survey – Volcano Science Center: Data Scientist (2023 – present)

  • NASA – Goddard Space Flight Center: Senior Data Scientist (2019 – 2023)

  • NASA – Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology: Postdoctoral Fellow (2018 – 2019)

  • University of Leeds (UK): Research Fellow (2014 – 2018)

  • NERC Centre for the Observation and Modelling of Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Tectonics (COMET, UK): Research Fellow (2014 – 2018)

  • University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science: Graduate Research 
    Assistant (2009 – 2014)

Education and Certifications

  • University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science: Ph.D. (2014), Marine Geology and Geophysics

  • Sapienza University of Rome, Italy: M.S. (2008), Geodynamics, Geophysics and Volcanology

  • University of Milan Bicocca, Italy: B.S. (2006), Geology

Honors and Awards

  • NASA GSFC Hydrosphere, Biosphere, and Geophysics (HBG) Award, 2020

  • NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellowship, 2017-2019

  • NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship, 2011-2014

  • Jack Kleinman Grant for Volcano Research, 2008