Specialisation Coastal Oceanography
Research interests Transport and diffusion in the ocean, geophysical fluid dynamics, coastal oceanography, polar oceanography, lagrangian description of particle and organism motion in the ocean
Short curriculum vitae • Associate Professor of Coastal Oceanography at the School of Science and Technology, “Parthenope” University of Naples
• Adjunct Associate Professor at the Division of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Coral Gables FL (USA)
• Adjunct Research Scientist at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of the Columbia University, Palisades NY (USA)

• 1988-1990: Researcher at the Earth Observation Division of Telespazio SpA
• 1990-1996: Research Assistant at the Division of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography, RSMAS, University of Miami, FL, USA
• 1992-1999: Assistant Professor at the School of Nautical Sciences (now School of Science and Technology), Istituto Universitario Navale (now “Parthenope” University) of Naples

• 2000-2003: “Investigation of physical and biological mesoscale dynamics from a lagrangian point of view” (funded by the Italian Space Agency)
• 2000-2003: “Buoy data analysis” (funded by ENEA and by the Italian Ministry of Research and Technology)
• 2002-2005: responsible of the “Parthenope” Research Unit, section on “Vulnerability of the marine ecosystem”, within the AMRA Competence Centre
Publications • A.Bellucci, G.Buffoni, A.Griffa, E.Zambianchi (2001): “Estimation of residence times in semi-enclosed basins with steady flows” Dynamics of Atmospheres and Ocean, 33, 201-218.
• C.Lopez, O.Piro, A.Vulpiani, E.Zambianchi (2001): “Population dynamics advected by chaotic flows: a discrete-time map approach”, CHAOS, 11, 397-403.
• D.Cianelli, M.Ribera d’Alcalà, V.Saggiomo, E.Zambianchi (2003): “Coupling mixing and photophysiological response of Antarctic plankton: a Lagrangian approach”, Antarctic Science, 16, 133-142.
• A.L.Gordon, E.Zambianchi, A.Orsi, M.Visbeck, C.F.Giulivi, T.Whitworth III, G.Spezie (2004): “Energetic Plumes over the Western Ross Sea Continental Slope”, Geophysical Research Letters, 31 (21), L21302.
• L.Grieco, L.-B. Tremblay, E.Zambianchi (2005): “A hybrid approach to transport processes in the Gulf of Naples: an application to phytoplankton and zooplankton population dynamics”, Continental Shelf Research, 25 (5-6) 711-728.
Scientific Committee

Dott. Lucio Amato

Prof. Vittorio Bovolin

Prof. Massimo D'Apuzzo

Dott.ssa Francesca D'Elia

Dott. Gianfranco Fornaro

Dott. Giovanni Macedonio

Prof. Luciano Picarelli

Prof. Maurizio Ribera D'Alcalà

Prof. Enrico Zambianchi

Prof. Agostino Zuppetta


Prof. Enrico Zambianchi