Andrea Festa_Personal Web Page

Special Issue 568-569 on

“Mélanges and mélange

forming processes”

(Eds.:

Dilek Y., Festa A., Ogawa Y.,

and Pini G.A.).

Link

Welcome!

I'm a structural geologist and professor at

University of Torino, Italy. My research

interest, spanning the fields of Tectonics

and Structural Geology, includes regional

tectonics, field mapping, structural and

stratigraphic studies in orogenic belts,

exhumed accretionary wedges and

subduction complexes. If you're interested,

you can check out informations on my

research in some of the pages of this web

site.

During last years my research interest

mainly focused on mélanges and mélange

forming processes in different tectonic

settings. Geological mapping represents

the base and the most important approach

for all my research activity. Check out the

sessions “Geological Maps” and

"Publications" for a list of the most recent

and significant publications.

Since 2005, I am also professor at the

Department of Earth Sciences - University

of Torino with responsibilities for the

classes of Geological Mapping and

Structural Geology.

Look out the

“

Campusnet Web Page”

for detailed

informations on teaching and classes

Have a look to the pages of this web site to

have more informations on my research

activity, publications, and othe stuffs. Enjoy

and do not hesitate to contact me for any

question.

The photograph above is from Bighorn

Basin (Montana-Wyoming boundary).

Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra

Università degli Studi di Torino

External Links

Look out for the

GSA Special Paper 469

“Geology and Tectonic Evolution of

the Central-Southern Apennines, Italy”

(Eds: Vezzani L., Festa A., and Ghisetti F.)

GEOLOGICAL MAPS

included

Now at discount price!

Università degli Studi di Torino

(University of Torino)

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Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra

(Department of Earth Sciences)

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Gruppo Italiano di Geologia Strutturale

(Italian Group for Structural Geology)

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Miami University at Oxford, OH (USA)

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Special Issue 356 on

transport deposits,

olistostromes and soft-

sediment deformation in

modern and ancient

continental margins, and

associated natural hazards

(Eds.: Festa A., Dilek Y.,

Gawlick H-J., and Missoni S.)

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NEWS!

EPISODES

Best Paper Award 2016

In recognition of the Best Paper

published in Episodes (IUGS)

throughout the period

2012 - 2016:

“Balestro G., Festa A., Dilek Y.,

Tartarotti P., 2015.

Pre-Alpine

Extensional Tectonics of a

Peridotite-localized Oceanic

Core Complex in the

Late Jurassic, High-Pressure

Monviso Ophiolite (Western

Alps).

Episodes, vol. 38,

nr. 4, 266-282)”

Link

NEWS!

Look out the

IUGS Task Group

on GeoHazards

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Thematic Collection on

“Significance of ophiolites, mélanges and blueschist assemblages in probing the crustal anatomy and geodynamic evolution of orogenic belts”

(Eds.: Dilek, Y., Festa A., and Barbero E.)

Link

Welcome!

I'm a structural geologist, professor at

University of Torino, Italy. My research

interest, spanning the fields of Tectonics

and Structural Geology, includes regional

tectonics, field mapping, structural and

stratigraphic studies in orogenic belts,

exhumed accretionary wedges and

subduction complexes. If you're interested,

you can check out informations on my

research in some of the pages of this web

site.

During last years my research interest

mainly focused on mélanges and mélange

forming processes in different tectonic

settings. Geological mapping represents

the base and the most important approach

for all my research activity. Check out the

sessions “Geological Maps” and

"Publications" for a list of the most recent

and significant publications.

Since 2005, I am also professor at the

Department of Earth Sciences - University

of Torino teaching Geological Mapping

and Strutural Geology. Look out the

for detailed informations on teachiing and classes

Have a look to the pages of this web site to

have more informations on my research

activity, publications, and othe stuffs. Enjoy

and do not hesitate to contact me for any

question.

The photograph above is from Bighorn

Basin (Montana-Wyoming boundary).

Department of Earth Sciences

University of Torino, Italy

External Links

Look out for the

GSA Special Paper 469

“Geology and Tectonic Evolution of

the Central-Southern Apennines, Italy”

(Eds: Vezzani L., Festa A., and Ghisetti F.)

GEOLOGICAL MAPS

included

Now at discount price!

Università degli Studi di Torino

(University of Torino)

____________________________

Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra

(Department of Earth Sciences)

____________________________

NEWS!

Best Paper Award 2020

In recognition of the paper:

“Festa A., Balestro, G., Borghi, A., De Caroli, S., and Succo, A., 2020. The role of structural inheritance in continental break-up and exhumation of Alpine Tethyan mantle (Canavese Zone, Western Alps). Geoscience Frontiers, 11, 167-188.

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I am Elected Fellow of the Geological Society of America (GSA). I also presently serving THE JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY as Deputy Editor, and GONDWANA RESEARCH (Elsevier), GEOSYSTEMS AND GEOENVIRONMENT (Elsevier), and EPISODES (IUGS publications) as Associate Editor.