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Thomas Cortellesi

New York, NY, USA

GIS Projects to Date:

Università Napoli Federico II (DISTAR)
– Thesis Work (Prof. E. R. Ermolli) Apr. 2026– Present
∗ Tracing the coastal evolution and paleoenvironment of the Sarno Basin since the Campanian Ignimbrite (40kya) using novel core data. Tephrochronology, Biostratigraphy, Paleoclimate all considered. ICP-MS, QGIS.
– Volcanic Vortexes (INGV) Sept. 2025-Present
∗ Characterizing acidic steam devils at Vulcano La Fossa using QGIS & Python modeling. (Publication pending)

University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
– Puget Sound Contamination (Prof. Susan Kidwell) June– Nov. 2020
∗ Traced history of chemical contamination in Puget Sound by industry, applying novel statistical methods to old core data using QGIS.
– Jezero Crater Counting (Prof. Edwin Kite) Feb.– June 2018
∗ Analyzed data from Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s CTX and
HiRISE instruments using ArcGIS. Used buffered crater-counting to reevaluate age estimates of fluvial deposits in and around Jezero Crater (NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover landing site).

Thomas Cortellesi

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