Who we are
TerraData environmetrics is a spin-off company of the University of Siena (Italy). It was created in 2006 to develop, integrate, transfer, and apply the results of scientific research to promote quantitative methods for environmental monitoring and assessment.
Research Body according to the Italian Research Registry (code: 61984KVC).
From 2007 to 2017, TerraData was a member of UNI (the Italian National Agency for Standardization and Methods) to participate in the activities of the Environment Commission and to represent UNI in the work of WG31/TC264 of CEN (European Committee for Standardization) on “Biomonitoring methods with mosses and lichens”.
Management Board
Luisa Frati, PhD
President
Naturalist.
PhD at the University of Siena on the effects of atmospheric nitrogen pollution on lichen diversity.
Expert in lichen biology and biodiversity.
Research interests: environmental monitoring and biomonitoring.
Applicability of bioindication and
bioaccumulation techniques, environmental alteration of risk areas.
Giorgio Brunialti, PhD
Board member
Biologist.
PhD at the University of Siena on the effects of forest management on lichen communities.
Expert in lichen biology and biodiversity.
Research interests: environmental monitoring by means of indicator species. Standardisation of biomonitoring methods and quality assurance procedures in environmental monitoring.
Marco Calderisi, PhD
Vice-president
Chemist.
PhD at the University of Siena on the use of chemometrics to decipher NMR fingerprint.
Expert in chemometrics.
Research interests: improve statistical analysis of environmental monitoring data by applying a chemometrics perspective and a reproducible research approach.
Partner scientists
Davide Bettini
Forest Scientist.
Expert in forest monitoring, forest ecosystem conservation, protected area management, environmental education, and hiking system design and management. Research interests: impact of climate change on forest ecosystems and aspects of environmental stressors on vegetation.
Luca Di Nuzzo, PhD
Naturalist.
PhD student at the University of Florence on the effects of microclimate on lichen diversity and ecophysiology. Expert in lichen biology and biodiversity. Research interests: ecology and biodiversity of lichens; effects of climate change on lichens; lichen taxonomy.
Luana Francesconi, PhD
Naturalist.
Expert in lichen biology and biodiversity.
Research interests: environmental monitoring using lichens, lichen floristics and distribution, database administration, scientific dissemination, data analysis and visualization, GIS.
Sara Landi, PhD
Ecologist.
PhD at University of Siena, on plant species diversity in the Natura 2000 Network of the Province of Siena. Expert of plant species identification, plant ecology and monitoring of plant communities. Interests: ecology and monitoring of plant communities, conservation biology, rare species, protected areas, sampling design.
