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Degree in Geological Sciences, University of Catania, Italy, 1976 Associate Professor of Structural Geology, University of Catania, Italy, 1987-1993 Full Professor of Structural Geology, University of Catania, Italy 1993-2003 Visiting Professor, Dept. of Geology, University of Otago, New Zealand, 2003-2005 Research Professor, Dept. of Geology, University of Otago, New Zealand, 2006-2007 Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Canterbury, New Zealand, 2009-Present Consultant for TerraGeoLogica (http://www.terrageologica.com) 2002-Present Research expertise: Structural analysis of fold-and-thrust belts, section restoration and balancing, stress inversions, regional tectonics, structural analysis of active faults, structural modeling, fault/fracture permeability; fault-controlled sedimentation; sedimentary basins evolution; field mapping, interpretation and elaboration of seismic profiles, tectonic geomorphology, Quaternary geology, neotectonics, seismotectonics.

Publications

  • refer to http://www.terrageologica.com, http://researchgate.net/Francesca Ghisetti and FGhisetti.github.io/Terrageologica/ for a list of publications
  • Stable isotope evidence for contrasting paleofluid circulation in thrust faults and normal faults of the central Apennines, Italy
  • Right-lateral transpression in the external zone of the central Apennines | Transpressioni destre nelle zone esterne dell'Appennino centrale
  • Structure, late Quaternary slip rate and earthquake potential of marine reverse faults along the North Westland deformation front, New Zealand
  • The last 2 Myr of accretionary wedge construction in the central Hikurangi margin (North Island, New Zealand): Insights from structural modeling
  • Deformed Neogene basins, active faulting and topography in Westland: Distributed crustal mobility west of the Alpine Fault transpressive plate boundary (South Island, New Zealand)
  • Structure, late Quaternary slip rate and earthquake potential of marine reverse faults along the North Westland deformation front, New Zealand
  • The New Zealand Community Fault Model – version 1.0: An improved geological foundation for seismic hazard modelling - Supplementary figures
  • Revised Geological Map of the Nelson-Richmond Urban Area (South Island, New Zealand) and associated cross sections (v3-2022)
  • Upper Pliocene- Pleistocene uplift rates as indicators of neotectonic pattern: an example from southern Calabria ( Italy).
  • Evidence of dislocations on the southern slope of the nebrodi-madonie mountains (northern Sicily, Italy): Their neotectonics implications
  • Recent deformations and the seismogenic source in the Messina strait (Southern Italy)
  • Depth and modes of Pliocene-Pleistocene crustal extension of the Apennines (Italy)
  • Thrust belt development in the central Apennines (Italy): Northward polarity of thrusting and out‐of‐sequence deformations in the Gran Sasso Chain
  • Mechanisms of thrust faulting in the gran sasso chain, central apennines, italy
  • New insights into the tectonic inversion of North Canterbury and the regional structural context of the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquake sequence, New Zealand
  • Different styles of deformation in the calabrian arc (Southern Italy): Implications for a seismotectonic zoning
  • Tectonic controls on large-scale fluid circulation in the Apennines (Italy)
  • Stress control of an evolving strike-slip fault system during the 2010-2011 Canterbury, New Zealand, earthquake sequence
  • Plio-Pleistocene sedimentation and fault segmentation in the Gulf of Corinth (Greece) controlled by inherited structural fabric | Sédimentation plio-pléistocène et segmentation des failles dans le golfe de Corinthe (Grèce) contrôlé par la fabrique structurale héritée
  • Imprint of foreland structure on the deformation of a thrust sheet: The plio-pleistocene gela nappe (southern Sicily, Italy)
  • Contribution of structural analysis to understanding the geodynamic evolution of the Calabrian arc (Southern Italy)
  • Normal faulting, transcrustal permeability and seismogenesis in the Apennines (Italy)
  • Compressional reactivation of E-W inherited normal faults in the area of the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquake sequence
  • Peri-Adriatic mélanges and their evolution in the Tethyan realm
  • Deformation of the Top Basement Unconformity west of the Alpine Fault (South Island, New Zealand): Seismotectonic implications
  • Surface breakthrough of a basement fault by repeated seismic slip episodes: The Ostler Fault, South Island, New Zealand
  • Geology and tectonic evolution of the Central-Southern Apennines, Italy
  • Normal faulting, extension and uplift in the outer thrust belt of the central Apennines (Italy): Role of the Caramanico fault
  • Slip partitioning and deformation cycles close to major faults in southern California: Evidence from small-scale faults
  • Andersonian wrench faulting in a regional stress field during the 2010-2011 canterbury, new zealand, earthquake sequence
  • Structure and evolution of the seismically active Ostler Fault Zone (New Zealand) based on interpretations of multiple high resolution seismic reflection profiles
  • Erratum to "Accommodation of compressional inversion in north-western South Island (New Zealand): Old faults versus new?" (DOI:10.1016/j.jsg.2006.06.010)
  • Fault parameters in the Messina Strait (southern Italy) and relations with the seismogenic source
  • Character of the stress field in the Calabrian Arc and Southern Apennines (Italy) as deduced by geological, seismological and volcanological information
  • Geometric and kinematic complexities in the Marche-Abruzzi external zones (Central Apennines, Italy)
  • Palaeomagnetic and structural evidence of Neogene tectonic rotation of the Gran Sasso range (central Apennines, Italy)
  • Detachments and normal faulting in the Marche fold-and-thrust belt (central Apennines, Italy): Inferences on fluid migration paths
  • Processing and preliminary interpretation of noisy high-resolution seismic reflection/refraction data across the active Ostler Fault zone, South Island, New Zealand
  • Accommodation of compressional inversion in north-western South Island (New Zealand): Old faults versus new?
  • Large-scale longitudinal extension in the southern Apennines contractional belt, Italy: Comment and Reply
  • Inherited structural controls on normal fault architecture in the Gulf of Corinth (Greece)
  • Coupling of eruptions and earthquakes at Mt. Etna (Sicily, Italy): A case study from the 1981 and 2001 events
  • Conflicting Balanced Structural Sections Across the Central Apennines (Italy): Problems and Implications
  • Stable isotope evidence for contrasting paleofluid circulation in thrust faults and normal faults of the central Apennines, Italy
  • Interfering paths of deformation and development of arcs in the fold-and-thrust belt of the central Apennines (Italy)
  • The role of protothrusts in frontal accretion and accommodation of plate convergence, Hikurangi subduction margin, New Zealand
  • Development of a 3D Velocity Model of the Canterbury, New Zealand, Region for Broadband Ground‐Motion Simulation
  • Evidence of dislocations on the southern slope of the nebrodi-madonie mountains (northern Sicily, Italy): Their neotectonics implications
  • Revised Geological Map of the Nelson-Richmond Urban Area (South Island, New Zealand) and associated cross sections (version v4-2024)
  • Revised Geological Map of the Nelson-Richmond Urban Area (South Island, New Zealand) and associated cross sections (version v4-2024)

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