Nicolò Bertone obtained a Bachelor's degree in Earth Sciences from the University of Turin in 2016 with a thesis on palaeomagnetism entitled: “Magnetic measurements on soils of the Morainic Amphitheater of Rivoli-Avigliana”. During his Bachelor's degree, he carried out several geological surveys and sampling campaigns in the regions of Piedmont and Umbria and in the surroundings of Naples.
He holds a Master's degree in Geosciences (curriculum: Geophysics) from the Department of Mathematics and Geosciences (hereafter DMG) - University of Trieste, 110/110 cum laude. The subject of his Master's thesis is the processing and interpretation of seismic reflection profiles in the Otranto Channel (South Adriatic Sea ) in order to correlate deep and shallow structures and characterise the margins of the Apulia carbonate platform . His Master's thesis was developed under an agreement between DMG and the Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e Geofisica Sperimentale (OGS) for academic internships.
In November 2018, he won the SEG Challenge Bowl 2018 (international quiz competition on Earth Sciences organised by SEG - Society of Exploration Geophysicists) during the 37° GNGTS (Gruppo Nazionale di Geofisica della Terra Solida) Congress (Bologna). In September 2019, he participated in the 2019 SEG Challenge Bowl Finals in San Antonio (TX, USA) during the annual Society of Exploration Geophysicists Congress.
Since May 2019, he has a research fellowship (Borsa per l'avviamento alla ricerca) at the University of Trieste - Department of Mathematics and Geosciences. The aim of his fellowship is to interpret seismic reflection data - supported by analogue models - of the Friuli region and adjacent areas in order to better understand the interaction between Dinaric and Alpine structures.
In May 2023, Nicolò Bertone obtained the PhD in "Earth Sciences, Fluid-Dynamics and Mathematics. Interactions and Methods" at the University of Trieste with a thesis entitled: "Geometry and kinematics of the Cyprus Arc system". His PhD project focused on the study of the Eastern Mediterranean active tectonics and the importance of structural ineheritances when different crustal domains are involved along a convergent boundary.
Since February 2023 he has been working as a freelance geophysicist in close collaboration with Anfibia srl and Esplora srl (spin-off of the University of Trieste). During this time he has deepened his knowledge of various near-surface geophysical techniques (e.g. FDEM methods, GPR, ERT, seismic refraction) for different purposes such as: Riverbank risk assessment, archaeological prospection, unexploded ordnance prospection, subservices prospecting and foundation consolidation assessment.
