Dr Alessandro Sorichetta PhD
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Associate Professor in Applied Geospatial Research
Alessandro is an Associate Professor at WorldPop and the Centre for Environmental Sciences within the School of Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Southampton. He graduated in Geological Sciences at the University of Camerino (Italy) in 2001 and received his PhD in Earth Sciences (hydrogeology) from the University of Milan in 2011. Before starting his PhD, he worked as a Research Scholar at the City University of New York (CUNY) and a Research Assistant at the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) of Columbia University. After completing his PhD, Alessandro was a Grantholder at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission until he joined WorldPop in 2014.
Education
2011 – PhD in Earth Sciences, University of Milan, Italy
2001 – MSc Degree in Geological Sciences, University of Camerino, Italy
Employment
2020-Present: Associate Professor, WorldPop, School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton
2018-2020: Principal Research Fellow, WorldPop, School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton
2016-2018: Senior Research Fellow, WorldPop, School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton
2014-2016: Research Fellow, WorldPop, School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton
2012-2014: Grantholder, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Joint Research Centre, European Commission
2011-2012: Research Fellow, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Milan
2006-2007: Research Assistant, CIESIN, Earth Institute, Columbia University
2005-2007: Research Assistant, CUNY Research Foundation
2004-2007: Research Scholar, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, CUNY Queens College