Research Infrastructure - Ca’ Foscari University of Venice

• CETRA Centre for Trace Analysis

  
  

Center of international research, advanced training and services operating in trace/ultra-trace analysis and chemical imaging in the fields of life science, environment, advanced materials and cultural heritage. The facility makes available technical expertise and equipment for chemical identification and quantitative determination at extremely low levels and/or in complex matrices, and spatial distribution or structural analyses at the micro-to-nano scale. Among the instrumental resources available: clean laboratories; several types of spectrometers and chromatographs; mercury analyzers; fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy microscope; transmission electron microscope with scanning mode; scanning electron and atomic force microscope.


Keywords: 

• Trace analysis • Ultra-trace analysis • Spatial distribution • Structural analyses • Polar sciences


Key Contact:

Prof. Carlo Barbante

Prof. Marco Roman

https://www.unive.it/pag/42456


 

• Col Margherita Atmospheric Observatory 

 

 

• LIVINGTECH Lab

The Lab is equipped with cutting-edge high-throughput screening equipment to allow the investigation of complex biological systems as :
• Molecular biology: PCR, multi-label imaging system, 1D / 2D-electrophoresis system;
• Protein biochemistry: Low to middle scale expression and purification of recombinant proteins. Protein-protein and protein-DNA interaction. Enzyme characterization by polarised fluorescence, fast kinetic spectroscopy;
• High-throughput screening: 4-channels liquid handling robot with devices for microplate-based biological and biochemical assays;
• Biological sample storage system: with linear bar coding and sample tracking system;
• Analytical chemistry: High-throughput HPLC and FPLC with UV-Vis spectrometer and fluorimeter.


Keywords:

• Complex biological systems • Molecular biology • Protein biochemistry • Analytical chemistry


Key Contact:

Prof. Achille Giacometti

https://www.unive.it/pag/23664/


 

• CMCC@CA’FOSCARI

  
  

CMCC@Ca’Foscari is today one of the most important climate research centers developed by Italian universities. It can count on a team of about 50 researchers and professors, and on the technological and modeling infrastructure, including a supercomputer among the most powerful in Europe dedicated to the modeling and forecasting of future climate and to the assessment of the economic repercussions of climate change.


Keywords: 

• Climate research • Climate change • Modeling • Forecasting


Key Contact: 

Prof. Antonio Marcomini

https://www.cmcc.it/about/cmcccafoscari



 

• Interdepartmental Center of Services for Experimental Disciplines - CIS 

  
  

The CIS is a center of technical support services for teaching and experimental research that comprises ten Laboratories: Bio Ecology, Biotechnology  BIOTECH, Physics, Geo Mineralogy, Conservation of Cultural Heritage, Analytical / Instrumental Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, General and Inorganic Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and technical support services for teaching and research activities.


Keywords:

• Bio Ecology • Biotechnology • Biotech • Physics • Geo Mineralogy
• Conservation of Cultural Heritage • Analytical Chemistry • Instrumental Chemistry • Physical Chemistry • Chemistry • Inorganic Chemistry • Industrial Chemistry • Organic Chemistry


Key Contact:

Prof. Paolo Pavan

https://www.unive.it/pag/42160#c524199

https://www.unive.it/pag/33662



 

• Venice Centre in Economic and Risk Analytics for Public Policies (VERA) 

The investments in information infrastructures to facilitate original research and to support scientists in using big data allow to access the financial and macroeconomics data (Datastream, European Datawarehouse) and high frequency databases; access the Planet Labs, for satellite data, social network data, mobile phone data; install new software for experiment design and implementation (lab and web based experiments); strengthen the storage and the data protection tools in order to guarantee a proper experiment implementation. The infrastructures consist of: the Bloomberg Finance Lab, the Cluster for Computing, a brand-new High Performance Computing and the new Laboratory of Experimental Economics.


Keywords:

• Big data • Financial data • Macroeconomics data • Data bases • High Performance Computing

Key Contact: 

Andrea Albarea

Marianna Morelli

https://www.unive.it/pag/35190

https://www.unive.it/pag/39864/



 

• University Library System (SBA) 

  
  

The first Ca’ Foscari University library originated in 1868. Nowadays, the structure of the SBA consists of 5 Libraries: the Science and Technology Library (BAS), the Economics and Management one (BEC), the Arts and Humanities Library (BAUM), the Languages and Cultures one (BALI) and the Digital Library (BDA), besides the Document Archive and the Historical Fund. It is run by 56 staff units plus 16 volunteers. The Libraries are open 465.5 hours per week, with 1195 seats available in a surface of 33.910 m. The Bibliographic resources consist of: 4.108.383 ebooks, 86.682 e-journals, 105 databases, 961.206 books, and 1.121 journals. The SBA provides loans and renewals, interlibrary services,bibliographic references, and training.



Keywords: 

• Library • Books • Journal• Databases • Digital library


Key Contact:

Dario Pellizzon

https://www.unive.it/pag/40453



 

• EDIZIONI CA’ Foscari Venice University Press(ECF)

  
  

ECF is the open access digital University Press of Ca’ Foscari University. ECF publishes journals and books in digital format in all areas of academic research with the aim to disseminate the results of research carried out both in Ca’ Foscari and in the national and international scientific community. All publications are made available online in full text and free of charge. The texts only reach publication after a rigorous process of content selection and evaluation by the ECF Editorial board and the Advisory board of each journal or series. They are then subjected to careful editorial care and are indexing in major international online databases.
 

Keywords: 

• University press • Open access • Publisher • Dissemination


Key Contact:

Massimiliano Vianello

https://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/en/edizioni4/