Four members of the Chair (Prof. Giovanni Gigli, Dr. Claudio Margottini, Dr. Daniele Spizzichino and Dr. William Frodella) will partecipate as lecturers to the 1st School “PIERO GAZZOLA” http://eng.cu.edu.eg/en/researchprojects/
The School aims at promoting the scientific competencies of Egyptian students, professors, scientists, and practitioners in the field of Rock Mechanics applied to the Preservation of Cultural Heritage. The School is organized jointly by Cairo University, Academy of Science and Technology, Egypt, Sapienza University of Rome, and Italian Institute for Culture in Cairo. It will be held at Faculty of Engineering – Cairo University. The school is directed by Prof. Daniela Boldini and Prof. Heny Halal. Invited speakers are Daniela Boldini (Sapienza University in Rome), Mohamed Elkarmoty (Cairo University), Abdelrazek Elnaggar (Ain Shams University and Fayoum University), Yasser El Shayeb ( Cairo University and American University in Cairo), Josè Antonio Fernandez Merodo (Geological Survey of Spain), Mohamed Ismael (Cairo University), Edoardo Lusini (University of Bologna).