Antonio Menghini

Scientific Director of the Project, Geologist and Geophysicist

He is the inventor of EMusic (Electromagnetic Music). He is currently working in Aarhus Geophysics, a company specialized in the processing of Airborne EM data. He is Associate Editor of the Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics (EEGS official review) and author of several international publications. He was Professor of Applied Geophysics to the Sedimentary Successions in the University “Gabriele D’Annunzio” of Chieti (Italy), during the 2008-09 Academic Year. Partecipation to the following international projects: Mars-MUSES (2001), as TDEM expert, to perform electromagnetic prospections of the shallow Martian sub-surface, in order to detect the presence of water or ice in the ground (with CNR, University of Rome and other institutions). Research Project (2008-09) on the use of IP method for groundwater characterisation and pollution detection, with University of Ferrara (Italy) and Council for Geoscience (South Africa). Committee member of the Workshop on Dead Sea Sinkholes (EAGE), 23-26th September 2012, Amman, Jordan. Lectures on AEM at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing and at the NGRI in Hyderabad, India. Other consultant activities: freelance activity as geologist and geophysicist (1990-2008) for engineering, hydrogeological, environmental and archaeological applications. Experience in EM, DC current, Magnetic methods. Hydrogeologist activity (pumping test, groundwater balance, groundwater detection). Geophysical consultant (2006-2009) for Rocksource and Nordic Mining, two Norwegian companies involved respectevely in oil and mining exploration. Application of onshore EM methods, by means of feasibility studies and field testings, besides the partecipation to EM workshops and conferences all over the world.