FABIO TRIPPETTA

Fundamentals of Geology (Bachelor's in Geographical Sciences for Environment and Health 9 CFU - I Semester)
Start: October 1, 2025
Schedule:
Monday and Wednesday from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM (Classroom D)
Recommended Textbook: Capire la Terra (Zanichelli)
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Reservoir Geology for Energy Resource Storage (Master's in Exploration Geology 6 CFU - I Semester)
Start: September 29, 2025
Schedule:
Monday from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM (Classroom 10)
Wednesday from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM (Classroom 5)
Recommended Textbook: Reservoir Geomechanics (Cambridge University Press)
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Brittle Structural Geology Module I (Bachelor's in Geological Sciences 6 CFU - I Semester)
Start: September 29, 2025 - End: November 5, 2025
Schedule:
Monday from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM (Classroom 5)
Wednesday from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (Classroom 12)
Recommended Textbook: Structural Geology (Zanichelli)
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For individual courses, lecture slides are also available on the Sapienza Moodle e-learning platform, which will be uploaded during the course of the lectures.
The planned mode for examinations is in-person.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My research activity is essentially aimed at the study of rock mechanics, with particular focus on: 1. conditions leading to the nucleation of earthquakes, 2. the consequent variations in the physical-mechanical characteristics of the involved lithologies during the entire seismic cycle, and 3. the variation of the physical properties of rocks in the presence of fluids.
TECHNIQUES

• Structural Geological Survey
• Triaxial and Uniaxial Deformation Tests
• Acoustic Emission recording during sample deformation (micro-earthquakes)
• Permeability tests and velocity measurements at high confining pressures using pressure vessels
• Ultrasonic velocity measurements and seismic anisotropy measurements
• Fracture density analysis using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM and feSEM)
• Well log analysis

STUDY AREAS
Central Italy, in particular the Apennines, Umbria, Lazio, and Tuscany; Iran; Mars

FABIO TRIPPETTA

Current position:
Associate Professor at Earth Sciences Department – Sapienza university of Rome
email:
fabio.trippetta@uniroma1.it
phone:
(+39)0649914151

Short curriculum vitae
• November 2020 – present: Associate Professor at the Earth Science Department at Sapienza University of Rome
• December 2011 – November 2020: Researcher at the Earth Science Department at Sapienza University of Rome
• July 2010 - December 2011: Post doc Position at University of Perugia
• February 2010- July 2010: Tutor position for the course: "Integrated Petroleum Geosciences Course (IPGC)" held at the University of Perugia in collaboration with Eni.
• February 2010: PhD at University of Perugia. Thesis Title: The non-conventional seismogenic layer of the Northern Apennines (Italy): physical properties of Triassic Evaporites and their relation to crustal scale data.
• February-March 2007: January-February 2008, February-March 2009: Visiting student at the Rock Physics Laboratory of University College of London to perform tests on Triassic Evaporites under the supervision of Prof. Philip G. Meredith
• December 2006: Awarded University of Perugia studentship for 3 years
• December 2006: PhD student at Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra Università degli studi di Perugia (Supervisors: Cristiano Collettini, University of Perugia and Sergio Vinciguerra, INGV Rome)
• April 2006: Post- lauream Grant on the project COFIN 2005. Grant title: "3D Mechanical Models and applications on the structural setting of the Northern Apennines"
• December 2005: Degree in geology (110/110). Thesis title: "A use of Slip Tendency analysis to test the applicability of fault reactivation theory to aftershock sequences". Sup. Cristiano Collettini

Training
• 2005 Degree in Geological Sciences at University of Perugia
• 2010 PhD in Earth Sciences at University of Perugia

Professional experience
• 2010-2011 Post Doc at University of Perugia
• 2011-2020 Researcher at Sapienza University of Rome
• From 2020 Associate Professor at Sapienza University of Rome

Research Topics
My scientific activity is mainly focused on the petrophysical properties of rocks and their implications on fault mechanics and reactivation, earthquake enucleation and localization, and reservoir characterization. My research approach integrates laboratory-scale data with larger-scale data acquired in the field or through geophysical surveys. Laboratory data derive mainly from uniaxial and triaxial deformation tests or static tests with acoustic measurements simulating crustal pressure and temperature conditions, while the field data range from classical structural geological surveys to the processing and interpretation of seismic or well data (borehole logs). This integration provides a broad view of the phenomena governing fault reactivation, earthquake enucleation and subsurface fluid circulation, with implications ranging from earthquake geology to gas (such as for example CO2 or Hydrogen) storage and subsurface resources estimation.

Study Areas
Apennines, Majella, Zagros, Adriatic Off-shore

Awards and Honors
• 2025 I supervised the Master Thesis of L. Colotto that Awarded the SPE, GEOLOG and IGNIS Energy prize 'Ettore Carcione” Thesis Award.
• 2020 Award for teaching excellence A.Y. 2019/2020. Award for the top 5% courses of the Sapienza Science Faculty
• 2019 Session Keynote Talk (SKT) – Meeting of Sedimentology IAS 2019. F.Trippetta, et al., “Best modelling approaches on a carbonate reservoir, a case study from the Majella Mountain, Central Apennines, Italy”
• 2017 Best Master thesis results presented at Petroleum Geology Student Contest - II Edition for the paper: Geremia, D., Trippetta, F. & Tesei, T. Relationship between the petrophysical characteristics and the seismic response of the Bolognano Formation (Majella, Italy). Modeling and analysis of synthetic AVO (Amplitude vs Offset).
• 2011 Honor mention for the “Ramsay Medal Prize” for the paper “Laboratory measurements of the physical properties of Triassic Evaporites from Central Italy and correlation with geophysical
• 2010 Awarded the EAGE, SPE and ASSOMIN prize 'Gustavo Sclocchi Thesis Award 2011' (2.400 €) for his PhD Thesis.
• 2007: Awarded 'Young Researcher' financial support to attend Euro Conference of 'Rock Physics and Geomechanics' on Natural hazards: thermo-hydro-mechanical processes in rocks in Erice, Sicily

Memberships
• SGI, Società Geologica Italiana
• EGU, European Geosciences Union
• AGU American Geophysical Union
• SEG, Society of exploration Geophysicists

Industry funded Projects
• 2023 P.I. of the project Slip and Dilation Tendency Study. Geneva Earth Resources SA (GER SA) € 25.000
• 2022 I. of the project TAPAS 2 - CO2 storage Project. ENI € 105.000 P.I. Cristiano Collettini
• 2021 I. of the project Fault Stability 2 (FAST 2), ENI € 105.000 P.I. Cristiano Collettini
• 2020 I. of the project TAPAS - CO2 storage Project, ENI € 75.000 Euros P.I. Cristiano Collettini
• 2019 I. of the Fault stability (FAST1) project dealing with induced seismicity ENI € 90.000. P.I. Cristiano Collettini
• 2014 Co-P.I. of the project: “Analysis of lithofacies, microfacies, and biostratigraphy of Cores from Ombrina Mare 1”. Mediterranean Oil & Gas Italia € 15.000
• 2013 Co-P.I. of the project: “Seismicity evaluation of Italian Area” Sogin S.p.A. -Società Gestione Impianti Nucleari € 180.000
• 2013 P.I. of the project: Ombrina mare field: “Structural geological setting and fracture distribution analysis”. Mediterranean Oil & Gas Italia. € 14.000

Academic Projects

• 2024 P.I. of the project exPlorIng undergrOuNd EnErgy Resources (PIONEER) Sapienza Projects. € 12.000
• 2022 P.I. of the project IdeNTifying sEismic imaGes of fault zones: fRom lAboratory To forward modEl (INTEGRATE) Sapienza Projects. € 15.000
• 2020 P.I. of the project: “deCrypting fLuids movEments on cARbonatE Rocks (CLEARER)”. Sapienza Projects. € 38.287
• 2019 I. of the project: “Fault structure and slip behaviour: insights from field studies and rock deformation experiments” Sapienza Projects P.I. Cristiano Collettini, Sapienza Projects Sapienza € 12.000
• 2017 P.I. of the project: “Rock Mass Creeping, a multidisciplinary approach to characterize the long-term behaviour of faults and landslides” Sapienza Projects € 15.000
• 2016 I. of the project: “The subduction and exhumation of the continental lithosphere; their effects on the structure and evolution of the orogens” P.I. Carlo Doglioni PRIN€ 301.000
• 2016 P.I. of the project: From small to large, to very large: a multi-scale study of the influence of fractures on physical properties of carbonate rocks Sapienza Projects € 5.000
• 2015 I. of the project: “The role of fluid pressure in carbonate-fault frictional stability and earthquake triggering” Sapienza Projects. P.I. Cristiano Collettini. Sapienza Projects€ 12,000
• 2013 P.I. of the project: Fluids, faults and earthquakes within the Triassic Evaporates: an integrated model based on soil analysis, laboratory experiments and well data. Sapienza Projects € 13.000
• 2012 I. of the project: “Thermal and structural evolution of the SW Zagros from internal to external zones” P.I. Eugenio Carminati Darius Programme € 10.000
• 2011 I. of the project: “Control of Cambrian salt on the geometry and strain of fault-related anticlines in the Zagros fold-and-thrust belt” P.I. Eugenio Carminati Darius Programme € 9.000
• 2010 I. of the project: Subduction and exhumation of continental lithosphere: its effects on orogen structure, environment, and climate. P.I. Rodolfo Carosi PRIN € 109.429
• 2010 I. of the project: InteGrated Laboratories to investigate the mechanics of Aseismic vs. Seismic faulting P.I. Cristiano Collettini ERC starting grant € 1.514.400

Editorial Activities
• 2010-present: Reviewer for the journals: Earth Science Reviews, Heliyon, International Journal of Earth Sciences, Journal of Applied Geophysics, Journal of Geophysical Research, Journal of Mediterranean Earth Sciences, Journal of petroleum Science and Engineering, Journal of Rock mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Journal of Structural Geology, Journal of the Geological Society of London, Journal of Marine and Petroleum Geology, Geological Magazine, Minerals, Petroleum Science, Scientific Reports, Solid Earth, Surveys in Geophysics, Tectonophysics, Energies, Terra Nova.
• 2017-present editorial board member of “Journal of Mediterranean Earth Sciences”
• 2019-2024 Academic Editor of PLOS ONE Journal
• 2019-present Editorial board member of “International Journal of Petroleum Science and Technology (IJPST)
• 2024-present editorial board member of “Minerals”

Current Courses/Teaching
• Fundamentals of Geology (Bachelor’s degree in Geographic Sciences for Health and Environment 63 hrs - I Semester)
• Reservoir Geology for Energy Resources Storage (Master’s degree Exploration Geology 52 hrs - I Semester)
• Structural Geology in the brittle field (Master’s degree Exploration Geology 28 hrs - I Semester)

Previous Teaching experiences
• 2016-2021 Sapienza University of Rome “Petroleum Geology” (52 hrs.)
• 2013-2016 Sapienza University of Rome “Petroleum system modelling” (48 hrs.)
• 2012-2014 University of Perugia - Int. Geo. Mod. 3 Courses (one a year) “Petroleum System modeling” (48 hrs each) for ENI employees from West Africa
• 2010-2011 University of Perugia. “Earthquake geology” (24 hrs)

PhD Students
• 2014-2018
Lorenzo Lipparini, Project Title: “The Petroleum system of Central Italy, at the intersection between a Mesozoic carbonate platform (Apulia) and a young orogen (Apennines)”. Lorenzo is currently Post-doc at INGV (Istituto Nazionale Geofisica e Vulcanologia)
• 2017-2020
Roberta Ruggieri, Project Title: “Fluid-Rock interactions and their implications on Carbonate Reservoir Characterization”. Roberta is currently post-doc at INGV Rome
• 2018-2021
Andrea Tomassi Project Title: “Modelling facies heterogeneity in carbonate ramp systems. From petrophysical characteristics to forward modelling”. Andrea is currently post-doc at University of Tor Vergata.
• 2023-
Giovanni Guglielmi Project Title: “Ductile to elasto-frictional behavior in evaporite-bearing rocks”.

Supervisor activities
• Starting from 2012, I supervised about 25 Master’s degrees theses and about 20 Bachelor’s degree theses, several of them have been published in peer reviewed journals (Smeraglia et al., 2014, Trippetta and Geremia., 2019, Ruggieri and Trippetta, 2020, Trippetta et al., 2021, D’Ambrosio et al., 2021) and two of them won international prizes (Geremia et al, 2019 and L. Colotto, 2025).

Papers
Citations: 1506; h-index 24 (from Scopus October 2025).

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8336-2194

SCOPUS: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=16023497800

Published Papers on peer-reviewed Journals

• Benedetti F, Atanasio P, Buccini L, et al. Bioconsolidation strategies for carbonate lithologies: Effectiveness and mechanisms in calcarenite, travertine, and marble. Science of The Total Environment. 2025;971:179092. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179092
• Dinani P, Bigi S, Beaubien SE, et al. From Site Selection to Characterization: Assessment of Potential Reservoirs in the Lurestan Basin of Iran for Carbon Sequestration. Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology. 2025;15(3):319-332. doi:10.1002/ghg.2339
• Tomassi A, de Franco R, Trippetta F. High-resolution synthetic seismic modelling: elucidating facies heterogeneity in carbonate ramp systems. Petroleum Geoscience. 2025;31(1). doi:10.1144/petgeo2024-047
• Benedetti F, Atanasio P, Buccini L, et al. Bioconsolidation strategies for carbonate lithologies: Effectiveness and mechanisms in calcarenite, travertine, and marble. Science of The Total Environment. 2025;971:179092. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179092
• Dinani P, Bigi S, Beaubien SE, et al. From Site Selection to Characterization: Assessment of Potential Reservoirs in the Lurestan Basin of Iran for Carbon Sequestration. Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology. 2025;15(3):319-332. doi:10.1002/ghg.2339
• Trippetta F.; Ruggieri R., Motra, H.B; (2024) Temperature and pressure effects on the mechanical behavior of porous carbonates saturated by viscous fluids. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 183, 105938.
• Castellani B., Giovannetti R., Tinivella U., Cannone S.F, Fazioli R., Trippetta F., et al.,(2024) Interdisciplinary results of an Italian research project on methane recovery and carbon dioxide storage in natural gas hydrate reservoirs Green Carbon, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.greenca.2024.09.001.
• Akimbekova, A.; Trippetta, F.; Carboni, F.; Pauselli, C.; Maletti, Giorgio M; Casero, A.; Miranda, F.; Barchi, M. R; (2024) Deriving Vp velocity and density properties of complex litho-structural units from the analysis of geophysical log data: A study from the Southern Apennines of Italy. Marine and Petroleum Geology,160 106634
• Trippetta, F., Gambelli, A. M., Minelli, G., Castellani B., Rossi, F., (2023) Sustainability of CO2 replacement processes in marine hydrate reservoirs: Factors causing changes on mechanical properties of Gas-Hydrate after CO2/CH4 exchange, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 179, 628-639
• Mercuri M, Tavani S, Aldega L, Trippetta F, Bigi S, Carminati E (2023). Are open-source aerial images useful for fracture network characterisation? Insights from a multi-scale approach in the Zagros Mts. J Struct Geol 2023;171:104866.
• A Tomassi, F Trippetta, R de Franco, R Ruggieri (2023). How petrophysical properties influence the seismic signature of carbonate fault damage zone: Insights from forward-seismic modelling. Journal of Structural Geology
• Ruggieri, R., Trippetta, F., Cassola, T., & Petracchini, L. (2022). Basin modeling constrains source rock position and dimension in the Burano-Bolognano petroleum system (Central Italy). Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 105436.
• Collettini, C., Barchi, M. R., De Paola, N., Trippetta, F., & Tinti, E. (2022). Rock and fault rheology explain differences between on fault and distributed seismicity. Nature Communications, 13(1), 1–11.
• Tomassi, A., Trippetta, F., de Franco, R., & Ruggieri, R. (2022). From petrophysical properties to forward-seismic modeling of facies heterogeneity in the carbonate realm (Majella Massif, central Italy). Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 211, 110242.
• Trippetta, F., Barchi, M.R., Tinti, E., Volpe, G., Rosset, G., De Paola, N. Lithological and stress anisotropy control large-scale seismic velocity variations in tight carbonates (2021) Scientific Reports, 11 (1), art. no. 9472, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89019-4
• Collettini, C., Tesei, T., Trippetta, F., Scuderi, M.M., Richardson, E., Marone, C., Pozzi, G., Viti, C. The Role of Fabric in Frictional Properties of Phyllosilicate-Rich Tectonic Faults (2021). Journal of visualized experiments: JoVE 177
• Lipparini, L., D'Ambrosio, A., Trippetta, F., Bigi, S., Derks, J.F., Bambridge, V.R., Cassola, T. A new regional petroleum systems model for central Italy and the central Adriatic sea supported by basin modelling and an analysis of hydrocarbon occurrences (2021) Journal of Petroleum Geology, 44 (4), pp. 461-485. DOI: 10.1111/jpg.12800
• Ruggieri, R., Scuderi, M.M., Trippetta, F., Tinti, E., Brignoli, M., Mantica, S., Petroselli, S., Osculati, L., Volontè, G., Collettini, C. The role of shale content and pore-water saturation on frictional properties of simulated carbonate faults (2021) Tectonophysics, 807, art. no. 228811, . DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2021.228811
• D'Ambrosio, A., Lipparini, L., Bigi, S., Cassola, T., Bambridge, V.R., Derks, J.F., Trippetta, F.Structural restoration and basin modelling of the central Apennine orogen/foredeep/ foreland system: New insights on the regional petroleum system (2021) Marine and Petroleum Geology, 127, art. no. 104948, DOI:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2021.104948
• Trippetta, F., Durante, D., Lipparini, L., Romi, A., Brandano, M. Carbonate-ramp reservoirs modelling best solutions: Insights from a dense shallow well database in Central Italy (2021) Marine and Petroleum Geology, 126, art. no. 104931, . DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2021.104931
• Radwan, A.E., Trippetta, F., Kassem, A.A., Kania, M. Multi-scale characterization of unconventional tight carbonate reservoir: Insights from October oil filed, Gulf of Suez rift basin, Egypt (2021) Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 197, art. no. 107968, DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2020.107968
• Pauselli, C., Gola, G., Ranalli, G., Mancinelli, P., Trippetta, F., Ballirano, P., Verdoya, M. Thermal conductivity of Triassic evaporites (2021) Geophysical Journal International, 227 (3), pp. 1715-1729. DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggab293
• Ruggieri, R., Trippetta, F. Petrophysical properties variation of bitumen-bearing carbonates at increasing temperatures from laboratory to model (2020) Geophysics, 85 (5), pp. MR297-MR308. DOI: 10.1190/geo2019-0790.1
• Brandano, M., Tomassetti, L., Trippetta, F., Ruggieri, R. FACIES HETEROGENEITIES AND 3D POROSITY MODELLING IN AN OLIGOCENE (UPPER CHATTIAN) CARBONATE RAMP, SALENTO PENINSULA, SOUTHERN ITALY (2020) Journal of Petroleum Geology, 43 (2), pp. 191-208. DOI: 10.1111/jpg.12757
• Brandano, M., Tomassetti, L., Cornacchia, I., Trippetta, F., Pomar, L., Petracchini, L. The submarine dune field of the bolognano Fm: Depositional processes and the carbonate reservoir potential (chattian to burdigalian, majella carbonate platform) (2020) Geological Field Trips and Maps, 12 (23), pp. 1-42. DOI: 10.3301/GFT.2020.05
• Baccheschi, P., Gori, P.D., Villani, F., Trippetta, F., Chiarabba, C. The preparatory phase of the mw 6.1 2009 l'aquila (Italy) normal faulting earthquake traced by foreshock time-lapse tomography (2020) Geology, 48 (1), pp. 49-55. DOI: 10.1130/G46618.1
• Trippetta, F., Ruggieri, R., Brandano, M., Giorgetti, C. Petrophysical properties of heavy oil-bearing carbonate rocks and their implications on petroleum system evolution: Insights from the Majella Massif (2020) Marine and Petroleum Geology, 111, pp. 350-362. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2019.08.035
• Trippetta, F., Petricca, P., Billi, A., Collettini, C., Cuffaro, M., Maria Lombardi, A., Scrocca, D., Ventura, G., Morgante, A., Doglioni, C. From mapped faults to fault-length earthquake magnitude (FLEM): A test on Italy with methodological implications (2019) Solid Earth, 10 (5), pp. 1555-1579. DOI: 10.5194/se-10-1555-2019
• Trippetta, F., Geremia, D. The seismic signature of heavy oil on carbonate reservoir through laboratory experiments and AVA modelling (2019) Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 177, pp. 849-860. DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2019.03.002
• Tomassetti, L., Petracchini, L., Brandano, M., Trippetta, F., Tomassi, A. Modeling lateral facies heterogeneity of an upper Oligocene carbonate ramp (Salento, southern Italy) (2018) Marine and Petroleum Geology, 96, pp. 254-270. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2018.06.004
• Lipparini, L., Trippetta, F., Ruggieri, R., Brandano, M., Romi, A. Oil distribution in outcropping carbonate-ramp reservoirs (Maiella Mountain, Central Italy): Three-dimensional models constrained by dense historical well data and laboratory measurements (2018) AAPG Bulletin, 102 (7), pp. 1273-1298. DOI: 10.1306/09261717202
• Aldega, L., Bigi, S., Carminati, E., Trippetta, F., Corrado, S., Kavoosi, M.A. The Zagros fold-and-thrust belt in the Fars province (Iran): II. Thermal evolution (2018) Marine and Petroleum Geology, 93, pp. 376-390. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2018.03.022
• Bigi, S., Carminati, E., Aldega, L., Trippetta, F., Kavoosi, M.A. Zagros fold and thrust belt in the Fars province (Iran) I: Control of thickness/rheology of sediments and pre-thrusting tectonics on structural style and shortening (2018) Marine and Petroleum Geology, 91, pp. 211-224. DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2018.01.005
• Trippetta, F., Carpenter, B.M., Mollo, S., Scuderi, M.M., Scarlato, P., Collettini, C. Physical and Transport Property Variations Within Carbonate-Bearing Fault Zones: Insights From the Monte Maggio Fault (Central Italy) (2017) Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 18 (11), pp. 4027-4042. DOI: 10.1002/2017GC007097
• Latorre, D., Mirabella, F., Chiaraluce, L., Trippetta, F., Lomax, A. Assessment of earthquake locations in 3-D deterministic velocity models: A case study from the Altotiberina Near Fault Observatory (Italy) (2016) Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 121 (11), pp. 8113-8135. DOI: 10.1002/2016JB013170
• Petracchini, L., Antonellini, M., Billi, A., Scrocca, D., Trippetta, F., Mollo, S. Pressure solution inhibition in a limestone-chert composite multilayer: Implications for the seismic cycle and fluid flow (2015) Tectonophysics, 646, pp. 96-105. DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2015.02.005
• Carminati, E., Aldega, L., Trippetta, F., Shaban, A., Narimani, H., Sherkati, S. Control of folding and faulting on fracturing in the Zagros (Iran): The Kuh-e-Sarbalesh anticline (2014) Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 79, pp. 400-414. DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2013.10.018
• Smeraglia, L., Trippetta, F., Carminati, E., Mollo, S. Tectonic control on the petrophysical properties of foredeep sandstone in the Central Apennines, Italy (2014) Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 119 (12), pp. 9077-9094. DOI: 10.1002/2014JB011221
• Di Domenica, A., Petricca, P., Trippetta, F., Carminati, E., Calamita, F. Investigating fault reactivation during multiple tectonic inversions through mechanical and numerical modeling: An application to the Central-Northern Apennines of Italy (2014) Journal of Structural Geology, 67 (PA), pp. 167-185. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2014.07.018
• Collettini, C., Carpenter, B.M., Viti, C., Cruciani, F., Mollo, S., Tesei, T., Trippetta, F., Valoroso, L., Chiaraluce, L. Fault structure and slip localization in carbonate-bearing normal faults: An example from the Northern Apennines of Italy (2014) Journal of Structural Geology, 67 (PA), pp. 154-166. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2014.07.017
• Collettini, C., Di Stefano, G., Carpenter, B., Scarlato, P., Tesei, T., Mollo, S., Trippetta, F., Marone, C., Romeo, G., Chiaraluce, L. A novel and versatile apparatus for brittle rock deformation (2014) International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 66, pp. 114-123. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2013.12.005
• Carminati, E., Corda, L., Mariotti, G., Scifoni, A., Trippetta, F. Mesozoic syn- and postrifting evolution of the Central Apennines, Italy: The role of triassic evaporites (2013) Journal of Geology, 121 (4), pp. 327-354. DOI: 10.1086/670730
• Trippetta, F., Collettini, C., Meredith, P.G., Vinciguerra, S. Evolution of the elastic moduli of seismogenic Triassic Evaporites subjected to cyclic stressing (2013) Tectonophysics, 592, pp. 67-79. DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2013.02.011
• Trippetta, F., Collettini, C., Barchi, M.R., Lupattelli, A., Mirabella, F. A multidisciplinary study of a natural example of a CO2 geological reservoir in central Italy (2013) International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 12, pp. 72-83. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2012.11.010
• Grindrod, P.M., Heap, M.J., Fortes, A.D., Meredith, P.G., Wood, I.G., Trippetta, F., Sammonds, P.R. Experimental investigation of the mechanical properties of synthetic magnesium sulfate hydrates: Implications for the strength of hydrated deposits on Mars (2010) Journal of Geophysical Research E: Planets, 115 (6), art. no. E06012, DOI: 10.1029/2009JE003552
• Trippetta, F., Collettini, C., Vinciguerra, S., Meredith, P.G. Laboratory measurements of the physical properties of Triassic Evaporites from Central Italy and correlation with geophysical data (2010) Tectonophysics, 492 (1-4), pp. 121-132. DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2010.06.001
• De Paola, N., Collettini, C., Faulkner, D.R., Trippetta, F. Fault zone architecture and deformation processes within evaporitic rocks in the upper crust (2008) Tectonics, 27 (4), art. no. TC4017, . DOI: 10.1029/2007TC002230
• De Paola, N., Collettini, C., Trippetta, F., Barchi, M.R., Minelli, G. A mechanical model for complex fault patterns induced by evaporite dehydration and cyclic changes in fluid pressure (2007) Journal of Structural Geology, 29 (10), pp. 1573-1584. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2007.07.015
• Collettini, C., Trippetta, F. A slip tendency analysis to test mechanical and structural control on aftershock rupture planes (2007) Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 255 (3-4), pp. 402-413. DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.01.001

Contributes to international meetings (short selection of presentations as presenting author)

• Benedetti F., Volpe G.,Rinaldi T., Trippetta F. (2025) Sustainable stabilization of bioclastic calcarenites through microbial carbonatogenesis: A lab-scale study for Cultural Heritage applications. Convegno SIMP-SGI 2025 Padova
• Bigaroni N., Trippetta F, Noel C., Giorgetti C., Pozzi G., Collettini C. (2024) Evolution of the Vp/Vs ratio during deformation tests at high fluid pressure: implications for earthquake mechanisms. Convegno SGI-SIMP 2024 Bari
• F. Trippetta, R. Ruggieri, HB. Motra, C. Collettini (2023) Mechanical behavior of porous carbonates as a function of pressure, temperature, and fluid content from laboratory experiments and correlation with larger scale structures. Vienna - EGU General Assembly 2023.
• F. Trippetta, G. Minelli, A.M. Gambelli, B. Castellani, F Rossi (2022) Seismic properties of CO2 and CH4 Hydrates in two different porous media with geomechanical implications. Chicago - AGU Fall Meeting 2022
• F. Trippetta, R. Ruggieri, A. Tomassi, R. De Franco (2022) Multi-scale Carbonate reservoir characterization: the Burano-Bolognano Petroleum system (Majella Massif – Central Italy). AAPG Europe Meeting. Carbonates Sequences and Reservoirs: the Challenge Continues. (Napoli)
• F. Trippetta, M.R. Barchi, O. Borromeo, D. Mastellone, G. Rosset, N. De Paola (2019). From laboratory to crustal scale seismic velocities on carbonates: insights from Apennines limestone. AGU Fall Meeting 2019, San Francisco, California, USA, 09-13 Dicembre 2019.
• F. Trippetta , Barchi M.R., Borromeo O., Mastellone D., Rosset G., De Paola N. (2019). Seismic velocity variations of carbonates across the Apennines. Congresso congiunto di Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, Società Geologica Italiana e Società Geochimica Italiana, Parma 16-19 September 2019.
• F. Trippetta, R. Ruggieri, D. Geremia, M. Brandano (2017). The influence of hydrocarbons in changing the mechanical and acoustic properties of a carbonate reservoir: implications of laboratory results on larger scale processes. EGU General Assembly European Geoscience Union, Vienna, 23-28 Aprile 2017.
• F. Trippetta, R. Ruggieri, L. Lipparini (2016). Variations of the petrophysical properties of rocks with increasing hydrocarbons content and their implications at larger scale: insights from the Majella reservoir (Italy). EGU General Assembly European Geoscience Union, Vienna, 20-24 Aprile 2016.
• F. Trippetta, M. Scuderi, B. M. Carpenter, C. Collettini (2015). Physical and Transport Properties of the carbonate-bearing faults: experimental insights from the Monte Maggio Fault zone (Central Italy). EGU General Assembly European Geoscience Union, Vienna 12-17 Aprile 2015.
• F. Trippetta, S. Mollo, B. M. Carpenter, C. Collettini (2013). The Relationship Between Fault Zone Processes and Physical-Transport Properties: The carbonate-bearing Monte Maggio Fault (Central Italy). AGU Fall Meeting 2013, San Francisco, California, USA, 09-13 Dicembre 2013.
• F. Trippetta, C. Collettini, S. Vinciguerra, P.G. Meredith (2011). Evolution of mechanical properties under cyclic stress experiments: results and microstructures of Triassic Evaporites. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, 03-08 Aprile 2011.