Simone Spinelli

Date of Birth: 06/01/1995

Nationality: Italian

LEVELS OF LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

Proficient: Italian

Intermediate: English

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT

Oct 2022 – Current     Professional associate, Marine biology station Piran, National institute of biology, Slovenia

Cooperation with researchers: field and laboratory support to researchers in carrying out daily professional activities.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Jul 2022               Master’s Degree in Marine Biology – Polytechnic University of Marche (Italy)

Thesis: “Physiological responses of marine microalgae to abiotic factors” Final Grade: 110/110 with honors

Mar 2019             Bachelor’s Degree in Sciences and Technologies for Environmental and Nature (S.T.A.N.) –University of Trieste (Italy)

Thesis: “Expansion of the iconographic apparatus of the JELLYWEB interactive digital portal” Final Grade: 90/110

List of subjects at the end of CV

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Polytechnic University of Marche, Laboratory of algal and plant physiology - Research

Work ranged from maintenance of microalgal cultures using different size of flask, optimization of their growth in different conditions (like sulfur and light availability) to the characterization of their photosynthetic efficiency in vivo (using Dual – Pam – 100 device) and of their cellular composition (C, N cell quota; protein cell quota; carbohydrates and lipids semi-quantification by FT-IR methodology, quantification of photosynthetic pigments).

Civic Museum of Natural History - Trieste

Characterization, restoration and maintenance of entomological museum collections using optical microscopes and associated LEICA cameras.

Fishery Biology Course

Dissection of Fish, Mollusks and Crustaceans; Collection of Organs and Otoliths from Fishes; Identification of Fishes’ Sex and of their Maturity Stage

Marine Microbiology Course

Microbiological analysis of seawater samples: determination of the Microbial abundances; Determination of Fecal Contamination of the water by Enumeration Techniques; Identification of Fecal Indicator bacteria; Isolation and Identification of native bacterial species

Software

Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word); Opus (za FT-IR); Dual – Pam (for photosynthetic efficiency in vivo).

B driving license

Boat driving license (Within 12 Nm)

Kvalifikacije SSI Open Water

ACADEMIC COURSES

Master’s degree - Polytechnic University of Marche

Marine Biology and Ecology; Finfish and Ornamental Aquaculture; Marine Sedimentary Environment; Applied Marine Ecology; Marine animal Biodiversity; Biodiversity of Algae and Marine Plants; Fishery Biology; Biology of Reproduction of Marine Organisms; Evolutionary Biology of Marine Vertebrates; Biotechnology and Blue Growth; Oceanography; Ecophysiology of Algae; Field Practices: Sampling Design and Census of Marine Communities; Field Practices: Marine Monitoring; English Language Advanced Level; Marine Conservation Biology; Marine Ecotoxicology; Marine Protected Areas: Design and Management; Marine Microbiology

Bachelor’s Degree - University of Trieste

Mathematics; Physics; Inorganic and Organic Chemistry; English; Mineralogy and Petrography; Botany; Zoology; Biochemistry; GIS (Informatics Geographic Systems); Entomology; Physics Geography and Geology; Systematics Botany; Human Evolution; Plant Physiology; Animal Physiology; Genetics; Environmental Geology; Systematic Zoology; Ecology; Environmental Microbiology; Environmental Law.

Both master’s and bachelor’s courses have been made with practical skills in laboratory.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Apr 2024 – Present – Professional associate, Marine biology station Piran, National institute of biology, Slovenia

Working as a professional associate in laboratory and on a research vessel to support researchers in carrying out professional tasks.

Oct 2022 – Apr 2022 - MPA Miramare-Trieste, Italy

Didactical and natural guide for WWF (World Wildlife Fauna) around the MPA’s boundaries.

Oct 2022 – Nov 2022 - Volunteering at E.N.P.A. (National Board for the Animal Protection) Trieste, Italy

Management of the animals in the area.

Mar 2022 – Jun 2022 - Polytechnic University of Marche

Collaborator

Aug 2021-Sep 2021 - Micoperi Blue Growth – Ravenna , Italy.

One-month internship spent in controlling the main parameters of the microalgae cultivation.

Sep 2017 – Aug 2019 - Footlight, Chef- Trst, Italy

Chef managing the kitchen and the food orders