Oct. 16 – Manuele Faccenda and Omar Bartoli are two young researchers from the Department of Geosciences at the University of Padua. They were honored this year by the European Geosciences Union within its program of awards and medals. The European Geosciences Union annually recognizes scientists who distinguished themselves for their research excellence and leading contributions in the earth, planetary and space sciences. The winners are identified as role models for the next generation of scientists in the geosciences. Both researchers will receive the award at the annual meeting of the European Geosciences Union, scheduled in Vienna April 12-17, 2015.