Susanna Mancini, graduated in Geological Sciences at the University of Turin, obtained her D.E.A. in "Sciences de l'eau et aménagement" at the Ecole des Mines de Paris and, subsequently, her PhD in Earth Resources Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Turin. Since 1995, she has been practising as an applied geologist, environmental geologist and hydrogeologist, and since 2018, she is a research consultant at the Department of Earth Sciences (University of Turin) for research activities related to the following topics: "Sustainable use of geo-resources in Earth Science education - SUGERE international project". "Operational tools for the transition towards sustainable mining". "Sustainable management of groundwater resources in climatically critical areas". She is the author and co-author of more than 20 publications and conference proceedings in national and international scientific journals.