Webmaster: 04/10/2025

As a part of dissemination activity of the INSSPIRED SOULS project, Prof. Marta Di Sante, Dr. Muhammad Khizar Khan and Dr. Luca Calò participated to the  European researchers' night, held in Ancona city center on September 26th , 2025. The event was well attended, with families and children alike. The INSSPIRED SOULS research project on innovative binders for soil stabilization was presented to participants through games and simple but effective explanations of the benefits of a sustainable approach to geotechnical engineering.

Webmaster: 04/10/2025

From 16 to 18 September 2025, the INSSPIRED SOULS project team participated in RemTech EXPO, the only international Environmental Technology Hub fully dedicated to remediation, regeneration, and sustainable territorial development. The team set up a booth entirely devoted to the project, offering visitors and stakeholders the opportunity to learn about its recent achievements and ongoing research activities.

Thanks to the strong interest of the scientific committee in the project’s topics, the team members were invited to present their work in three dedicated session: Renato Cosentini (RU3 – POLITO) presented “INSSPIRED SOULS Project: Innovative and Sustainable Stabilization Processes for Soil Reuse” during the conference on the management of excavated soils and rocks; Marta Di Sante (RU1 – UNIVPM) contributed to the Coast Session with a presentation on “Stabilization of Dredged Sediments with Sustainable Binders: the INSSPIRED SOULS Project”; Marco Rosone (RU2 – UNIPA) gave a talk entitled “INSSPIRED SOULS Project: INnovative and Sustainable Stabilization Processes Involving REcycleD SOils and Used materiaLS” within RemTech Europe event (Session 46: Waste-Based Approaches for Soil Recovery).

The participation generated highly positive feedback from both stakeholders and conference attendees, confirming the project’s relevance and innovative contribution to sustainable soil recovery. The event also provided a valuable occasion to strengthen cooperation and explore new synergies with researchers and professionals in the environmental and geotechnical sectors.

Webmaster: 14/09/2025

The project’s research continues to reach audiences across Europe. In early September 2025, Marco Rosone, Alessio Ferrari and PhD student Francesco Moscato presented the latest results from RU2-UNIPA at EUNSAT2025 – 5th European Conference on Unsaturated Soils in Lisbon, Portugal. Their conference paper was selected for an oral presentation, highlighting recent research developments. The conference offered a valuable opportunity to discuss the project’s ongoing contributions and innovative outcomes.

Webmaster: 03/08/2025

The INSSPIRED SOULS project consortium delegation, comprising members from its three partner universities, presented recent research outcomes at the XIV Annual Meeting of Young Geotechnical Engineers (IAGIG), July 4-5, 2025, University of Palermo. The project’s investigators delivered a series of talks on the project's progress. The work showcased significant advancements in achieving the project’s objectives. The presentations sparked engaging discussions with leading experts in the field. This provided invaluable feedback for the project's progress. Furthermore, the delegation pursued networking activities aimed at identifying new collaborative partnerships. 

Webmaster: 03/08/2025

As a part of dissemination activity of the INSSPIRED SOULS project, Prof. Guido Musso (RU3-POLITO) and Dr. Muhammad Khizar Khan (RU1-UNIVPM) presented innovative researches on the behalf of the project’s team at the International Conference on Environmental Geotechnology, Recycled Waste Materials and Sustainable Engineering (EGRWSE-2025), held from June 11-14, 2025, at the University of Vigo, Spain. The presentations detailed the project's methodological framework and significant recent findings. The researches were met with considerable interest from the international audience of experts and peers. Project member Mr. Calo’ Luca (RU1-UNIVPM)  was also present, supporting the project's representation. Their collective participation successfully facilitated valuable academic discourse and fostered potential collaborative opportunities.

Webmaster: 03/08/2025

PhD candidate Francesco Moscato, a member of the project research team (RU2-UNIPA), participated in the 28th National Geotechnical Conference (CNG25), which took place in Venice from 11 to 13 June 2025. He delivered a presentation illustrating his results, thereby contributing to the dissemination of project’s scientific results to the national geotechnical community.

Webmaster: 03/12/2024

The project's research was presented as part of “Materials Recycling in Civil and Environmental Engineering” seminar, held during “Restructura” (21 - 23 November, 2024, Turin), Italy's leading trade show for industry professionals on building upgrading, rehabilitation and renovation. Prof. R.M. Cosentini gave a presentation titled “Innovative and Sustainable Soil Stabilization Processes,” in which the main results obtained by the individual units were presented, emphasising the contribution of the research to the ecological transition and circular economy, keywords of the manifesto of the “Restructura 2024” exhibition.

Webmaster: 13/09/2024

The dissemination activities for the INSSPIRED SOULS project are still ongoing! Recently, Prof. Di Sante gave a very engaging presentation at the WS1 Workshop on "Sustainable practices in Environmental Geotecnics" organised by TC215 as part of the European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ECSMGE), where she shared the latest results obtained by the RU1-UNIVPM. These continuous efforts to share the project's progress have sparked significant interest and demonstrated the cutting-edge innovations of the team project.

Webmaster: 29/07/2024

Three conference papers were given at the 5th International Conference on Environmental Geotechnology, Recycled Waste Materials, and Sustainable Engineering (EGRWSE-2024), held in Warsaw on 4-6 July 2024. Marta Di Sante, Marco Rosone and Renato M. Cosentini presented the first results of the ground-breaking project on behalf of their co-authors. Team members Francesco Moscato and Mattia Del Cane were also present in Warsaw, contributing to a successful representation of INSSPIRED SOULS project.

Webmaster: 29/07/2024

Francesco Moscato (Phd student beloging to RU2) presented his findings at the 13th  Annual Meeting of Young Geotechnical Engineers (in Italian XIII Incontro Annuale dei Giovani Ingegneri Geotenici, IAGIG), held in Turin on 7-8 June 2024.

Webmaster: 20/10/2023

Members of the project teams met during an online meeting to officially start the project activities. The next project team meetings are scheduled to take place in person/online on a monthly basis.

Webmaster: 06/07/2023

The coordinators of the local research units announced INSSPIRED SOULS funding at the National Conference of Italian Geotechnical Researchers (CNRIG'23)  held in Palermo (Italy, 5-7 July 2023).

Webmaster: 30/05/2023

With Directorial Decree no. 742 of 30th May 2023, the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR) approved the final list of project proposals for the PE Physical Sciences and Engineering macro-sector PE8 - Products and Processes Engineering for the PRIN 2022 Call for Proposals (DDG Directorial Decree no. 104 of 2 February 2022). INSSPIRED SOULS resulted among the funded projects with a score of 92/100!