**Meet the editor**

Dr. Gemma Aiello was born in Aversa (CE), Italy, on 24 October 1964. In 1989, she graduated in Geological Sciences at the University of Naples "Federico II." In 1993, she earned a PhD degree in Sedimentary Geology at the University of Naples "Federico II," Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Geological Sciences. She completed a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship at the University

of Naples "Federico II," a CNR-CEE fellowship, and several contracts at the Research Institute "Geomare Sud," CNR, Naples, Italy. Since 1998, she has been a full-time researcher at the Italian CNR. Dr. Aiello has a 25 year experience in the field of sedimentary geology, marine geology, and geophysics, participating in different research projects of Italian National Research Council (CARG, Vector, Centri Regionali di Competenza). She was a contract professor of sedimentology and stratigraphy at the Parthenope University of Naples, Italy, and a teacher in formation courses of technicians in marine science and engineering in Naples, Italy.
