About


Academic experience

2023

Senior researcher (Premier Assistant) – University of Lausanne (Switzerland)

2021 – 2023

Alexander von Humboldt fellow – Mainz Institute of Multiscale Modeling (M3ODEL) – Johannes Gutemberg University of Mainz (Germany)

2021 – 2022

Adjunct Professor – University of Pavia (Italy)

2020 – 2021

Postodoctoral researcher – Mainz Institute of Multiscale Modeling (M3ODEL) – Johannes Gutemberg University of Mainz (Germany)

2019 – 2020

Postodoctoral researcher – European Research Council (ERC) project TrueDepths – University of Pavia (Italy)

2016

Visiting Scholar – University of Nevada (USA)


Education

2019

Ph.D., Mineral Physics – University of Pavia (Italy)

2015

Master degree (M.Sc.), Applied geology – University of Pavia (Italy)

2013

Bachelor degree (B.Sc.), Geology – University of Pavia (Italy)


Grants and Awards

2023

Eigene Stelle Grant – Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, Germany) – Principal investigator – 214k€

2021

Alexander von Humboldt fellowship – Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung (Germany) – Principal investigator – ~86k€

2020

Scientific habilitation as Associate Professor (Abilitazione II fascia 04/A1)- Italian Ministry of University and Research

2019

Best Ph.D. thesis award – Italian society of mineralogy and petrology (SIMP)

2018

Outstanding Ph.D. Student Award – International Mineralogical Association (IMA)

2016

Travel Award – Minerals international journal (Switzerland)

2016

Travel Grant to attend the International School of Crystallography (Erice, Italy)– NATO Advanced Study Institute


Invited Lectures and Presentations

2022

Two invited presentations at the 23rd International Mineralogical Association (IMA) General Meeting, Lyon (France)

2021

Invited seminar – Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz (Germany)

2019

Invited seminar – University of Lausanne (Switzerland); Invited lecture – PETROCHRO19: Melting, modelling, dating the crust, University of Potsdam (Germany)

2017

Invited seminar – University of Wien (Austria)