Research

I am a trained scientist in crystallization kinetics in silicate melts.

I use analytical microscopy and dynamic crystallization experiments to decipher the texture and composition of minerals in natural rocks, tracking dynamic processes operating in mid-oceanic, arc, hotspot and extraterrestrial magmas. 

My competences extend from from lava sampling on active volcanoes to the establishment of petrogenetic models.

My research has been instrumental in the development of a unique, transformative model of crystal growth for olivine and clinopyroxene, as provided in the links below. 

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