EDUCATION
1996-2001 PhD in Natural Sciences: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) - Zurich - CH
1992-1993 MSc (Ore Geology): University of Wales - College of Cardiff - UK
1984-1990 Laurea in Scienze Geologiche – University of Florence – Italy
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
2002-2021: Lecturer at the University of Bologna
2001-2002: Post-doc at the Institut für Geowissenschaften - Technical University of Leoben - Austria (supervisor: Prof. L.W. Diamond)
1995-1996: Research grant at the Istituto Internazionale per le Ricerche Geotermiche of CNR – Pisa
MOST RECENT RESEARCH
Since 2017
Study of the Hg-Sb ore deposits located in the Mt. Amiata mine district (Italy). This projects involves a multi-technique study and the construction of a dataset on ore deposits and geothermal areas.
This research is funded by the Parco Nazionale Museo delle Miniere dell'Amiata.
2017-2020
"Olkiluoto project": Definition of the multiscalar spatial and temporal relationships between brittle and ductile deformation within the faults of the Olkiluoto high-level nuclear waste disposal site.
This research was funded by the Finnish company Posiva Oy.
2007-2012
Leader of the UNESCO-IGCP project No. 540 titled “Gold-bearing hydrothermal fluids of orogenic deposits”.
This project involved c. 50 geologists from 15 distinct countries, and was closed by the publication of the "Geological Society of London Special Publication No. 402" titled: “Gold-transporting fluids in the Earth’s crust”. I edited this special volume together with prof. John R. Ridley (Colorado State University)
RELATED ACTIVITIES
2025
18th Biennial Meeting of the "Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits" - 3rd-7th August 2025, Golden, Colorado, USA. Co-convener of the session titled "Targeting Mineral Deposits in Metamorphic Terranes"
Since 2022
Associate Editor of the journal Ore Geology Reviews (https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/ore-geology-reviews/about/editorial-board) and Ore and Energy Resource Geology (https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/ore-and-energy-resource-geology/about/editorial-board). Both journals are published by Elsevier
Since 2020
Member of the Scientific Committee of the "Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits"
2013
Goldschmidt Conference 2013 (Florence, 25th-30th August) - co-convener of session 20h titled “Analytical Frontiers in High Spatially Resolved Analysis Using Mass Spectrometric and Related Techniques” together with prof. D. Günther and Dr. A. Kolezar
2012
Volume Editor (together with J.R. Ridley) of the Geological Society of London for the "Special Publication 402" titled “Gold-transporting hydrothermal fluids in the Earth’s crust”
2011
Member of the Editorial Board for the 11th SGA Biennial Meeting of the Society of Geologists Applied to Mineral Deposits: “Let’s Talk Ore Deposits” - 26th-29th September 2011, Antofagasta, Chile
2003-2015
Associate Editor of the journal Mineralogy and Petrology (Springer Verlag)
2010
Highlight in the New Scientist journal (18th January 2010 issue, based on interview from David Shiga) titled: “Mexican crystals formed by climate back-and-forth”. This interview regarded my work on the gigantic crystals of the Naica caves
Since 2000
Manuscript reviewer for the journals: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta; Earth-Science Reviews, Journal of Geochemical Exploration, European Journal of Mineralogy, Chemical Geology, Lithos, Economic Geology, Journal of Metamorphic Petrology, Ore Geology Review, Mineralium Deposita, Mineralogy and Petrology, Philosophical Magazine, Italian Journal of Geosciences, Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Mitteilungen
AFFILIATIONS
since 2016: Society for Geologists Applied to Mineral Deposits (SGA)
2010-2016 Society for Economic Geologists (SEG)
