Phd in EARTH SCIENCES

Research: Investigation of mineral inclusions trapped in (sub)lithospheric diamonds with implications for their origin and ascent rate

I am an experimental petrologist and my scientific interests are mainly focused on geology of diamonds, deep mantle and spectroscopy. I obtained a master degree with honors in “Exploration Geology” in 2022 at “La Sapienza” University (Rome) and from November 2022 I hold a position as Ph.D student in the department of Earth’s sciences of this university. In my previous work experiences, I held the position of scientific advisor in a diverse group of exogeology projects. In 2021 I worked with the CAVES and PANGAEA of the European Space Agency (ESA) for the development of machine learning classifiers able to support geological explorations of planetary bodies. In 2021 and 2022 with an international team of professionals from Spaceclick s.r.l. and MIST-lab I competed for the ESRIC Resources Challenge. Competition that has as objective the development of automated rover and procedures for the geological prospection of lunar resources. My research project is based on the study of the Earth’s mantle through the comparison of mineral inclusions present in mantellic diamonds and synthetic high-pressure minerals made in laboratory. The goal of this research is to provide information about the genesis processes and ascent of these diamonds. In particular, the focus will be on the their pressure, temperature, and chemical condition and through these data I plan to develop new models for the dynamics of mantellic convection.