Welcome to the my personal website! I am a microbial ecologist working on the microbiology of extreme environments. I am…
ICDP workshop “Drilling into the Ivrea-Verbano Zone”
This week I’ll be attending the International Continental Drilling Program workshop on the “Drilling into the Moho in the Ivrea-Verbano…
Heading to the field with the “Biology Meets Subduction” team
Subduction is one the most fascinating geological processes on Earth. It allows for old crust to be recycled, along with all…
A new interactive field site map
I recently started putting together an interactive map of the filed site where i’ve been conducting research, either directly or…
2016 yearly report: the year in numbers
Last year I decided to post publicly each year a summary of my scientific activities. I was inspired by Piet…
Organizing a session to Goldschmidt 2017
Shallow-water hydrothermal vents are widespread ecosystems that have been previously understudied compared to their deep-sea counterparts, despite the fact that…
ELSI 5th International Symposium
The Earth-Life Science Institute 5th International Symposium took place last week in Tokyo. The theme this year was “Expanding views…
Article on the IAS Institute Letter
Here is my contribution to the Spring issue of the Institute for Advanced Studies Institute Letter hot off the press:…
Family Science Talk at the Institute for Advanced Studies
In March I was ask to give the next “Family Science Talk” at the Institute for Advanced Studies, in Princeton.…
Research Funding in th EU: Fair share?
A nice short piece on the distribution of research funding in Europe authored by Arno Meerman (CEO of University Industry…
