Welcome to the my personal website! I am a microbial ecologist working on the microbiology of extreme environments. I am…
Iceland expedition: sampling the diversity of extremophiles in Iceland shallow-water vents and hot springs
I’ve been recently asked to join a scientific expedition organized by Shawn McGlynn (Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo) with the support…
A great week at Goldschmidt 2017
I’m in the midst of Goldschmidt 2017, the annual, international conference on geochemistry and related subjects, organised by the European Association…
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…
