Post-doctoral researcher in petrology and geochemistry, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Italy
PERSONAL DATA
Place of birth: Bologna (Italy)
Date of birth: 15-10-1996
Address: Via Zamboni, 67 – 40126 Bologna (BO), ITALY
E-mail: orlando.olivieri2@unibo.it
Nationality: Italian-Swiss
SPOKEN LANGUAGES
Italian (native)
English (speaking, writing)
French (speaking, witing / ESABAC Italian-French diploma)
EDUCATION
2021 – 2024
Doctor of Philosophy in Earth Sciences (PhD) at Bologna University, Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences (Italy).
PhD Thesis in fluid inclusion petrology and isotope geochemistry titled “Characterization of H2 and hydrocarbons trapped in exhumed metamorphic rocks: origin and fluxes of energy sources in subduction zones” evaluated Excellent cum laude.
Supervisor: Prof. Alberto Vitale Brovarone; Co-supervisor: Prof. Jens Fiebig
2018 – 2020
Master’s Degree in Geology and Applied Geology (M.S.) at Padova University, Department of Geosciences (Italy).
Master Thesis in mid-ocean-ridge and ocean-island basalts geochemistry in collaboration with the UMR Brest University (France) titled: “The Dupal anomaly, an expression of the Indian Ocean rifting history?” evaluated 110/110 cum laude.
Supervisor: Prof. Christine Meyzen
2015 – 2018
Bachelor’s Degree in Geology and Applied Geology (B.S.) at Bologna University, Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences (Italy).
Bachelor Thesis in petrology and geochemistry titled “Petrographic and geochemical characterization of granitoid dykes in upper Val Codera” evaluated 110/110.
Supervisor: Prof. Roberto Braga
PROFESSIONAL and ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
2024 – 2026 (ongoing)
Post-doctoral researcher at Bologna University – Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences. Characterization of H2-CH4 in Precambrian metamorphic rocks from Southwest Greenland through spectroscopic and isotopic fluid inclusion analysis.
AWARDS and NOMINATIONS
PhD thesis nominated to represent the Bologna University Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences at the con.Scienze 2025 award.
SUPERVISION and TUTORING
Co-supervision: Miriam Kentache (Bachelor Thesis)
Tutoring in laboratory activities: Beatrice Giacomella (B.S. student), Enrico Brugaletta (B.S. student), Eleonora Capelli (M.S. student), Viola Umassi (B.S. student), and Caterina Savoia (B.S. student).
FUND RAISING
2023: S.O.U.P. project “Unconventional energy Sources production, storage and release linked to subduction serpentinization: evidence from methane and hydrogen-rich fluid inclusions from the exhumed serpentinized peridotite of Monte Maggiore, Corsica” European EXCITE Network Transnational access (TNA) at Utrecht University Electron Microscopy Centre funded by EC Horizon Europe.
INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY
2024 – 2025 (October and June-July): Period abroad at the Frankfurt Goethe University (Germany) to perform Gas Chromatography Isotope-Ratio Mass Spectrometry (GC-IRMS) analysis to determine the C-H isotope ratios of low-molecular-weight alkanes extracted from fluid inclusions in metamorphic rocks for the PhD Thesis project.
2020 (March-April) – Cancelled due to COVID: Period abroad at the Laboratoire de Géosciences Océan, Plouzané, France – UMR Université de Brest to perform isotope Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf analysis on basaltic rocks from the Indian Ocean using Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry (TIMS) applying acid leaching protocols to remove low-temperature alteration phases for the Master Thesis project.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Reviewer of manuscripts for: Lithos
PUBLICATIONS
Olivieri, O.S., Marassi, V., Casolari, S., Sissman, O., Daniel, I., Fiebig, J., Vitale Brovarone, A., 2024. Protocols for bulk off-line fluid inclusion extraction for the analysis of δ13C-CH4 and δ13C-CO2 using a cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) analyser. Front. Earth Sci. 12, 1438382. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2024.1438382
Olivieri, O.S. 2025. Characterization of H2 and hydrocarbons trapped in exhumed metamorphic rocks: origin and fluxes of energy sources in subduction zones (Doctoral Thesis). Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna. https://amsdottorato.unibo.it/id/eprint/11959
Olivieri, O.S., 2025. EXCITE_C1_2022_31_SOUP: Unconventional energy Sources production, storage and release linked to subduction serpentinization: evidence from methane and hydrogen-rich fluid inclusions from the exhumed serpentinized peridotite of Monte Maggiore, Corsica. Data Publication Platform of Utrecht University. https://doi.org/10.24416/UU01-5RDSSA
Dobe, R., Giuntoli, F., Olivieri, O.S., Siron, G., Viola, G., Menegon, L., Brovarone, A., 2025. Tracking molecular hydrogen migration along a subduction shear zone. Geological Society of America Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1130/B38007.1
Peverelli, V., Olivieri, O.S., Tsujimori, T., Giovannelli, D., Shi, G., Cannaò, E., Piccoli, F., Brovarone, A.V., 2024. Cold-subduction biogeodynamics boost deep energy delivery to the forearc. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2024.10.004
Ressico, F., Cannaò, E., Olivieri, O.S., Pastore, Z., Peverelli, V., Malaspina, N., Vitale Brovarone, A., 2024. Behaviour of fluid-mobile elements across a high-pressure serpentinization front (Monte Maggiore unit, Alpine Corsica). Chemical Geology 662, 122228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2024.122228
Olivieri, O.S. and Miglioli, A., 2021. Hopper quartz crystals from Porretta Terme and Val Nervia, northern Italy. Australian Journal of Mineralogy 22 (2), 13-29.
Miglioli, A., Olivieri, O.S., Bertolani, M., 2019. I quarzi a tramoggia dell’area di Porretta Terme. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana (3), 144-161.
INVITED TALKS
Olivieri, O.S., Vitale Brovarone, A., Ressico, F., Fiebig, J., Pastore, Z., 2025. The tale of H2 and hydrocarbons genesis from mid-ocean ridge to deep subduction settings recorded by the Monte Maggiore peridotite, Alpine Corsica. Presented at the 3rd IAGC International Conference Water Rock Interaction-18 & Applied Isotope Geochemistry, Cagliari, Italy. https://doi.org/10.13125/unicapress.978-88-3312-187-1
CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS
Roig, C., Olivieri, O.S., Vitale Brovarone, A., 2025 Greenhouse gas release by chemical and mechanical alteration of exposed rocks: insights from metapelites. Presented at the 3rd IAGC International Conference Water Rock Interaction-18 & Applied Isotope Geochemistry, Cagliari, Italy. https://doi.org/10.13125/unicapress.978-88-3312-187-1
Vitale Brovarone A. and Olivieri O.S., 2025. Tracking deep energy production and migration across orogenic cycles through fluid inclusion isotope analysis. Presented at SIMP-SGI congress, Padova, Italy.
Olivieri, O.S., Vitale Brovarone, A., Fiebig, J., Ressico, F., Gusmeo, T., Daniel, I., Boutier, A., Van Baalen, M., Peverelli, V., 2024. Production and migration of metamorphic CH4 driven by fluid infiltration and serpentinization of subducted ultramafic/mafic rocks. Presented at the 5th Serpentine Days Conference, Granada, Spain.
Peverelli, V., Olivieri, O.S., Beranoaguirre, A., Cannaò, E., Ressico, F., Pastore, Z., Gerdes, A., Brovarone, A.V., 2024. Missing seawater in the hydration record of a peridotite massif from mid-ocean ridge to subduction (Monte Maggiore, Alpine Corsica, France) (No. EGU24-879). Presented at the EGU24, Copernicus Meetings. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-879
Olivieri, O.S., Vitale Brovarone, A., Fiebig, J., Boutier, A., Baalen, M.V., Ressico, F., Peverelli, V., 2023. Mapping metamorphic methane distribution and δ13C across an orogenic, partially serpentinized massif: insights into abiotic CH4 generation and pathways for fluid migration in subduction zones. Presented at the Goldschmidt 2023 Conference, GOLDSCHMIDT.
Olivieri, O.S., Vitale Brovarone, A., Fiebig, J., Ressico, F., Marassi, V., Casolari, S., Sissmann, O., 2023. Exploring new protocols for bulk off-line fluid inclusion extraction for the analysis of δ13C-CH4 using a Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) analyzer. (No. EGU23-12808). Presented at the EGU23, Copernicus Meetings. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-12808
Peverelli, V., Vitale Brovarone, A., Olivieri, O.S., Piccoli, F., 2023. Dating the migration of high-pressure H2-/CH4-bearing fluids in subduction zones. Presented at the Goldschmidt 2023 Conference, GOLDSCHMIDT.
Ressico, F., Vitale Brovarone, A., Agostini, S., Malaspina, N., Cannaò, E., Olivieri, O.S., 2023. Disentangling serpentinization events at the massif scale through microstructural and B isotope characterization. (No. EGU23-771). Presented at the EGU23, Copernicus Meetings. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-771
Ressico, F., Vitale Brovarone, A., Cannaò, E., Olivieri, O.S., 2023. Coupled serpentine dehydration and high-pressure serpentinization. Presented at the Goldschmidt 2023 Conference, GOLDSCHMIDT.
Vitale Brovarone, A., Olivieri, O.S., Ressico, F., Siron, G., Giuntoli, F., Peverelli, V., Boutier, A., Pastore, Z., 2023. Tracking the Migration and Conversion of Metamorphic H₂ and Reduced Carbonic Fluids in Orogenic Belts. Presented at the Goldschmidt 2023 Conference, GOLDSCHMIDT.
SEMINARS and WORKSHOPS
Orlando, O.S., 2025. Natural hydrogen and geology. Presented at the “Science and energy” Piano Lauree Scientifiche (PLS) workshop for high school and undergraduate students.
Orlando, O.S., Vitale Brovarone, A., Fiebig, J., Gusmeo, T., Ressico, F., Boschi, C., Van Baalen, M., 2025. Mapping fluxes of CH4 and H2 in exhumed metamorphic complexes. Presented at Serpentine Days Webinar.
FIELDWORK
Participated to sampling campaigns and petrologic study of rocks from several exhumed metamorphic terranes and Precambrian shields, including Southwest Greenland, Lofoten (Norway), Gobi-Altai region (Mongolia), Northern Appalachians (Vermont), Northern Corsica (France).
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
- Micro-Raman spectroscopy analysis of fluid inclusions, including quantitative analysis of fluid composition, high-resolution Raman mapping, and fluid barometry.
- Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) analysis for C isotope ratios measurement in CO2-CH4 extracted from fluid inclusions, in carbonate, and in graphite samples.
- Tunable Infrared Laser Direct Absorption Spectroscopy (TILDAS) analysis for C and H isotope ratios measurement in CH4 extracted from fluid inclusions.
- Gas Chromatography Isotope-Ratio Mass Spectrometry (GC-IRMS) analysis for C and/or H isotope ratios measurement in CH4, C2H6, C3H8, and H2 extracted from fluid inclusions, through the use of cryogenic separation techniques.
- Micro Gas Chromatography for the analysis of H2, He, CH4, CO2, N2, and H2S extracted from fluid inclusions.
- Development of mechanical fluid inclusion extraction protocols through milling and crushing techniques.
- Assembly and maintenance of components for vacuum lines and gas transfer lines for isotope analysis.
- Cathodoluminescence analysis (CL).
- Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysis.
- Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (EDS) analysis.
- Sample preparation through Focused Ion Beam (FIB) for the study of unopened fluid inclusions
- Transmission Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysis.
- X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) analysis.
- Optical microscopy analysis of rocks in thin section under transmitted (parallel and polarized) and reflected light.
- Compilative data analysis.
COMPUTER SKILLS
- Software ZEN (Zeiss), Aztec (Oxford)
- Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point)
- Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator e Premiere
- ENVI
- R, Python, Matlab
- GIS (ArcGIS and QGIS)
- GEMS, Thermotopes-COH
ARTISTIC SKILLS
Nature photography (autodidact) with a focus on mineral photography with photographs published on international mineralogical magazines (Mineralogical Record, Lapis, Australian Journal of Mineralogy, Rivista Mineralogica Italiana).
PERSONAL SKILLS
Mountain passionate, hiker, climber, and mountainbiker. Mineral collector and prospector, contributed to the Bologna Mineral Show (2025 edition) with a thematic showcase featuring window quartz crystals personally collected in the Bologna area.
