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Roberto Braga

Associate Professor

Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences

Academic discipline: GEOS-01/B Petrology

Director of Second Cycle Degree in Teaching and Communication of Natural Sciences

Research

Keywords: Petrography Metamorphic and igneous petrology Geoscience education

My research aims to:

  1. Understand petrogenetic processes occurring in the Crust and the Upper Mantle. My research combines fieldwork, petrography, microscopy, spatially resolved microanalysis of major and trace elements in minerals, and phase diagram modeling of mantle and crustal. See this nice example; see another one.
  2. Understand the perception of geology and geologists by high-school students. The aim of this part of my research is to strengthen the student recruiting into geological science degrees.

Last but not least, my research is a collaborative effort carried on together with interns and young researchers (gender balance: 75% female / 25% male).