Matteo Alvaro Explained

Matteo Alvaro
Citizenship:	Italian
Nationality:	Italian
Fields:	Mineralogy, mineral physics, crystallography, elastic geothermobarometry, planetary sciences
Workplaces:	University of Pavia
Alma Mater:	University of Pavia
Awards:	Ugo Panichi prize, Mario Nardelli prize, EMU Research Excellence Medal
Website:	https://www.mineralogylab.com/, http://sciter.unipv.eu/site/home/persone/scheda720005650.html

Matteo Alvaro is an Italian geologist with expertise in mineralogy, mineral physics, and crystallography who is currently professor of mineralogy at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences of the University of Pavia.^[1] He is leading author or co-author of over 100 articles in international scientific journals.^[2]

Early life and education

Matteo Alvaro was born in Milan, Italy. He was educated at the University of Pavia where he obtained his bachelor's degree in earth sciences and natural resources in 2004 and master's degree applied earth sciences in 2006. In 2009, he obtained his PhD degree in earth science from the University of Pavia with a thesis on the characterization of the high-temperature and high-pressure behavior of several pyroxenes.^[3] He carried out his research during the PhD between the University of Pavia and the University of Padua.^{[4] [5]}

Career and research

In 2010, after concluding his PhD, Matteo Alvaro started working as a post-doc at Virginia Tech in the group of Ross J Angel and Nancy L. Ross to research the structural and elastic behavior of crystalline material at high-pressure conditions.^[6] In 2012 he moved to Italy at the University of Chieti where he conducted studies focused on the investigation of volcanic systems in the framework of the ExoMars 2018 mission.^[7] In 2013 Alvaro joined the research group of Fabrizio Nestola at the University of Padua.^{[8] [9]}

In 2017 Alvaro established the Experimental Mineralogy Laboratory in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences of the University of Pavia dedicated to the memory of Fiorenzo Mazzi.^{[10] [11]}

Award and honors

• 2015: Awarded the SIR-MIUR grant, a research fellowship awarded in Italy to investigators younger than 40 years old.^[12]
• 2016: Awarded the Ugo Panichi prize from the Italian Society of Mineralogy and Petrology for significant scientific contributions in the field of mineralogy.^[13]
• 2017: Awarded the European Research Council (ERC) Starting grant, awarded to scientists showing high potential with PhD obtained not later than 12 years before the application.^{[14] [15] [16]}
• 2018: Awarded the Mario Nardelli prize for researchers who contributed significantly to the development of the Italian crystallography.^[17]
• 2019: Nominated Rector's delegate for international affairs in Europe^{[18] [19] [20]}
• 2019 – 2026: Elected as Council Member of the Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia (SIMP)^[21]
• 2020: Nominated vice President of GLOBEC - "Center for Global Strategic Engagement"
• 2021: Awarded the EMU Research Excellence Medal by the European Mineralogical Union as an early career scientist who has made significant contributions to research in mineralogy and whose professional and societal activities contribute to strengthening scientific links in Europe^[22]
• 2023: Nominated Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America (MSA)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alvaro . Matteo . Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences . University of Pavia.
2. Web site: ORCID. orcid.org.
3. Web site: Alvaro . Matteo . Pigeonite Under Non-Ambient Conditions . Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia.
4. News: Taxista per studiare, è un ricercatore top . La Provincia Pavese.
5. News: Binasco, da Marte ai diamanti: le imprese del geologo Matteo Alvaro - Cronaca - ilgiorno.it . Il Giorno . it.
6. Alvaro . M. . Angel . R. J. . Camara . F. . High-pressure behavior of zoisite . American Mineralogist . 1 July 2012 . 97 . 7 . 1165–1176 . 10.2138/am.2012.4014. 2012AmMin..97.1165A . 100901876 .
7. Alvaro . M. . Domeneghetti . M. C. . Fioretti . A. M. . Cámara . F. . Marinangeli . L. . A new calibration to determine the closure temperatures of Fe-Mg ordering in augite from nakhlites . Meteoritics & Planetary Science . March 2015 . 50 . 3 . 499–507 . 10.1111/maps.12436. 2015M&PS...50..499A .
8. Web site: 2022-10-03 . La Tierra tiene un 'océano' a 660 km de profundidad . 2023-08-03 . Muy Interesante . es.
9. Web site: Cowing . Keith . 2022-09-28 . An Ocean Inside Earth? There Is Water Hundreds Of Kilometers Down . 2023-08-03 . Astrobiology . en-US.
10. Web site: Scomparsa Prof. Fiorenzo Mazzi – AIC Cristallografia.
11. Web site: news.unipv – 14 giugno – Giornata in memoria del prof. Fiorenzo Mazzi.
12. Web site: news.unipv – A 4 progetti UNIPV i finanziamenti del Programma SIR.
13. Web site: Premio Ugo Panichi. www.socminpet.it.
14. Web site: deTeRmine the trUe dEpth of DeEp subduction from PiezobaromeTry on Host –inclusions Systems | True Depths | Project | Fact sheet | H2020 | CORDIS | European Commission.
15. Web site: news.unipv – Ricercatore UNIPV si aggiudica Starting Grant dell'European Research Council.
16. Web site: Taxista per studiare, è un ricercatore top. September 18, 2016. La Provincia Pavese.
17. Web site: Medaglie e Premi AIC – AIC Cristallografia.
18. Web site: Università degli Studi di Pavia.
19. Web site: Inizia il mandato del Rettore Francesco Svelto. L'incontro con la stampa. www.youtube.com.
20. Web site: Pavia, il nuovo rettore: "Università aperta, inclusiva e innovativa" - Cronaca - ilgiorno.it. MANUELA. MARZIANI. Il Giorno. 2 October 2019 .
21. Web site: Consiglio di Presidenza. www.socminpet.it.
22. Web site: Matteo Alvaro: Medal for Research Excellence 2021 | Official website of the European Mineralogical Union.