Department of Earth Sciences

Current PhD Theses

Starting Year Student Supervisors Title Group
2023Juan Porras LoríaMatteo LupiSeismic methods to constrain ambient noise tomographic inversions in high enthalpy geothermal systems.Crustal Deformation and Fluid Flow
2023Nosheen AkhtarAndrea MoscarielloSedimentary heterogeneity and its impact on gas storage CO2Reservoir Geology and Sedimentary Basin Analysis
2023Bhagyashree MishraNina ZeyenMineralogy and geochemistry of modern lacustrine microbialitesLimnogeology and Geomicrobiology
2023Lili LothLuca CaricchiTracing the chemistry of volcanic gases using apatite inclusions in zirconPetrology and Volcanology
2022Hugo Carrasco RonquilloMassimo ChiaradiaDefinition of geochemichal indicators for estimation of metal endowments in porphyry Cu depositsIsotope Geochemistry, Geochronology and Thermochronology
2022James VincentThomas SheldrakeGeochemical disturbances recorded in coral skeletons from volcanic eruptions in the Eastern Caribbean
2022Vidar JakobssonRichard SpikingsTesting key assumptions in thermochronology: the case of Ar isotopes in muscoviteIsotope Geochemistry, Geochronology and Thermochronology
2022Maria Carolina Diaz VecinoCostanza BonadonnaTephra transport and sedimentation from volcanic plumes and cloudsPhysical Volcanology and Geological Risks
2022Riccardo Simionato Costanza BonadonnaModelling of volcanic plumes Physical Volcanology and Geological Risks
2021Ivano GennaroZoltán ZajaczPhysical-chemical controls on ore fluid generation in transcrustal magmatic systemsMineral Resources and Geofluids
2021Mara MirandaZoltán ZajaczHeavy halogens and semi-metals as tracers of magma degassing and fluid-assisted mass transfer within transcrustal magma reservoirsMineral Resources and Geofluids
2021Enzo-Enrico CacciatoreZoltán ZajaczThe interplay between magma redox and magma differentiation in arc settings: phase equilibrium constraints and the development of new oxybarometersMineral Resources and Geofluids
2021Zsófia PalosZoltán ZajaczMechanisms of the oxidation of the mantle wedge in subduction zonesMineral Resources and Geofluids
2021Ivan Mateo Espinel PachonZoltán ZajaczControls on the redox evolution of arc magmas at continental marginsMineral Resources and Geofluids
2021Gioele PappalardoElias SamankassouThermal stresses dynamics on tropical reef ecosystems based on foraminiferaSedimentology, Biostratigraphy and Micropaleontology
2021Adrien MontillierElias SamankassouThermal stresses dynamics on tropical reef ecosystems based on coralsSedimentology, Biostratigraphy and Micropaleontology
2021Emna MeftahAndrea MoscarielloStratigraphy and reservoir distribution of the Quaternary deposits in the Geneva Basin and neighboring FranceReservoir Geology and Sedimentary Basin Analysis
2020Arnaud RuchatElias SamankassouMiddle Jurassic coral reefsSedimentology, Biostratigraphy and Micropaleontology
2020Şafak Utku SönmezRobert MoritzSystèmes épithermaux du district minier de Bolnisi (Géorgie, Petit-Caucase, ceinture métallogénique de la Téthys)Mineral Resources and Geofluids
2020Marine PrieurSébastien CastelltortImpact of extreme hydrological perturbation on sediment distribution from source to sink, PETM, Southern Pyrenees, SpainEarth Surface Dynamics
2020Corin JorgensonLuca CaricchiUnravelling the thermo-chemical evolution of the Mt Etna plumbing system applying machine learning to mineral Chemistry datasetsPetrology and Volcanology
2020Rocio Jaimes GutierrezSébastien CastelltortChemical weathering response to extreme global warming during Paleocene Eocene Hyperthermals, Southern Pyrenees, SpainEarth Surface Dynamics
2020Luigia Sara Di MaioCostanza BonadonnaMulti-hazard vulnerability assessment of the Central and Southern Volcanic Zones of the Andes Physical Volcanology and Geological Risks
2020Maria-Paz Reyes HardyCostanza BonadonnaProbabilistic multi-hazard assessment of the Central and Southern Volcanic Zones of the AndesPhysical Volcanology and Geological Risks
2020Wen-jie XiaMassimo ChiaradiaWhat key factor controls the distinct Au endowment of collisional porphyry deposits in TibetIsotope Geochemistry, Geochronology and Thermochronology
2019Valentin MarguinGuy SimpsonNumerical investigation of the impact of fluids on the earthquake cycleEarth Surface Dynamics
2019Aurélia CrinièreAndrea MoscarielloReservoir Geology of the Cenozoic-Cretaceous transition in the Geneva Basin applied to geothermal exploration.Reservoir Geology and Sedimentary Basin Analysis
2018Andrea FucelliRossana MartiniSedimentology, stratigraphy and high resolution geochemistry of the Upper Triassic carbonates from Hosselkus (CA) and Luning (NV) Formations (USA).Sedimentology, Biostratigraphy and Micropaleontology
2018Hans Viktor AhrenstedtUrs SchalteggerDatation U-Pb de zircon dans des cendres du Permien et du TriassiqueIsotope Geochemistry, Geochronology and Thermochronology
2018Elisabetta PanzaJoël RuchMagma and tectonic interactions at fossil (Oman) and active (Iceland) divergent plate boundaries using structural geology and analogue modellingVolcano Tectonic Laboratory
2018Stefano ManniniJoël RuchUnderstanding recurrent volcano-tectonic processes using multi temporal and spatial analysis at active volcanic rift zones (Kilauea volcano, Hawaii)Volcano Tectonic Laboratory
2017Jonathan LemusCostanza BonadonnaSédimentation des panaches volcaniques avec un focus particulier sur la formation d'instabilités gravitationnellesPhysical Volcanology and Geological Risks
2017Allan FriesCostanza BonadonnaSédimentation des panaches volcaniques avec un focus particulier sur la formation d'instabilités gravitationnellesPhysical Volcanology and Geological Risks
2016Nicholas FarleyElias SamankassouLate Holocene climate variability in the Southern Pacific: Records from microatolls in French Polynesia. Sedimentology, Biostratigraphy and Micropaleontology
2016Stefano GialliLluís FontbotéMagmatic-hydrothermal transtition at the Miocene Sn deposit of San Rafael, southern PeruMineral Resources and Geofluids
2014Samuel CarmaltAndrea MoscarielloSedimentology geochemistry and petrography of Marcellus Shales, Eastern USA.Reservoir Geology and Sedimentary Basin Analysis
2013Nicolas ClercAndrea MoscarielloA Revised Structural Framework Across the Geneva Basin and Neighbouring France as Revealed from 2D Seismic DataReservoir Geology and Sedimentary Basin Analysis