Alberto Vitale Brovarone, University of Torino, Italy & CNRS, France
Biography
Alberto Vitale Brovarone is a Researcher at Torino University (Italy) and CNRS (France). He obtained a binational (Italy-France) PhD in 2011, and then carried out three years of postdoctoral research in Paris, France (ISTeP; IMPMC/ENS). Alberto’s research interests center around fluid-rock exchanges and volatile recycling from the seafloor to subducting slabs, by means of a combination of field observation, geochemistry, and petrology. Over the last years, his work has mainly focused on the deep carbon cycle, and particularly on the genesis and recycling of high-pressure abiotic hydrocarbons in subduction zones, for which he has obtained grants from French (ANR) and Italian (MIUR) agencies. He is also participating in a number of projects spanning alteration of active slow-spreading oceanic lithosphere, element mobility in subducting slabs and archeology.
Motivation for serving the EAG council
Serving the EAG Council would be a great pleasure and an honor for me as a field observationalist. I am strongly persuaded that the EAG is a fundamental investment with benefits for all the Earth Science communities, with no boundaries. As a Council member, I would do my best to carry forward the vast range of EAG activities and opportunities and to expand them according to my background, in particular those favoring international training, cross-disciplinary collaborations and publishing, and mobility across Europe and abroad. These opportunities do make the difference in the modern scientific community, especially for students and young researchers. I also wish to promote new ideas strengthening interactions between the field and modern geochemical investigations in the laboratory, as well as new ways to access and share natural samples and data across countries and disciplines.