Matteo Alvaro

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.{{cite web |last1=Alvaro |first1=Matteo |title=Pigeonite Under Non-Ambient Conditions |url=https://www.socminpet.it/357/plinius-volume-36-2010.html |website=Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia}} He carried out his research during the PhD between the University of Pavia and the University of Padua.{{cite news |title=Taxista per studiare, è un ricercatore top |url=https://laprovinciapavese.gelocal.it/pavia/cronaca/2016/09/18/news/taxista-per-studiare-e-un-ricercatore-top-1.14118006 |publisher=La Provincia Pavese}}{{cite news |last1= |first1=|title=Binasco, da Marte ai diamanti: le imprese del geologo Matteo Alvaro - Cronaca - ilgiorno.it |url=https://www.ilgiorno.it/sud-milano/cronaca/binasco-geologo-alvaro-stati-uniti-1.2666814 |work=Il Giorno |language=it}}

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.{{cite journal |last1=Alvaro |first1=M. |last2=Angel |first2=R. J. |last3=Camara |first3=F. |title=High-pressure behavior of zoisite |journal=American Mineralogist |date=1 July 2012 |volume=97 |issue=7 |pages=1165–1176 |doi=10.2138/am.2012.4014|bibcode=2012AmMin..97.1165A |s2cid=100901876 }} 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.{{cite journal |last1=Alvaro |first1=M. |last2=Domeneghetti |first2=M. C. |last3=Fioretti |first3=A. M. |last4=Cámara |first4=F. |last5=Marinangeli |first5=L. |title=A new calibration to determine the closure temperatures of Fe-Mg ordering in augite from nakhlites |journal=Meteoritics & Planetary Science |date=March 2015 |volume=50 |issue=3 |pages=499–507 |doi=10.1111/maps.12436|bibcode=2015M&PS...50..499A }} In 2013, Alvaro joined the research group of Fabrizio Nestola at the University of Padua.{{Cite web |date=2022-10-03 |title=La Tierra tiene un 'océano' a 660 km de profundidad |url=https://www.muyinteresante.es/ciencia/27366.html |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=Muy Interesante |language=es}}{{Cite web |last=Cowing |first=Keith |date=2022-09-28 |title=An Ocean Inside Earth? There Is Water Hundreds Of Kilometers Down |url=https://astrobiology.com/2022/09/an-ocean-inside-earth-there-is-water-hundreds-of-kilometers-down.html |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=Astrobiology |language=en-US}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://cristallografia.org/blog/2019/02/10/scomparsa-prof-fiorenzo-mazzi/|title=Scomparsa Prof. Fiorenzo Mazzi – AIC Cristallografia}}{{Cite web|url=http://news.unipv.it/?p=40841|title=news.unipv – 14 giugno – Giornata in memoria del prof. Fiorenzo Mazzi}}

• 2015: Awarded the SIR-MIUR grant, a research fellowship awarded in Italy to investigators younger than 40 years old.{{Cite web|url=http://news.unipv.it/?p=7173|title=news.unipv – A 4 progetti UNIPV i finanziamenti del Programma SIR}}
• 2016: Awarded the Ugo Panichi prize from the Italian Society of Mineralogy and Petrology for significant scientific contributions in the field of mineralogy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.socminpet.it/371/premio-ugo-panichi.html|title=Premio Ugo Panichi|website=www.socminpet.it}}
• 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.{{Cite web|url=https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/207384/en|title=deTeRmine the trUe dEpth of DeEp subduction from PiezobaromeTry on Host –inclusions Systems | True Depths | Project | Fact sheet | H2020 | CORDIS | European Commission}}{{Cite web|url=http://news.unipv.it/?p=15472|title=news.unipv – Ricercatore UNIPV si aggiudica Starting Grant dell'European Research Council}}{{Cite web|url=https://laprovinciapavese.gelocal.it/pavia/cronaca/2016/09/18/news/taxista-per-studiare-e-un-ricercatore-top-1.14118006|title=Taxista per studiare, è un ricercatore top|date=September 18, 2016|website=La Provincia Pavese}}
• 2018: Awarded the Mario Nardelli prize for researchers who contributed significantly to the development of the Italian crystallography.{{Cite web|url=https://cristallografia.org/blog/2018/04/07/medaglie-e-premi-aic/|title=Medaglie e Premi AIC – AIC Cristallografia}}
• 2019: Nominated Rector's delegate for international affairs in Europe{{Cite web|url=http://organi-governo.unipv.it/|title=Università degli Studi di Pavia}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgugMV36gOw|title=Inizia il mandato del Rettore Francesco Svelto. L'incontro con la stampa|via=www.youtube.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilgiorno.it/pavia/cronaca/universita-rettore-1.4812898|title=Pavia, il nuovo rettore: "Università aperta, inclusiva e innovativa" - Cronaca - ilgiorno.it|first=MANUELA|last=MARZIANI|website=Il Giorno|date=2 October 2019 }}
• 2019 – 2026: Elected as Council Member of the Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia (SIMP){{Cite web|url=https://www.socminpet.it/408/consiglio-di-presidenza.html|title=Consiglio di Presidenza|website=www.socminpet.it}}
• 2020: Nominated vice President of GLOBEC - "Center for Global Strategic Engagement"{{cn|date=February 2024}}
• 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{{Cite web|url=http://eurominunion.org/?page_id=1406|title=Matteo Alvaro: Medal for Research Excellence 2021 | Official website of the European Mineralogical Union}}
• 2023: Nominated Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America (MSA){{cn|date=February 2024}}

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