RESEARCH PROFILE
I am interested in global geochemical cycles and magmatic processes occurring in the Earth’s interior, with particular attention to the behavior of volatiles, trace elements and non-traditional stable isotopes.
I study rare and unique natural samples that form at extreme depths within the Earth’s mantle, such as inclusion bearing diamonds and basaltic glasses, in order to investigate the inaccessible deep Earth. Alongside, I conduct high-pressure and high-temperature experiments to reproduce geological processes occurring in the deep mantle, to compare experimental data with natural information and better understand the chemical evolution of our planet.


WORK EXPERIENCE
-12/2020 - present: Senior Assistant Professor (rtd-b researcher)
Department of Geosciences, University of Padova (Italy)
-02/2020 - 12/2020: Junior Assistant Professor (rtd-a researcher)
Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna (Italy)
-10/2019 - 02/2020: Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia (Italy)
-10/2016 - 07/2019: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge (UK)
-07/2015 - 09/2016: Postdoctoral Research Staff Member
Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (USA)
-09/2013 - 07/2015: ClerVolc Postdoctoral Researcher
Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans, Université Clermont Auvergne (France)

EDUCATION
-12/2013: Ph.D. in Natural Sciences, Bayerisches Geoinstitut, Universität Bayreuth (Germany)
-03/2010: M.Sc. in Experimental Geosciences, Bayerisches Geoinstitut, Universität Bayreuth (Germany)
-03/2008: B.Sc. in Geological Sciences, Università degli studi di Padova (Italy)

RESEARCH TOPICS
- geochemical cycle of volatiles (COHNS) in the Earth's mantle
- high-pressure and high-temperature geochemistry, non-traditional stable isotopes
- diamonds and their inclusions

RESEARCH LINKS
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=3i1HzB0AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=54780365600
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0793-9654
Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Davide-Novella