Personal information\n- Family name / First name: Nestola Fabrizio\n- Date of birth: December 14th 1972\n- E-mail address: fabrizio.nestola@unipd.it\n- Personal website: www.fabrizionestola.com\n\nResearch \nNew minerals, crystallography, high-pressure/high-temperature mineralogy, diamonds, meteorites\n\nEducation\n1999 – Master’s degree in Geological Sciences – University of Torino\n2003 – Ph.D. in Mineralogy, Petrology and Crystallography – University of Modena and Reggio Emilia\n\nFellowships\n2004-2005: Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship - Bayerisches Geoinstitut, University of Bayreuth, Germany.\n2005-2006: Associate Post-Doctoral position - Virginia Tech, USA.\n\nPermanent positions at University of Padova\n2006-2010: Researcher in Mineralogy – Department of Geosciences\n2010-2015: Associate Professor in Mineralogy – Department of Geosciences\n2015-present: Full Professor in Mineralogy – Department of Geosciences \n\nBibliometrics\n- Author/co-author of > 370 peer-review international publications\n- Citations in Web of Science: 9400 (June, 2025)\n- H-index: 44 in Web of Science (June, 2025)\n- Citations in Google Scholar: 11350 (June, 2025)\n- H-index: 50 in Google Scholar (June, 2025)\n\nMain grant as Principal Investigator\n2013-2018: European Research Council Grant; title: “Inclusions in diamonds: messengers from the deep Earth” (Agreement n. 307322); fund: 1,420,000 €.\n2024: FIS-2; Ministry of University, Italy; title: "Discovering mineral nanoinclusions in fibrous diamonds"; fund: 2,000,000 €.\n\nInternational Awards/Prizes\n2010: “Medal for Excellence in Research” by European Mineralogical Union.\n2019: “Humboldt Research Award” by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany.\n2023: “Best Geoscience Research Award”, Geoscience Information Society, USA.\n2024: “Dana Medal” by the Mineralogical Society of America, USA.\n2024: “Geochemistry Fellow Honour” by the Geochemical Society (USA) and the European Association of Geochemistry (Europe) \n\nNational Awards/Prizes\n2003: “Ph.D. best thesis award” by Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia, Italy.\n2011: “Mario Nardelli award” by Associazione Italiana di Cristallografia, Italy.\n2016: “Maria Teresa Messori Roncaglia e Eugenio Mari award” by the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Italy.\n\nInstitutional responsibilities at University of Padova, Italy\n2015-2018: Coordinator of the Ph.D. Programme in Earth Sciences\n2018-2022: Head of Department of Geosciences\n2019-2022: Member of the Academic Senate\n2023-2025: Coordinator of the Bachelor Degree in Earth and Climate Dynamics (in English)\n2023-2025: President of the University Center for the Museums\n2023-2025: Scientific Responsible of the Nature and Humankind Museum\n\nMembership of Scientific Societies and Science Academies\n- Life fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America \n- Life membership of the American Geophysical Union\n- Life membership of the European Geosciences Union\n- Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia\n- Associazione Italiana di Cristallografia\n\nMembership of International and National Scientific Academies\n- Academia Europaea\n- Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL\n- Accademia delle Scienze di Torino\n- Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere e Arti \n

Il Prof. Nestola si è occupato di mineralogia in condizioni non ambientali, investigando le proprietà elastiche e l’evoluzione strutturale delle principali fasi di mantello terrestre in alta pressione e temperatura. Le principali tecniche d’indagine utilizzate sono la diffrazione a cristallo singolo e da polveri, la spettroscopia micro-Raman e la microscopia elettronica. Recentemente ha applicato gli stessi metodi mineralogici all’analisi delle inclusioni in diamanti naturali col fine di determinare le condizioni di formazione; allo stesso tempo ha sviluppato una linea di ricerca su materiali extraterrestri.\n

- Inclusioni mineralogiche in diamanti naturali
- Le fasi a carbonio nelle meteoriti
- Nuove specie mineralogiche