Maurizio Petrelli
Associate Professor in Petrology and Volcanology (Perugia University, Italy)
Hi and welcome! I work as Associate Professor in Petrology and Volcanology at the Department of Physics and Geology, University of Perugia (UNIPG). I focus my research on the petrological and geochemical characterization of volcano products with emphasis on dynamics and time scales of pre-eruptive events. To do that, I combine classical petrological and geochemical methods with Machine Learning based approaches. Since 2002, I’ve carried out intense laboratory work mainly focused on the development of the Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) analytical facility @UNIPG. I serve American Mineralogist and Artificial Intelligence in Geosciences as Associate Editor. Currently, I lead the research group @UNIPG, Department of Physics and Geology, for the application of Machine Learning techniques in Earth Sciences and I am part of the Ph.D. board in Earth System and Global Changes. Also, I am the scientific manager of the LA-ICP-MS laboratory @UNIPG. Recently, I achieved the habilitation as Full (I Fascia) professor by the "Ministero dell'Istruzione Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca (MIUR)." Over the past five years, I have published more than 50 articles in high-ranking international scientific journals (my current h-index is 28), and I have secured approximately €1 million in competitive funding for my department. Additionally, recognized researchers have invited me to speak about machine learning, petrology, and volcanology at international conferences and prestigious academic institutions.
