​​​​Chiara Groppo​

Phd students

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1. Giulia Rapa (2018) - Metamorphic CO2 degassing in collisional orogens: case studies from the Himalayan chain. Co-supervisors: Franco Rolfo, Pietro Mosca

2. Shashi Tamang (2022) - Along-strike variations of metamorphic CO2 outputs from the Nepal Himalayas: Comparison between past production and present emissions. Co-supervisors: Franco Rolfo, Frédéric Girault, Frédéric Perrier

3. Alberto Corno (2023) - Tectono-stratigraphic setting and metamorphic evolution of Ligurian-Piedmont Units in the Upper Susa and Chisone Valleys (Western Alps). Supervisor: Marco Gattiglio; Co-supervisors: Pietro Mosca, Alessandro Borghi, myself

4. Sara Nerone (current) - Application of routinary vs. non-conventional petrologic approaches to understand metamorphic processes in collisional orogens: case studies from the Himalaya. Co-supervisor: Franco Rolfo 

5. Matthieu Roà (current) - Analysis of basement-cover interfaces and reconstruction of the pre-orogenic tectono-stratigraphy and Alpine tectono-metamorphic evolution of tectonic units from the Western Alps. Supervisor: Gianni Balestro; Co-supervisors: Carlo Bertok, myself

MSc students

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1. Giulia Rapa (2014) - Geologic and petrographic study of the Upper Bulè Valley, Monviso Ophiolitic Massif, western Alps

2. Alessia Borghini (2015) - Geologic and petrographic study of the fluid-rock interactions in the metabasites and metasediments of the ultra-high pressure Lago di Cignana Unit (upper Valtournenche, western Alps)

3. Serena Botta (2015) - Geologic and petrographic study of the Rocca-Solei Unit, southern Dora-Maira Massif (western Alps).

4. Fiorenza Baudana (2016) - Structural, geological and metamorphic study of the Maira-Varaita ridge in the Colle di Sampeyre area (Cottian Alps) [co-supervisor]

5. Manuele Gilio (2018) - Petrographic, minerochemical and thermobarometric study of garnet + chloritoid -bearing metapelites from the southern Dora-Maira Massif (western Alps)

6. Francesco Nosenzo (2018) - Structural, geological and metamorphic study of the southern Dora-Maira Massif in the Valmala area (western Alps) [co-supervisor]

7. Giulia Paccagnella (2018) - Mineralogical and petrographic characterization of fibrous minerals and their host-rocks from the north-western Voltri Massif

8. Corrado Leone (2018) - Mineralogical and petrographic characterization of fibrous minerals and their host-rocks from the eastern Voltri Massif and Sestri-Voltaggio Zone [co-supervisor]

9. Davide Goffredo (2020) - Mineralogical and petrographic characterization of fibrous minerals and their host-rocks from the north-eastern Voltri Massif [co-supervisor]

10. Costanza Scagliotti (2021) - Revealing the anatectic evolution of the Himalayan metamorphic core: insights from the microstructural and minerochemical study of kyanite-bearing migmatites

11. Sara Nerone (2021) - The uncommon chloritoid + biotite + staurolite + chlorite + garnet assemblage in metapelites from the Lesser Himalayan Sequence (Nepal Himalaya): petrography, mineral chemistry, reaction history and thermodynamic modelling

12. Roberto Montani (2023) - Petrographic, minerochemical, thermobarometric and micro-Raman study of garnet-bearing metapelites and metagranites from the Rocca Solei Unit (Southern Dora-Maira massif, western Alps)

13. Andrea Miccoli (2024) - Geological-structural study of the Southern Dora- Maira Massif in the area between Costigliole Saluzzo-Busca-Rossana (CN) [co-supervisor]

14. Andrea Maroni (2024) - Geological-petrographic study of the Southern Dora- Maira Massif in the area between Costigliole Saluzzo-Busca-Rossana (CN) [co-supervisor]

15. Viviane Bertone (2024) -  The graphite-bearing metasedimentary successions of the Pinerolo Unit (Western Alps): a petrographic study and a characterization of the mineralizations

BSc students

1. Elena Dalla Fontana (2011) - Petrographic study of the Mg-metasomatism along shear zones in the orthogneiss of the Main Central Thrust Zone (eastern Nepal)

2. Giulia Rapa (2011) - Petrographic study of the Ca-silicate rocks within the anatectic paragneiss of the Greater Himalayan Sequence (eastern Nepal)

3. Alessia Borghini (2012) - Petrographic study of the andalusite-bearing graphitic schists of the Northern Karakorum Complex (Sarpo Laggo, Skyang and Gasherbrum moreins, Xinjiang, China)

4. Serena Botta (2012) - Petrographic study of the deep crustal xenoliths included in lamprophyric dykes from the Shaksgam Valley (Xinjiang, China)

5. Fiorenza Baudana (2013) - Petrographic study of the Archean granulites of the Fennoscandian Shield (Varpaisjarvi area)

6. Giulia Paccagnella (2014) - Petrographic study of the fibrous minerals within metamorphic veins occurring in the serpentintes from the Pellice Valley

7. Manfredo Capriolo (2014) - Petrographic and micro-structural study of the Himalayan leucogranites from the Everest, Makalu and Khancenjunga regions (eastern Nepal Himalaya)

8. Linda Bonazza (2015) - Petrographic and micro-structural study of the Lesser Himalayan Sequence phylladic micaschists from the Arun and Tamur tectonic windows (eastern Nepal Himalaya)

9. Ester Balzarini (2015) - Petrographic study of the metasedimentary sequence from the Main Central Thrust Zone, upper Arun Valley (eastern Nepal Himalaya)

10. Giulia Gaiero (2015) - Petrographic and micro-structural study of the Black Gneisses (gneiss with sillimanite nodules) of the Greater Himalayan Sequence, eastern Nepal

11. Manuele Gilio (2015) - Petrographic and micro-structural study of garnet- and biotite-bearing amphibolites with coronitic and symplectitic micro-structures (eastern Nepal and Sikkim Himalaya)

12. Matteo Oberto (2016) - Geologic and petrographic study of the Main Central Thrust Zone metasedimentary sequence along the Hinkhu Khola (eastern Nepal Himalaya)

13. Simone Amato (2016) - Petrographic study of the Sapi-Shergol meta-ophiolites (Ladakh, India): a relic of the Neo-Tethyan ocean originally separating India from Asia

14. Mauro Bongiovanni (2017) - Petrographic study of the Ailsa Craig microgranite and its use for the manifacturing of curling stones

15. Fabiola Caso (2017) - Petrographic study of metapelites and metamarls from the Karakorum Metamorphic Complex in the Chogo Lungma (northern Pakistan) and Pangong Tso (Ladakh, NW India) regions

16. Marcello De Togni (2017) - Petrographic and micro-structural study of the Main Central Thrust Zone metamorphic sequences cropping out along the western and eastern sides of the Tamur tectonic window (eastern Nepal Himalaya)

17. Giorgia Carano (2018) - Petrographic study of the dolomitic marbles, metapelites and related Mg metasomatic rocks from the Lesser Himalayan Sequence (Ganesh Himal, central Nepal)

18. Costanza Scagliotti (2018) - Petrographic, petrologic and micro-structural study of metapelites (± calcium-rich) from the Lesser Himalayan Sequence in the Ganesh Himal region (central Nepal)

19. Loris Filipponi (2019) - Petrographic and micro-structural study of magnesite + talc rocks and of the associated metapelites from the Lesser Himalayan Sequence (central Nepal)

20. Sara Nerone (2019) - Barrovian metamorphism of calcium-rich pelites: petrographic study and thermodynamic modelling

21. Chiara Bottasso (2020) - Petrographic, petrologic and micro-structural study of chloritoid-bearing rocks from the Lesser Himalayan Sequence of central-eastern Nepal

22. Fabrizia Lando (2022). Snow-ball garnets from the Upper Lesser Himalayan Sequence (central-eastern Nepal): a petrographic and microstructural study

23. Matteo De Guglielmi (2022). CO2-producing processes in the South Tibetan Detachment System shear zone (Himalaya)