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Prof. Luigi Folco, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra<\/strong><\/p>\n

Universita’ di Pisa – Italia<\/strong><\/p>\n

ORCID:\u00a0 \u00a0https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7276-3483<\/a><\/p>\n

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CURRICULUM VITAE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Personal Details<\/strong><\/p>\n

Date and place of birth:\u00a0\u00a0 September 21st, 1965, Rome, Italy.<\/p>\n

Nationality:\u00a0\u00a0 Italian.<\/p>\n

Status: Married, father of two<\/p>\n

Work address:\u00a0\u00a0 Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Universit\u00e0 di Pisa, Via S. Maria 53, 56126 Pisa, Italy.<\/p>\n

e-mail: luigi.folco@unipi.it<\/a><\/p>\n

EDUCATION<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

1998: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 PhD. Planetary and Space Science Research Institute, Open University, Milton Keynes \u2013 UK.<\/p>\n

1991:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Degree in Earth Sciences (Hons.), University of Siena, Siena \u2013 Italy.<\/p>\n

EMPLOYMENT<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Current Position<\/strong><\/p>\n

2023 \u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Full Professor,<\/strong> Department of Earth Sciences, University of Pisa-Italy.<\/p>\n

Previous Positions<\/strong><\/p>\n

2016 \u2013 2023\u00a0\u00a0 Associate Professor,<\/strong> Department of Earth Sciences, University of Pisa-Italy.<\/p>\n

2012\u2013 2015 \u00a0\u00a0 Senior Researcher, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Pisa, Italy.<\/p>\n

1998 \u2013 2011 \u00a0 Meteorite curator, National Museum for the Antarctic, University of Siena, Italy.<\/p>\n

Visiting Fellowships<\/strong><\/p>\n

2022 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Visiting Professor<\/strong>, CEREGE, Universit\u00e8 d\u2019Aix-Marseille III, Aix En Pce<\/sup>-France.<\/p>\n

2008 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Invited Professor<\/strong>, Centre Europ\u00e9en de Recherche et d\u2019Enseignement des Geosciences de l\u2019Environnement (CEREGE), Universit\u00e8 d\u2019Aix-Marseille III, Aix En Pce<\/sup>-France.<\/p>\n

2006 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Invited Professor<\/strong>, CEREGE, Universit\u00e8 d\u2019Aix-Marseille III, Aix En Pce<\/sup>-France.<\/p>\n

2004 \u2013 2005\u00a0\u00a0 Associate Researcher<\/strong>, CEREGE, Universit\u00e8 d\u2019Aix-Marseille III, Aix En Pce<\/sup>-France.<\/p>\n

1992 \u20131993\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Visiting student. Dept. of Earth Science, The Open University, Milton Keynes \u2013 UK.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Professional Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n

2014 & 2018:Qualification for the position of Full Professor (I Fascia), A4\/A1 Geochimica, Mineralogia, Petrologia e Vulcanologia, <\/strong>Ministero dell\u2019Istruzione, dell\u2019Universit\u00e0 e della Ricerca (MIUR), Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale DD 1532, 2016, July 29.<\/p>\n

2012: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Qualification for the position of Professeur des Universit\u00e9s<\/strong>, Section 35 Structure et \u00e9volution de la Terre e des autres plan\u00e8te. Ministere de l’Enisegnement Superior et de la Recherche, France.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Academic Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n

2025 \u2013\u00a02028\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chair, Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Scienze e Tecnologie Geologiche <\/strong>[WGE-LM]. Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Universit\u00e0 di Pisa, Italia.<\/p>\n

2023 \u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Universit\u00e0 di Pisa representative.\u00a0Circle U \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>WP7 Communication, dissemination & exploitation\u00a0<\/strong>Task force 7.1: establishing a support service for CU research and educational project<\/em>.<\/p>\n

2023 \u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Member, National Doctoral Programme in Polar Sciences (DIN-SP) steering committee.<\/p>\n

2023 \u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Member, University of Pisa School of Doctorate in Geosciences and Environment steering committe.<\/p>\n

2022 \u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Manager<\/strong>, Focused Ion Beam \u2013 Scanning Electron Microscopy \u2013 Field Emission – Gun laborarory, CISUP – Centro per la Integrazione della Strumentazione \u2013 Universit\u00e0 di Pisa, Italia.<\/p>\n

2019 – 2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Coordinatore di Area per l’Internazionalizzazione (CAI),<\/strong> Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Universit\u00e0 di Pisa, Italia. II term.<\/p>\n

2018 \u2013 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Member, Giunta CISUP, Italia.<\/p>\n

2018 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 External evaluator of research proposal for the Scuola di Dottorato Earth and Environmental Science – Universit\u00e0 di Pavia, Italia.<\/p>\n

2017 \u2013 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Manager<\/strong>, Scanning Electron Microscopy \u2013 Field Emission – Gun laboratory, CISUP, Italia.<\/p>\n

2017 \u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RAR-RAD, Microprep laboratory, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Universit\u00e0 di Pisa, Italia.<\/p>\n

2016 – 2018\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Coordinatore di Area per l’Internazionalizzazione (CAI),<\/strong> Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Universit\u00e0 di Pisa, Italia. I term.<\/p>\n

2016 \u2013 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Membro, Giunta CISIM (Centro Interdipartimentale di Scienza ed Ingegneria dei Materiali), Universit\u00e0 di Pisa, Italia.<\/p>\n

2015 \u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Member, Science commettee for “Bando grande strumentazione per la ricerca 2015”, Universit\u00e0 di Pisa, Italia.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Career Breaks<\/strong><\/p>\n

12 months: sick leave from 13.3.2014 to 8.3.2015.<\/p>\n

TEACHING<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Teaching Activities\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

2024 \u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Scuola di Dottorato di Interesse Nazionale in Scienze Polari, Antarctic Meteorites (2 CFU), Universit\u00e0 “Ca’ Foscari” Venezia, Italy.<\/p>\n

2024 \u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Scuola di Dottorato Geoscienze e Ambiente, Scanning Electron Microscopy and Microanalyses for Geologists (1 CFU), Universit\u00e0 di Pisa, Italy.<\/p>\n

2024 \u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Scuola di Dottorato Geoscienze e Ambiente, Geowriting (0.5 CFU), Universit\u00e0 di Pisa, Italy.<\/p>\n

2016 \u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MSc course, Cosmochemistry (6 CFU), Department of Earth Sciences, University of Pisa, Italy.<\/p>\n

2016 \u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BSc course, Planetary Geology (6CFU), Department of Earth Sciences, University of Pisa, Italy.<\/p>\n

2016 \u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MSc course, Geowriting (1 CFU), Department of Earth Sciences, University of Pisa, Italy.<\/p>\n

2021 \u2013 2022\u00a0\u00a0 Scuola di Dottorato Regionale Pegaso, Scanning Electron Microscopy and Microanalyses for Geologists (1 CFU), Department of Earth Sciences, University of Pisa, Italy.<\/p>\n

2020 \u2013 2022\u00a0\u00a0 Scuola di Dottorato in Scienze Polari, Geowriting (1CFU), Universit\u00e0 di Pisa, Italy.<\/p>\n

2019 \u2013 2022\u00a0\u00a0 Scuola di Dottorato in Scienze Polari, Polar Geology and Geomorphology, Meteorites and Ice (2 CFU), Universit\u00e0 “Ca’ Foscari” Venezia, Italy.<\/p>\n

2016 \u2013 2022\u00a0\u00a0 Scuola di Dottorato Regionale Pegaso, Geowriting (0.5 CFU), University of Pisa, Italy.<\/p>\n

2012 \u20132015\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MSc course, Planetary Geology (6 CFU), Department of Earth Sciences, University of Pisa, Italy.<\/p>\n

2006 \u2013 2007\u00a0\u00a0 BSc course, Mineralogy (3 CFU), Department of Earth Sciences, University of Siena, Italy.<\/p>\n

2003 \u2013 2007\u00a0\u00a0 BSc course, Environmental Mineralogy (3CFU), Department of Earth Sciences, University of Siena, Italy.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>International Postgraduate Schools<\/strong><\/p>\n

2023:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 EUROPLANET SERIES. Rocks from Space and Planetary Defence. Casablanca Morocco (25 \u2013 28 aprile, 2023).<\/p>\n

2014:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 European Mineralogical Union (EMU) School in Planetary Mineralogy; Glasgow, UK (2014, August 24 – September 3).<\/p>\n

2010:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Microstructure and Physico-Chemical properties of Earth and Planetary Materials, SIMP, GNP and Marie Curie Actions International School, Verbania, Italy (8-12.2.2010).<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Supervision of Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows <\/strong><\/p>\n

2010 \u2013 2018\u00a0\u00a0 Three Post Docs (T. Di Rocco, M. Gemelli, M.D. Suttle). Department of Earth Sciences, University of Pisa, Italy.<\/p>\n

2009 \u2013 2010\u00a0\u00a0 Two Post Docs (C. Cordier, C. Suavet,), both FP6 MCA-RTN ERs. National Museum of Antarctica, University of Siena, Italy.<\/p>\n

2011 \u2013 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Five PhD Students, A. Fazio, F. Campanale, Stefani Iannini Lelarge, Roberto Borriello (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Pisa, Italy), and J. Nava (Department of Geosciences, University of Padova, Italy.<\/p>\n

2004 \u2013 2010\u00a0\u00a0 Three PhD Students (M. van Ginneken, A. Burroni,), including one FP6 MCA-RTN ESR (MvG). National Museum of Antarctica, University of Siena, Italy.<\/p>\n

2014 \u2013 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fourteen Master Students. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Pisa, Italy.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Supervision of International PhD Students<\/strong><\/p>\n

2021 \u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fabian Zahnov, Georg-August-Universit\u00e4t G\u00f6ttingen, Geowissenschaftliches Zentrum, Abteilung Geochemie & Isotopengeologie, Germany.<\/p>\n

2018 \u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Three PhD students (L. Zannauri, T. Shisseh, M. Leili, University of Casablanca, Morocco) within the Erasmus+ KA 107 programme.<\/p>\n

Miscellanea<\/strong><\/p>\n

2007 – 2008\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lecturer. Scuola di Specializzazione per l\u2019Insegnamento Secondario Toscana (SSIS Toscana), class: Meteoriti.<\/p>\n

2006 – 2007\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lecturer. Scuola di Specializzazione per l\u2019Insegnamento Secondario Toscana (SSIS Toscana), class: Petrografia.<\/p>\n

2005 – 2006\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lecturer. Scuola di Specializzazione per l\u2019Insegnamento Secondario Toscana (SSIS Toscana), class: Mineralogia.<\/p>\n

Doctoral School External Examiner (International)<\/strong><\/p>\n

2025\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 External examiner. Universit\u00e9 de Droit, d’Economie et des Sciences Paul Cezanne (Aix-Marseille III, France) \u00c9cole Doctorale des Sciences de L’Environment.<\/p>\n

2024\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Supervisory Committee. Georg-August-Universit\u00e4t G\u00f6ttingen, Geowissenschaftliches Zentrum, Abteilung Geochemie & Isotopengeologie, Germany<\/p>\n

2023\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 External Examiner. Universit\u00e8 Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco. Centre d\u2019\u00e9tudes doctorales, G\u00e9oscience Fondamentales et Appliqu\u00e9es.<\/p>\n

2021\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 External examiner. Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium, Science School of Doctorate.<\/p>\n

2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 External examiner. University of Lund, Sweden, Physics School of Doctorate.<\/p>\n

2009\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 External examiner. Universit\u00e9 de Droit, d’Economie et des Sciences Paul Cezanne (Aix-Marseille III, France) \u00c9cole Doctorale des Sciences de L’Environment.<\/p>\n

RESEARCH<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Areas of Research and Main Achievements at a Glance<\/strong><\/p>\n

My research activity started in the early \u201890s and since then it has focused on: i) The cosmochemistry of planetary materials (meteorites and micrometeorites), to explore the origin and evolution of the Solar System, extend the inventory of the Solar System’s composition, and estimate the flux of the extraterrestrial material to Earth. ii) The geology of impact craters and geochemistry of impactites, to contribute to the understanding of the impact cratering process in the Solar System and the collisional history of our planet. iii) The search for meteorites in hot and cold deserts.<\/p>\n

I have authored and co-authored over 140 peer-reviewed scientific papers (including 1 SCIENCE, 1 PNAS, 2 Nat. Comm., 3 Scientific Reports, 7 Geology, 1 ELEMENTS, 7 EPSL, 18 GCA, 3 JGR, 2 EOS etc.), five journal covers, four book chapters and hundreds of abstracts presented at international conferences. Bibliometry: WOS H-index = 32; 2520 citations.<\/p>\n

I have been PI of a number of national projects including the “Antarctic Meteorites” project for the search for meteorites in Antarctica funded by the Italian National Antarctic Research Programme (PNRA) in 2009, 2013 and 2016; the “Cosmic Dust\u201d project funded by MIUR under the programme Research Projects of National Interest (PRIN) 2015 and PRIN 2022; the \u201cGeology, geophysics and geochronology of Kamil Crater, Egypt\u201d project funded by MAECI under the programme Research Projects of Great Relevance MAECI-PGR in 2013 and 2014.<\/p>\n

I have also been involved in a number of international projects fostering planetary science in Europe<\/p>\n

and Africa, including the EC funded H2020 “EURO-CARES – European Curation of Astromaterials Returned from Exploration of Space” and MCA-RTN FP6 ORIGINS as partner coordinator, and “Africa Initiative for Planetary and Space Sciences”, as co-funder and member of the Advisory Committee.<\/p>\n

I have led 10 Antarctic expeditions for the search for meteorites and MMs within PNRA and 4 in the<\/p>\n

Sahara for the search for meteorites and impact craters.<\/p>\n

My major research achievements include: i) Recovery of over 3000 meteorite specimens from hot<\/p>\n

and cold deserts, including two lunar meteorites from Antarctica; meteorites from Antarctica make up the PNRA meteorite collection available for study worldwide through the National Museum of Antarctica of the University of Siena, Italy. ii) Discovery of the largest known accumulation of MMs on Earth on the tops of the Transantarctic Mountains (Rochette et al., 2008, PNAS; Folco et al., 2008, Geology; Taylor et al., 2016, Elements), which is expected to provide unique qualitative and quantitative information on the MM flux to Earth over the Quaternary (Suavet et al., 2010, EPSL; Cordier and Folco, 2014, GCA; Suttle and Folco, 2020, JGR-Planets). iii) Discovery of Australasian microtektites on the tops of the Transantarctic Mountains (Folco et al., 2008; Geology), the study of which has provided new insights into the origin of this natural impact glass (Folco et al., 2009, GCA; 2010, EPSL; 2010, Geology; 2018, GCA; Rochette et al., 2018; Di Vincenzo et al., 2021 GCA, Chernonozhkin et al., 2021, Nature Communications; Folco et al., 2024). iv) Discovery of the debris generated by a major Tunguska-like event over Antarctica, the study of which has provided information on the type of debris produced during catastrophic airbursts of cometary\/asteroidal objects impacting Earth (van Ginneken et al., 2010, EPSL). vi) Discovery and full characterization of the Kamil Crater (Egypt), a type-structure for understanding processes and products associated with the impact of small-scale impactors (Folco et al., 2010, Science; Folco et al. 2011, Geology; D’Orazio et al., 2011, MAPS; Fazio et al., 2014, MAPS; 2016, GCA; Folco et al., 2015; Folco et al., 2018, Geology). vii) Documentation of the meteoritic origin of the iron blade of one of the two daggers belonging to King Tutankhamun through an interdisciplinary investigation led by me (Comelli et al., 2016, MAPS).<\/p>\n

These achievements have had wide international media coverage (National Geographic, Discovery<\/p>\n

Channel, The New York Times and BBC World), providing a measure of the public engagement and cultural impact of my research group’s work. For my contribution and service to meteoritics and planetary sciences at the international level, I have received awards in 2008 from the Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research (the Pian delle Tectiti nunatak was named after our discovery of MTKs on its top), in 2016 from the Meteoritical Society (for my service as Councilor) and in 2006, the International Astronomical Union named Asteroid [7006] Folco (for my cosmochemical studies).<\/p>\n

I have been invited to present my research at several international conferences and workshops to present my main achievemnts in the field of meteorite and micrometeorite research and impact cratering studies (see below).<\/p>\n

I have contributed to the early careers of several excellent researchers in the field of meteoritics and planetary science, now conducting research and teching activities at prestigious university and research institutes in Europe (see below)<\/p>\n

Awards and Fellowships<\/strong><\/p>\n

2024:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fellow of the Meteoritical Society<\/strong>; awarded by The Meteoritical Society.<\/p>\n

2016:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Certificate of Service; awarded by The Meteoritical Society.<\/p>\n

2008:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nunatak named Pian delle Tectiti (Victoria Land, Antarctica) after the discovery of microtektites by L. Folco and P. Rochette during the 2006 Italian National Antarctic Research Program (PNRA) expedition; awarded by Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research (SCAR).<\/p>\n

2006: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Naming asteroid (7006) Folco<\/strong>; awarded by International Astronomical Union (IAU).<\/p>\n

2006: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Carlo Minguzzi prize<\/strong>, best young Italian geochemist; awarded by the Italian Society of Mineralogy and Petrology (SIMP).<\/p>\n

Major International Collaborations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name of collaborator<\/strong><\/td>\nFaculty\/ Department\/Centre<\/strong><\/td>\nUniversity\/Institution<\/strong><\/td>\nCountry<\/strong><\/td>\nTopic of collaboration<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pierre Rochette<\/td>\nCEREGE<\/td>\nAix-Marseille Universit\u00e9<\/td>\nFrance<\/td>\nMicrometeorite physical properties<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Matthew Genge<\/td>\nDept. Earth Science and Engineering<\/td>\nImperial College, London<\/td>\nUK<\/td>\nMicrometeorite petrology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carole Cordier<\/td>\nISTerre<\/td>\nUniversit\u00e8 Grenoble Alpes<\/td>\nFrance<\/td>\nMicrometeorite geochemistry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mario Trieloff<\/td>\nInstitut f\u00fcr Geowissenschaften,<\/td>\nUniversit\u00e4t Heidelberg<\/td>\nGermany<\/td>\nNoble gas in micrometeorites<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Birger Schmitz<\/td>\nDivision of Nuclear Physics<\/td>\nLund University<\/td>\nSweden<\/td>\nGlobal influx of meteoritic material<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Regis Braucher<\/td>\nCEREGE<\/td>\nAix-Marseille Universit\u00e9<\/td>\nFrance<\/td>\nCosmogenic nuclide analyses and bedrock exposure ages<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ralph Harvey<\/td>\nCollege of Arts and Sciences<\/td>\nCase Western Reserve University<\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\nAntarctic meteorite research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aaron Cavoise<\/td>\nSchool of Earth and Planetary Sciences<\/td>\nCurtin University<\/td>\nAustralia<\/td>\nShock metamorphism<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Billy P. Glass<\/td>\nDept. of Geology<\/td>\nUniversity of Delaware<\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\nPetrology of impactites<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n

Author and co-author of 150 peer-reviewed scientific papers published in international journals with IF (including SCIENCE, PNAS, Nature Communications, Nature Communications Earth and Environment, Nature Scientific Reports,\u00a0 Geology, ELEMENTS, EPSL, GCA, GPL, JGR, EOS, etc.), including 7 journal covers<\/strong>, 5 book chapters, 9 The Meteoritical Bulletin issues<\/strong> and tens of abstracts presented at international conferences. Please see https:\/\/publons.com\/researcher\/4180426\/luigi-folco\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Bibliometric Ratings<\/strong><\/p>\n

WOS H-index = 37 (last 10 years H-index = 16); 3648 citations.<\/p>\n

Maximum impact factor 63.8.<\/p>\n

Twenty Key Publications<\/strong> (* I am the corresponding author; $<\/sup>I am the project leader; ^ my PhD student or postdoc; C = citations)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Folco L.*$<\/sup>, Masotta M., Rochette P., Del Rio M.^, Di Vincenzo G. (2024) Australasian microtektites: early target-projectile interaction in large impacts on Earth. Geochemical Perspectives Letters <\/em>31, 22 \u2013 26. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7185\/geochemlet.2427<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Suttle MD^<\/strong>, Folco L$<\/sup><\/strong>, Genge MJ, Franchi IA, Campanale F^<\/strong>, Mugnaioli E, Zhao X (2021) The aqueous alteration of GEMS-like amorphous silicate in a chondritic MM by Antarctic water. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta<\/em> 293, 399-421. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.gca.2020.11.006<\/a> C: 5<\/li>\n
  3. Folco L<\/strong>*$<\/sup><\/strong>, Reimold WU, El-Barkooky A (2020) Impact Craters and Meteorites: The Egyptian Record. In: Hamimi Z., El-Barkooky A., Mart\u00ednez Fr\u00edas J., Fritz H., Abd El-Rahman Y. (eds) The Geology of Egypt. Regional Geology Reviews. Springer, Cham. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-030-15265-9_11<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Suttle MD^<\/strong>, Folco L$<\/sup><\/strong> (2020) The extraterrestrial dust flux: Size distribution and mass contribution estimates inferred from the Transantarctic Mountains (TAM) micrometeorite collection. Journal of Geophysical. Research – Planets,<\/em> 125, e2019JE006241. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1029\/2019JE006241<\/a>\u00a0 C: 11<\/li>\n
  5. Suttle MD^<\/strong>, Folco L$<\/sup><\/strong>, Genge MJ, Russell SS (2020) Flying too close to the Sun \u2013 The viability of perihelion-induced aqueous alteration on periodic comets. Icarus<\/em> 351, 113956, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.icarus.2020.113956<\/a> C: 6<\/li>\n
  6. Suttle MD^<\/strong>, Twegar K, Nava J^<\/strong>, Spiess R., Spratt J., Campanale F^<\/strong>, Folco L$<\/sup><\/strong> (2019)\u00a0A unique CO-like micrometeorite hosting an exotic Al-Cu-Fe-bearing assemblage \u2013 close affinities with the Khatyrka meteorite.\u00a0Scientific Reports<\/em>9,\u00a0<\/strong> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-019-48937-0<\/a>\u00a0 C: 11<\/li>\n
  7. Folco L*$<\/sup><\/strong>, Glass BP, D\u2019Orazio M, Rochette P (2018) Impactor identification in Australasian microtektites based on Cr, Co and Ni ratios. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta<\/em> 222, 550\u2013568. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.gca.2017.11.017<\/a> C: 13.<\/li>\n
  8. Pack A, H\u00f6weling A, Hezel DC, Stefanak M., Beck A-K., Peters STM, Sengupta S, Herwartz D, Folco L<\/strong> (2017) Tracing the oxygen isotope composition of the Earth’s upper atmosphere using cosmic spherules. Nature Communications<\/em> 8, 15702. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/ncomms15702<\/a> C: 39<\/li>\n
  9. Collareta A^<\/strong>, Gemelli M^<\/strong>, D\u2019Orazio M, Pack A, Folco L$<\/sup><\/strong> (2016) High crustal diversity preserved in the lunar meteorite Mount DeWitt 12007 (Victoria Land, Antarctica). Meteoritics and Planetary Science<\/em> 51, 351-371. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/maps.12597<\/a> C: 11<\/li>\n
  10. Taylor S, Messenger S, Folco L<\/strong> (2016) Cosmic dust: finding a needle in a haystack. Elements 12, 171-176. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2113\/gselements.12.3.171<\/a> C: 16<\/li>\n
  11. Folco L*<\/strong>$<\/sup><\/strong>, Cordier C^<\/strong> (2015) Micrometeorites. In EMU Notes in Planetary Mineralogy<\/em> 15, 253\u2013297. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1180\/EMU-notes.15.9<\/a> C: 35<\/li>\n
  12. Cordier C^<\/strong>, Folco L$<\/sup><\/strong> (2014) Oxygen isotopes in cosmic spherules and the composition of the near-Earth interplanetary dust complex. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta<\/em> 146, 18\u201326. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.gca.2014.09.038<\/a> C: 24<\/li>\n
  13. van Ginneken M^<\/strong>, Folco L$<\/sup><\/strong>, Cordier C^<\/strong>, Rochette P (2012) Chondritic micrometeorites from the micrometeoritesTransantarctic Mountains. Meteoritics and Planetary Science <\/em>47, 228-247. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1945-5100.2011.01322.x<\/a> C: 49<\/li>\n
  14. Folco L*$<\/sup><\/strong>, Di Martino M, El Barkooky A, D’Orazio M, Lethy A, Urbini S, Nicolosi I, Hafez M, Cordier C^<\/strong>, van Ginneken M^<\/strong>, Zeoli A, Radwan AM, El Khrepy S, El Gabry M, Gomaa M, Barakat AA, Serra R, El Sharkawi M (2011) Kamil Crater (Egypt): ground truth for small scale meteorite impact on Earth. Geology<\/em> 39, 179\u00ad\u2013182. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1130\/G31624.1<\/a> C: 58<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n