By topics  

• • (1) Etienne Balan:
  • Physical properties of minerals
  • Numerical modelling of minerals
  • Mineral physics
  • Electron microscopy of minerals and rocks
  • Defects in minerals and phase transitions
  • High-pressure study of minerals
  • (2) Reto Gieré:
  • Ore deposits and mineral resources
  • Archaeometry
  • Spectroscopic methods applied to minerals
  • Fluid-rock interaction
  • Metamorphic petrology
  • (3) Sergey Krivovichev:
  • Accessory minerals
  • Crystal chemistry
  • New minerals and systematic mineralogy
  • X-ray and mineral structure
  • (4) Elisabetta Rampone:
  • Experimental petrology
  • Structure and properties of melts
  • Igneous petrology
  • Geochronology
  • Mantle petrology and geochemistry
  • (5) Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro:
  • Crystal growth and mineral formation
  • Soil mineralogy
  • Environmental and bio-mineralogy
  • Clay minerals