Paolo Braione is a Natural Science high school teacher with Master degree in special needs education. He graduated in 1993 in Earth Science and is studyng towards a PHD at the University of Pisa, focusing on CO2 mineral sequestration of ophiolites.
Along his career as free-lance geologist and as a teacher, he developed his interest in climate change mitigation and realized the importance of scientific culture promotion.
His studies at Geoscience and Georisource Institute, (IGG - CNR Pisa, Italy) aim at a better comprehension of carbon capture and storage acting in serpentinized ultramafic rocks outcroppiung in Monterufoli area (Tuscany, Italy).
These topics give him an excellent opportunity to convey, especially to young people, messages concerning the importance of reducing CO2 from atmosphere and to disseminate and popularize geological culture.
RESEARCH INTEREST
- climate change mitigation
- carbon mineral storage
- carbonation of serpentinites
- didactics of geology
Research project: Mineralization of CO2 in ultramafic rocks: dissemination to high school students.
Supervisors:
Dr Chiara Boschi (IGG-CNR Pisa)
Professor Elena Bonaccorsi (DST-UNIPI)
Dr Andrea Dini (IGG-CNR Pisa)
Paolo Braione
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra
Università di Pisa
Via Santa Maria 53
56126 Pisa
Italia