Marco Voltolini

Scientist

Affiliate

Building 085B, Room 0135

M/S 74R316C

Phone: 510-486-4093

Marco Voltolini is an Affiliate Scientist in the Energy Geosciences Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Microtomography and development of novel data/image processing techniques (2D, 3D)
X-Ray Powder Diffraction, especially texture analysis and HP/HT experiments
Development of new approaches, for both the instrumental part and the data analysis, using synchrotron radiation (involving XRPD and microtomography).
Texture (quantification of microstructural parameters and preferred orientation) analysis with a variety of different techniques (synchrotron X-ray diffraction, neutron diffraction, EBSD, TEM, X-ray microtomography).
Digital rock physics: modeling physical properties from experimental data: e.g. seismic velocities from diffraction and/or microtomography measurements, hydraulic properties of rocks using microtomography data (permeability, diffusivity, single and multiphase flow,...).
Mineral dissolution/crystallization kinetics.
Thermodynamics of aqueous solutions.
Atomic Force Microscopy on crystal surfaces.
Zeolites, clays, sulfides. Shales, limestones, sandstones for reservoir/caprock characterization. Highly deformed rocks, for structural geology studies.