Prof. Dr. Fabio A. Capitanio

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
Keywordsglobal tectonics, early earth evolution, Subduction, computational geodynamics, mantle dynamics
Auszeichnungen

2025: E. Burov Medal, IUGG International Lithosphere Program, 2024

2017: Future Fellow, Australian Research Council

2013: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA), Australian Research Council

2012: Jason Morgan Early Career Award, American Geophysical Union

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandDeutschland
OrtPotsdam
Universität/InstitutionGFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Claudio FaccennaGFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung, Potsdam
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.06.2026

Programm(e)

2025Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel-Forschungspreis-Programm

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Capitanio is an internationally leading geodynamicist. His pioneering work on mantle convection, plate tectonics and lithosphere–mantle coupling has fundamentally advanced the understanding of earth and planetary evolution through quantitative, physics-based modeling. During his stay in Germany, he will conduct research on rapid vertical surface motions in active tectonic regions to improve the assessment of related natural hazards.