Alessandro Vona

Unique formation of organic glass from a human brain in the Vesuvius eruption of 79 CE - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Unique formation of organic glass from a human brain in the Vesuvius eruption of 79 CE

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Vesuvius volcano turned this brain to glass Rare substance found in ancient skull reveals presence of a super-heated ash cloud.

By far the most exciting - and surreal - research I’ve ever worked on! 🌋🧠
News: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Paper (led by Guido Giordano): www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Hello, I’m an associate professor at Roma Tre University (Italy), working on experimental volcanology and magma rheology 🌋.
I don’t post often - just here to keep up with volcanic activity and new research in geoscience. Occasionally, I might share updates from my research group at EVPLab 🪨🔥🔬.