Invited Speakers

Barbara Bonechi, University of Manchester, UK

Barbara Bonechi is a volcanologist and experimental petrologist, currently a Research Associate at the University of Manchester. Her research integrates experiments, analytical techniques, and numerical modelling to investigate magma dynamics across multiple scales. With four years of postdoctoral experience, she has contributed significantly to the understanding of volcanic degassing, eruption dynamics, magma crystallization, trace element partitioning, and magma viscosity under high-pressure, high-temperature conditions. Her work involves extensive use of HP-HT experimental devices to simulate magmatic processes, focusing on magma generation, evolution, storage, and eruption. Her long-term research goal is to unravel how crystallization and vesiculation processes interact to control eruption intensity, with the broader aim of enhancing volcanic hazard assessment and risk mitigation in densely populated regions.

Alex Soldatov, Yanshan University

Alexander Soldatov is Changjiang Chair Professor of Physics at Yanshan University’s Center for High Pressure Science (CHiPS) in China. He earned his PhD in low temperature physics from Kharkiv, Ukraine in 1995 and held research roles across Sweden, Germany, and Harvard University.

Before relocating to China in 2021, he was Professor of Applied Physics at Luleå University of Technology, Sweden, and a visiting scientist at HPSTAR, Shanghai. His research focuses on molecular and nanostructured systems under extreme conditions, particularly novel materials derived from carbon precursors under high pressure.

Prof. Soldatov received the Shubnikov Prize in 1997 and has held visiting positions across Europe. He has served on committees for EHPRG and AIRAPT, and contributed to advisory boards including Sweden’s MAX IV Synchrotron Radiation Facility.