Dr. Stephen Centrella

Biography

Stephen Centrella is a Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia. His research primarily focuses on understanding the processes and mechanisms associated with fluid-rock interactions, particularly in deep crustal environments. He has developed innovative approaches applicable to various types of fluid-mediated rock transformations, relying on compositional maps and their application at different scales. He completed his Bachelor's degree in 2006 from the University of Poitiers and his Master's degree from the University of Rennes, France, with a thesis on the metamorphic structural evolution of Ile de Groix, France. Centrella pursued his doctorate in Germany as part of the Marie Curie Initial Training Network FlowTrans, defending his PhD in 2016 on the relationship between density, volume, and mass transfer in fluid phase hydration reactions within the Bergen Arcs, Norway. His professional experience includes a research teaching associate position at the University of Pau & Adour, France, from 2018 to 2021, where he focused on (de-)dolomitization processes linked to ore deposits using natural experimental methods. Currently, he is part of a research team investigating the Kupferchiefer deposit in Poland, aiming to understand the fluid's chemical composition affecting copper mineralization and the redox conditions involved.

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