Chiara Fioroni

Chiara Fioroni is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. Her research specializes in stratigraphic geology, sedimentology, and paleoceanography, with a focus on calcareous nannofossils, methane seep systems, and paleoclimate transitions. She teaches courses such as Geology with Rock Laboratory and Field Activities, emphasizing Earth's dynamic processes, sedimentary systems, and tectonic-climate interactions.

Her research explores high-stress cold-seep environments, greenhouse-to-icehouse climate shifts, and the role of epicontinental seas in carbon sequestration. Recent work integrates field data, geochemistry, and micropaleontology to reconstruct fluid expulsion mechanisms in accretionary wedges and biotic responses to Eocene-Oligocene boundary events. Collaborative projects with international teams leverage ocean drilling data to analyze global paleoceanographic patterns.

Fioroni's publications demonstrate a consistent focus on Miocene-Paleogene sedimentary archives, methane-derived carbonates, and calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy. Trends include basin-scale analyses of carbon sinks, tectono-sedimentary controls on seep systems, and paleoecological shifts during major climate transitions. Methodologies combine δ¹³C/δ¹⁸O isotopes, biomarker analysis, and quantitative nannofossil assemblage studies.