Alessandro Pavese was born at Turin in 1964. He graduated in physics and then started the doctorate course in Mineralogy and Crystallogrphy at Turin. In 1991, he received his doctoral degree with the thesis "Computer simulation of physical properties of minerals by quantum methods and semi-classical techniques". Since 1991, he is at the Department of Earth Sciences of the University of Milan where he holds a permanent position as researcher. Dr. Pavese authors and co-authors more than 30 publications in leading journals. International cooperations is natural for him.
Alessandro Pavese receives  the medal for his outstanding contribution to the mineral sciences by promoting the understanding of the mechanisms governing the behaviour of minerals at high pressure and high temperature, both by experimental methods and theoretical approaches.