Dr. Luiz Grafulha Morales

Dr. Luiz Grafulha Morales
Lecturer at the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Additional information
Research area
RESEARCH INTERESTS
1) Mineralogy, with emphasis in the physical properties of minerals and rocks and phase transformations;
2) Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy (SEM/TEM), Electron Back-Scatter Diffraction (EBSD); Focused Ion Beam (FIB);
3) Microstructures and crystallographic orientations of materials;
1. EDUCATION
2002 – 2006 –Ph.D. from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) / University of Leeds (UK).
2000 – 2002 – Master in Geosciences from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.
1999 – Diplom (Bsc. Degree) in Geology from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.
2. EMPLOYMENT
Since 2016 - Electron microscopist / researcher - ScopeM - ETH Zürich, Switzerland.
2016 – Visiting Professor at the Department of Geodynamics and Sedimentology of the University of Vienna.
2011 - 2016 - Research Associate at the Helmholtz Association - German Research Centre For Geosciences (GFZ-Potsdam), Germany.
2008 – 2010 – Post-doctoral fellowship at Géosciences Montpellier.
2006 – 2008 – Technical officer at Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto.
2003-2004 – Visiting student at the School of Earth and Environment of the University of Leeds (United Kingdom).
Course Catalogue
Autumn Semester 2025
Number | Unit |
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327-2125-00L | Microscopy Training SEM I - Introduction to SEM |
327-2140-00L | Focused Ion Beam and Applications |
651-0046-00L | Electron Microscopy Course (SEM and EPMA) |