Welcome to the Rock Deformation Laboratory (RDL) website. The RDL has been operational since 2018, and it is the house of scientists interested in understanding “chemo-physical-geo-processes”. RDLers are interested in many aspects of geosciences and often devise state-of-the-art instruments and methodologies to push the boundary of knowledge.

We study nature, and we use any available method to investigate its secrets, here is an inspirational science video

…with the help of a spyglass devised by him, he discovered about the face of the Moon, fixed stars, Milky Way, nebulous stars, but especially, about four planets…

– Galileo Galilei – Sidereus Nuncius

The following entities support (or supported) the RDL research and teaching mission! Thanks!

Sponsors between 2016 and 2024 (some are past sponsors)