FOCAL POINTS IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING Experimental determination of phase relationships in natural silicate systems systems Formation of continental and oceanic crust: Partial melting, differentiation, crystallization processes Volatiles in silicate melts and glasses Physical properties of partially melted silicate systems, viscosity and diffusivity of volatiles and cations in melts Participation to projects involving combined petrological, geochemical and experimental investigation of natural rocks with particular attention to magmatic and volcanic systems Improvement of high-pressure high-temperature experimental techniques Formation of ore deposits: metal and PGE distribution between minerals, melts and fluids at high pressure and temperature