2019 - present, Professor of Atmospheric Physics, Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Italy
2017 - 2022, Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (CA), USA
2009 - 2017, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (CA), USA
2007, PhD in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles (CA), USA
1996, Laurea (M.sc) in Physics, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
My research interests are in atmospheric dynamics, with a special emphasis on understanding the coupling between larger-scale circulations and the hydrological cycle. I am particularly interested in tropical circulations, such as Hadley and monsoonal circulations, because of their intimate coupling with moist convection and rainfall, and the variety of scales they embody. I make use of observations and models of different complexity, and emphasize theoretically-based approaches that allow for conceptual undestanding.Â