Bio & Research

Long CV: cv.pdf

Professional appointments

• 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

Education

• 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

Research interest

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.