Dr. Daniele Visioni

Biography

Daniele Visioni obtained his Ph.D. in Atmospheric Chemistry Physics from the University of L’Aquila, Italy, in 2018. He moved to Cornell in the same year, beginning as a Postdoctoral Associate at the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. By 2022, he continued as a Research Associate in the department and became a Research Scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). He joined the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences in fall 2023 as an Assistant Professor while retaining a courtesy appointment as an Affiliate Scientist at NCAR's Atmospheric Chemistry, Observation, and Modeling lab. He is co-chair of the Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP) and a coauthor of the Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2022. His research interests lie in the interactions of stratospheric aerosols, stratospheric chemistry, and dynamics with surface climate, particularly in the context of explosive volcanic eruptions and Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) as a climate intervention. His focus on SRM encompasses numerous research projects that connect climate modeling with societal, political, and ethical issues surrounding this topic. Visioni actively collaborates with research groups in developing countries to amplify the voices of scientists from the Global South in discussions about Climate Intervention. He employs a wide range of climate models to comprehend the complexities of Earth System Models used in international assessments, including exploring aerosol-climate interactions within the Community Earth System Model (CESM). His role in GeoMIP allows him to work with diverse groups globally to understand the downstream impacts of climate change, including on fisheries, biodiversity, and human health.

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