Valerio Lucarini | |
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| Born | 11 August 1976 Ancona, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian, British |
| Alma mater | Scuola Normale Superiore University of Pisa MIT University of Eastern Finland |
| Known for | Physics of Climate |
| Awards | IUGG Keilis-Borok Medal in Mathematical Geophysics (2024) SIAM Mathematics of Planet Earth Career Prize (2022) AGU Lorenz Lecture (2021) EGU L. F. Richardson Medal (2020) LMS Whitehead Prize (2018) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Climate Science; Statistical Mechanics; Condensed Matter Physics |
| Thesis | (2003) |
| Doctoral advisor | Kai Peiponen |
| Other academic advisors | Peter H. Stone; Franco Bassani |
Valerio Lucarini (born 11 August 1976 in Ancona, Italy [1] ) is an Italian and British mathematician, physicist, and climate scientist. He has given key contributions in the area of mathematics and physics of climate. [2] In particular, he has shown how the use of statistical mechanics can advance the understanding of the link between forced and free variability of the climate system across multiple scales of motion, define a robust framework for understanding climatic tipping points, and improve our ability to interpret and model extreme events. [3] [4]
He is currently a Professor of Applied Mathematics at the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences of the University of Leicester, where he coordinates the research group in computational modelling for sciences and engineering. [5]