CURRICULUM VITAE

GUIDO VETTORETTI

Citizenship: Canadian

Physics of Ice, Climate and Earth, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Tagensvej 16, 2200, København N, Denmark

Phone: (Please Contact Me)

Email: gvettoretti -> nbi.ku.dk

POSITIONS HELD:

Assistant Professor (2022 / 08 - Present): Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

TiPES Research Fellowship (2019 - 2022 / 07): Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Carlsberg Foundation Research Fellowship (2018 - 2019): Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Senior Research Associate (2007 - 2018): Dept. of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON

Network Manager – Polar Climate Stability Network (2006-2011): The Polar Climate Stability Network was a research initiative coordinating researchers from seven Universities and funded by the Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Science. Responsibilities included fiscal management and fiscal/scientific reporting along with the coordination of research within the network. The network was funded for $5 million over the 5-year research mandate.

Visiting Scientist (2005: PIK, Potsdam, Germany), Collaboration with Dr. Wolfgang Lucht: The research involved developing an albedo parameterization for a biogeochemical process model of the terrestrial biosphere.

High Performance Computing (2009-2018: UofT), Collaboration with SciNet, which is Canada’s largest supercomputer centre, on issues related to running large climate model codes. (2010-2018)

Information Technology Support (2001-2009: UofT): System administration within the Atmospheric Physics group (mainly supporting high-performance supercomputing in the Peltier group)

CURRENT AND PREVIOUS RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Modelling runoff and biogeochemistry between estuaries and the ocean in climate models.
• Working within the “Tipping Points in the Earth System (TiPES),” an ERC Horizon 2020 project.
• Expertise in working with complex IPCC-type climate models (especially the Community Earth System Model).
• Analysing data and simulations using Unix, Fortran, Python, and Julia.
• Preparing and writing grant proposals, both individually and as part of large ERC proposals.
• Generating manuscripts for leading scientific journals.
• Collaborating globally with a diverse group of international scientists.
• Developing new methods and ideas for analyzing model data.
• Utilizing high-performance computing platforms for scientific research.
• Serving as a peer reviewer for several high-impact journals, such as Nature Geoscience, PNAS, and GRL.
• Supervising the next generation of climate scientists.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Providing new mathematical insights into abrupt climate change in the Earth System.
• Successfully reproducing observed records of past glacial climates in an IPCC model.
• Implementing complex boundary conditions in coupled climate models (ocean, atmosphere, land surface, and couplers).
• Facilitating the movement of large climate codes between international labs.

RESEARCH OVERVIEW:

My research spans various facets of climate science, with a keen focus on understanding past climates and forecasting the possible repercussions of anthropogenic climate change on the Earth System. Through my extensive research and teaching endeavors, I’ve come to deeply understand the diverse components of the Earth System—encompassing the atmosphere, ocean, land, cryosphere, and the pivotal biogeochemical cycles governing carbon dioxide’s sources and sinks.

As a climate modelling specialist, I harness high-performance computing systems to deploy advanced coupled climate models. This enhances our ability to simulate both past and present climates with precision. Moreover, I’m engaged in devising simplified mathematical models that elucidate the intricate dynamics evident in these comprehensive numerical simulations.

At the heart of my research lies a quest to understand abrupt climate change within the Earth System and its far-reaching global impacts. Concurrently, I’m enthusiastic about uncovering potential innovations for refining climate projections and advancing model development. My overarching goal is to refine our grasp on the safe operating realms within the climate system.

Despite our current strides, a pressing challenge we grapple with is predicting the impacts of climate change on the irreversible tipping elements within the Earth System. These critical thresholds—like the potential collapse of the Greenland Ice Sheet or the shutdown of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation—can trigger catastrophic and irreversible shifts in our planet’s natural systems. Precisely predicting these shifts may well hinge on pioneering advancements in modelling, potentially leveraging innovative machine learning methodologies.

Driven by this urgency, I am deeply committed to pushing the boundaries of our scientific tools, seeking to unveil future consequences of climate change for our world.

EDUCATION:

• Ph.D. in Physics (University of Toronto)
  • Dissertation: “Paleoclimate Tests of a Model of the Atmospheric General Circulation”
  • Supervisor: Professor W. Richard Peltier
• M.Sc. in Physics
  • Thesis: “Climate System History and Dynamics: An Initial Simulation with the CCC GCM for 6000 years before present”
  • Supervisors: Professor W. Richard Peltier (University of Toronto), Dr. Norman McFarlane (CCCma)
• B.Sc. in the Specialist Option in Physics (University of Toronto)

TEACHING PORTFOLIO:

• Training: Introduction to University Pedagogy (Sept 9-13, 2019)

Teaching:

• Adjunct Lecturer – (B.Sc): Computational Atmosphere and Ocean Dynamics 2023
• Adjunct Lecturer – (B.Sc): Ocean Dynamics and the Carbon Cycle 2022
• Adjunct Lecturer – (M.Sc): Paleoclimatology 2021
• Adjunct Lecturer – (M.Sc): General Circulation of the Atmosphere 2020
• Adjunct Lecturer – (B.Sc): Physical Oceanography 2019

Recent Students:

• Jonathan Ortved Melcher: B.Sc (UCPH 2023)
• Sune Halkjær: B.Sc. (UCPH 2023)
• Katharina Scheidt: M.Sc. (UCPH 2022)
• Maliha Kahn: M.Sc. (UCPH 2021)

GRANT AWARDS:

• ClimTip (Awarded July 2023): Overseeing a work package for UCPH within a HORIZON EUROPE grant (Total 8 million euro): I have received 24 PM for UCPH

OUTREACH ACTIVITIES:

• Recent Journalist Interviews: Richard Blaustein: richblausein@hotmail.com (2023-07-06)
• Twitter Academic Feed: @g_vettoretti
• Mastodon: https://fediscience.org/@2guido

AFFILIATIONS:

• Past and present memberships: EGU, AGU, CMOS, CGU.