Russo, Dr Maria R.

Research Scientist

Address

University of Cambridge

Department of Chemistry

University of Cambridge

Lensfield Road

Cambridge

CB2 1EW

 
ORCID
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1061-7007
email
+44 1223 748896  
Website
http://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/person/mrr32  
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ABOUT ME:

During my undergraduate degree at the University of Palermo in Italy, I spent six months studying in the UK as an Erasmus exchange student. This was an inspiring experience and after completing an MPhil in Chemistry I decided to go back to the UK and pursue a PhD at UCL.

I joined the Met Office after completing my postgraduate degree and worked there as a climate scientist for a few years before joining the Atmospheric Chemistry and climate group at the Univerisity of Cambridge in 2006.

 

I hope my research will lead to better understanding of the atmosphere and potentially new ways to understand the links between climate and air pollution, along with increased awareness of the damage that certain technologies could be inflicting on our planet, and in turn on our health.

I am a strong supporter of women in STEM. I believe change is necessary to improve working conditions and flexibility so that more women can progress in a research career and achieve a good work-life balance.

 


RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Developing effective model evaluation strategies.
  • Decadal changes in tropospheric ozone.
  • lightning parameterization and it's impact on UKESM ozone and climate.
  • Atmospheric composition of the UK and North Atlantic region.
  • Evaluation of chemical composition in chemistry climate models and comparison with observations.
  • Air quality climate interactions.
  • Convection parameterisation schemes in numerical models and their impact on tracer transport and Troposphere/Stratosphere exchange.
  • Evaluating the effect of model horizontal resolution on the representation of Meteorological and chemical transport processes.

 

OTHER ROLES:

  • Member of NCAS webinar committee.
  • Tutor with the ACCESS project (from Sep 2023).

 

CURRENT PROJECTS:

NERC-TWINE VISION

 

PAST PROJECTS:

Archer eCSE, PARIS REINFORCE, ACSIS, ParaCon, CAST, MEGAPOLI, SCOUT-O3, ACTIVE

 

Picture of Dr Maria R. Russo

Publications

Achievements / Science Highlights

  • Representation of tropical deep convection in atmospheric models, May 2011
  • Representing Ozone Extremes in European Megacities, April 2014
  • Representing Ozone Extremes in European Megacities, April 2014
  • Representing Ozone Extremes in European Megacities, April 2014
  • Representing Ozone Extremes in European Megacities, April 2014
  • Tropical Convective transport and the Walker circulation, October 2012

Engagements

  • In March 2010 I coordinated an atmospheric science and climate change display (a collaboration between NCAS, the British Antarctic Survey, and FAAM) for the annual Open day activities in the Chemistry department (part of the national “Science Festival” initiative). , March 2010
  • I coordinated an atmospheric science and climate change display (a collaboration between NCAS and the British Antarctic Survey) for the annual Open day activities in the Chemistry department (University of Cambridge) as part of the national "Science Festival" initiative., March 2011
  • I delivered a 1 hour lecture on climate change to the "Mature's Student Summer School" as part of the University of Cambridge widening participation activities. , July 2011
  • I delivered a 1 hour lecture on climate change to a summer school for YR 12 students organized by the University of Cambridge Group to Encourage Ethnic Minority Applications (GEEMA). , August 2011
  • I took part in an atmospheric science and climate change display (a collaboration between NCAS and the British Antarctic Survey) for the annual Open day activities in the Chemistry department (University of Cambridge) as part of the national "Science Festival" initiative., February 2012