The consortium of GREEN-POLIS is composed of three research units that gather expertise in laboratory experiments and numerical simulations at different scales.
Principal Investigator · Junior Assistant Professor at the University of Bologna
MAIN AREAS OF RESEARCH
> Urban micro-meteorology: numerical modelling and analysis of physics phenomena at the street scale, e.g. dispersion of pollutants, in-city circulation, thermo-fluid dynamics. Use of computational fluid dynamics techniques, in particular, high-resolution numerical simulation for turbulent flows, such as Large-Eddy Simulations and Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes. Software development in OpenFOAM toolbox.
> Low Atmosphere Physics: focus on simulations and analysis of thermally-driven flow, e.g. anabatic and katabatic flows along a slope. Large-Eddy Simulations of turbulent convective motions.
> Numerical Modelling: Development and implementation in numerical solvers of mathematical models for multiple physical processes, e.g. stochastic turbulence, thermal radiation with conjugate heat transfer, and water change of phase.
Researc Unit Leader · Associate Professor at the University of Trento
MAIN AREAS OF RESEARCH
> Urban meteorology: analysis of urban phenomena with experimental campaigns and numerical modelling. Development of urban parameterisations for mesoscale meteorological models.
> Mountain meteorology: analysis of atmospheric processes typical of mountain areas, by means of both data analysis and numerical modelling, including large-eddy simulations.
> Atmospheric numerical modelling: Experience in running high-resolution simulations with the WRF model in both urban areas and complex terrain. Responsible for an operational forecasting system running at 1 km resolution for the South Tyrol and Trentino regions based on the WRF model.
Research Unit Leader · Full Professor at the University of Rome "La Sapienza"
MAIN RESEARCH INTERESTS
Environmental Fluid Mechanics, e.g.:
He has collaborated with several research institutions and Italian and foreign universities.
