Ana-Maria-Roxana Petrescu

Dr. Ana-Maria-Roxana Petrescu is a Visiting Researcher at the Faculty of Science, Earth and Climate department of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She specializes in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions research, particularly methane emissions from natural wetlands and other sectors. Her work focuses on reconciling bottom-up and top-down emission estimates to improve UNFCCC reporting accuracy. She contributes to EU projects like VERIFY and AVENGERS, developing tools for national agencies to validate emissions inventories using atmospheric data.

• PhD in Environmental Sciences/Hydrology
• 15+ years of research experience
• Expertise in hydrological modeling, remote sensing, and land-climate interactions

Her research integrates emission inventory data, process-based models, and inversion techniques to assess GHG fluxes. Key contributions include European methane and nitrous oxide emission synthesis and cross-validation of methodologies for policy-relevant emission reporting.