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Blaž Gasparini is an Assistant Professor (Universitätsassistent) at the University of Vienna, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy, based in the Department of Meteorology and Geophysics and affiliated with the Environment and Climate Research Hub. He leads an active research programme on cloud-climate interactions and teaches four courses each academic year.
Education & early career:
- MSc ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) – atmospheric / climate science
- PhD studies (University of Vienna) focusing on cirrus-cloud geo-engineering with global climate-model simulations
- Post-doc/assistant professor appointment at University of Vienna since 2020
Research interests sit at the intersection of cloud microphysics and climate dynamics. Using high-resolution models, satellite observations and theory he investigates how high clouds (especially tropical anvil and cirrus) form, evolve and interact with radiation, and how these processes may change as the planet warms. A second strand explores deliberate climate intervention (cirrus thinning, stratospheric aerosols) and associated physical and ethical uncertainties.
His recent publications (2024-2025) reveal three dominant themes: (i) lifecycle and radiative impacts of tropical anvil clouds, (ii) turbulence and microphysical controls on cirrus ice formation, and (iii) critical evaluation of geo-engineering proposals. Collectively the work advances understanding of cloud-radiative feedbacks that govern climate sensitivity and the hydrological cycle.
Teaching & outreach: Each semester Dr Gasparini coordinates 2–3 courses including Modelling and Data Analysis, Thermodynamics of the Atmosphere and the Paper Club seminar. He frequently appears on Austrian/Slovenian radio and podcasts explaining climate science and geo-engineering, co-authored the youth brochure "WTF is Climate Change?!" (EN/SL/HU), and maintains an educational blog on high-performance computing for climate modelling.
Grants & projects: He is principal investigator on Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and EU-funded projects examining cloud-radiative heating, cirrus microphysics and aerosol-cloud interactions, and participates in international model inter-comparison activities (RCEMIP, CMIP6 analyses).
No doctoral students or major scientific prizes are listed in the supplied material.
