Chiara Giorio

Chiara Giorio is a researcher at the University of Cambridge, affiliated with the Department of Chemistry. She is a supervisor in the Cambridge NERC Doctoral Landscape Awards (Training Partnerships) and collaborates with the British Antarctic Survey to develop climate proxies from ice core organic compounds.

Her research focuses on atmospheric chemical processes leading to aerosol formation, with emphasis on optical and hygroscopic properties relevant for climate impact. She employs smog chamber experiments and high-resolution mass spectrometry to analyze ambient and laboratory-generated aerosols, and studies land use changes through polar ice core analysis.

Her recent work includes marine VOC emissions in the Benguela upwelling system, climate reconstruction via ice core biomarkers, and urban pollution health risks. Techniques span cloud condensation nuclei measurements, atmospheric chemistry modeling, and trace metal speciation.