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Francesco Giardina is a Researcher at ETH Zurich's Department of Environmental Systems Science, specifically within the Professorship for Forest Ecology. He holds a doctoral position in Computational Ecosystem Science at ETH Zurich and the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), and previously conducted a visiting research stint at Columbia University in 2017. His academic background includes a Master’s (2017) and Bachelor’s (2015) in Environmental Sciences and Engineering from EPFL, Switzerland, with an exchange year at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in Spain.
His research focuses on Land-climate dynamics, investigating how ecosystems respond to environmental stressors through biophysical and biogeochemical mechanisms. He also studies Global biogeochemical cycles, particularly root zone storage and flux measurements, alongside leveraging Applied data science for environmental modeling. His work bridges field observations and computational techniques to address ecological and climate challenges.
Giardina has professional experience as a Sustainable Agriculture Officer with the United Nations (Burkina Faso, 2019) and as an Environmental Consultant at Environmental Resources Management (ERM, Barcelona, 2018). He also interned at the Italian Environmental Protection Agency in 2015. His contributions to science include impactful studies on Amazonian forest resilience and climate-vegetation interactions, published in journals like Nature Geoscience and conference proceedings such as AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts.
While no formal scientific awards are listed, his research demonstrates significant engagement with global environmental issues. His advising and grants section remains unspecified in the provided texts. His work is closely tied to the Forest Dynamics unit at WSL, contributing to interdisciplinary efforts in ecosystem science.
