Ivica Vilibić

Dr. Ivica Vilibić is a Senior Scientist with tenure at the Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI), affiliated with the Division for Marine and Environmental Research and the Laboratory for Physical Oceanography and Chemistry of Aquatic Systems. His research focuses on Adriatic Sea dynamics, climate impacts, and coastal hazards.

Education:

• B.Sc. in Meteorology, University of Zagreb (1994)
• M.Sc. in Physical Oceanography, University of Zagreb (1998)
• Ph.D. in Physical Oceanography, University of Zagreb (2002)

Research Interests: Sea-level variability, meteotsunamis, regional climate modeling, marine biogeosciences, and stochastic approaches in geophysics. His work integrates field observations with high-resolution numerical models to study climate change impacts on coastal systems.

Publication Trends: Recent articles (2022-2025) emphasize climate projection modeling, extreme event analysis, and Adriatic ecosystem dynamics, utilizing advanced statistical and computational methods to address coastal vulnerability.

Awards:

• National Young Scientist Award (1999)
• Ferruccio Mosetti Prize, Honorable Mention (2002)
• National Scientist Award (2012)

Projects & Leadership: Principal Investigator for Croatian/EU projects (e.g., GLOMETS, AdriaClimPlus), coordinating research on climate adaptation and meteotsunami early-warning systems. Leads interdisciplinary teams at RBI's oceanography laboratory.