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Marco Tedesco is a Lamont Research Professor at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) within Columbia University's Columbia Climate School and an Adjunct Scientist at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS). He is affiliated with the Data Science Institute, Sant’Anna School of Economics (Italy), and serves as a Climate Resident Scientist at Columbia Business School. His roles include leadership in interdisciplinary climate research, field expeditions, and science communication. Tedesco holds a Laurea degree and PhD from the University of Naples and the Italian National Research Council, followed by postdoctoral work at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. He previously served as a faculty member at City College of New York (CCNY), where he directed the Cryosphere Processes Laboratory and held roles at the National Science Foundation.
Research Focus: Tedesco specializes in cryosphere dynamics, including seasonal snowpack, ice sheet surface properties, and the socioeconomic impacts of climate change. His fieldwork spans Greenland, Antarctica, Iceland, Canada, and the Italian Alps. He is renowned for his work on remote sensing techniques applied to cryospheric processes and authored Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere (Wiley, 2015) and The Hidden Life of Ice (2018), which explores climate science and justice. His research also addresses microplastics in polar regions and climate justice implications.
Awards & Recognition: A Fellow of the Explorers Club and member of the New York City Panel on Climate Change Equity Working Group, Tedesco’s work has been highlighted by the Washington Post and National Geographic Traveler. His grants and projects include studies on Arctic sea ice, Greenland ice sheet dynamics, and the socioeconomic dimensions of climate change.
Labs & Initiatives: Founder of the Cryosphere Processes Laboratory at CCNY, Tedesco collaborates on projects such as the SLICE initiative (Spectral Signs of Life in Ice) and leads efforts in understanding ice-albedo feedback mechanisms. His interdisciplinary approach bridges environmental science with economics and policy, emphasizing climate resilience strategies.
