Serena Marras

Marras Serena is a Researcher at the Department of Agricultural Science, University of Sassari, and a member of the Impacts on Agriculture, Forests and Ecosystem Services (IAFES) Division at the CMCC Foundation. Her work focuses on climate change impacts and adaptation in agricultural and urban ecosystems through advanced micrometeorological and modeling approaches.

Her academic credentials include:

• Degree in Agricultural Technology and Sciences (2004), University of Sassari
• PhD in Agrometeorology and Ecophysiology of Agricultural and Forestry Systems (2008), University of Sassari

Dr. Marras specializes in energy and mass flux measurements using Eddy Covariance and Surface Renewal techniques, with research spanning urban metabolism modeling, climate-vulnerable coffee agrosystems, and Mediterranean evapotranspiration dynamics. Her work integrates field measurements, remote sensing, and process-based modeling to develop adaptation frameworks for agriculture and forestry sectors under climate change.

Her publication portfolio reveals strong thematic concentration on climate vulnerability assessments in coffee production systems, evapotranspiration modeling using satellite data, and adaptation policy coherence. She employs systematic reviews, AI-driven flux analysis, and continental-scale process modeling to address water management challenges across spatial scales from vineyards to regional agricultural systems.

Her scientific recognition includes:

• First place in student paper competition, American Meteorological Society – Agriculture and Forest Meteorology Conference (2008)

Dr. Marras leads a LIFE Project on urban climate adaptation mainstreaming and has significantly contributed to the European Environment Agency's CLIMATE-ADAPT platform for Agriculture and Forestry, the Italian National Strategy for Climate Change Adaptation, and national adaptation planning. Her project portfolio spans EU, national, and regional initiatives focused on climate resilience.

She actively collaborates within the American Geophysical Union and Italian Society for Climate Sciences networks, contributing to interdisciplinary research on climate change impacts and adaptation strategies for ecosystem resilience.