Emanuele Silvio Gentile, Dr

I am an atmospheric physicist and climate modeler with a background in theoretical physics. I combine km-scale climate models, higher-order turbulence physics, and emerging AI and ML to inves tools to investigate how moist convection and sub-grid turbulent processes shape near-surface extremes and how mesoscale weather responds to climate change. I treat the Earth’s climate as interconnected system, studying large-scale atmospheric dynamics interactions with land, ocean, and waves.

I am currently working as a Research Scientist at NCAS and University of Reading within the CANARI project, running very high resolution simulations to assess how climate change is altering heavy precipitation, inland flooding, and extreme winds across the UK and North Atlantic region.

Previously, I worked for nearly three years at GFDL/NOAA and Princeton University as a Postdoctoral Research Associate, with Dr Ming Zhao and Dr Leo Donner, to unify the treatment of boundary-layer turbulence, moist convection, and clouds implementing the higher-order turbulence scheme Cloud Layers Unified By Binormals within the world-class GFDL atmospheric climate model AM4, in close collaboration with Prof Vince Larson, Dr Julio Bacmeister, Prof Gunilla Svensson, and Prof Colin Zarzycki.

I began my academic career with a First-Class Honours in Theoretical Physics from Imperial College London, where I was awarded the Tessella Prize for the innovative application of computational methods in physics. My PhD in Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate at the University of Reading, under Prof. Suzanne Gray and Dr. Huw Lewis, examined turbulent air-sea fluxes and their influence on midlatitude cyclones’ extreme winds.

In my leisure time, I enjoy playing volleyball and tennis, indulging in music ensembles while playing the piano, reading books, preparing delicious meals for my friends, and venturing into nature through hikes. Additionally, I love exploring new countries and their cultures.