CV

You can find my complete CV in PDF form for download here (updated April 21, 2025)

Education

• Ph.D with Honours in Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila.
• M.S. in Physics, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, 2015
• B.S. in Physics, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, 2013

Work experience

• July 2023-Current: Assistant Professor
  • Cornell University, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
• January 2023-2023: Project Scientist I
  • National Center for Atmospheric Research, Atmospheric Chemistry lab
  • Duties includes: Implementing a Sectional Aerosol microphysics scheme in the Community Earth System Model
• January 2022-2023: Research Associate
  • Cornell University
  • Duties includes: Researching the design space of proposed Solar Radiation Management techniques, mostly focused on the physical aspect but with collaborations active in the possible socio-economical and ecological impacts. Supervising graduate students.
• November 2018-December 2021: Postdoctoral researcher
  • Cornell University
• January-March 2018: Visiting Scientist
  • NCAR, Boulder (CO)
  • Duties included: Performed analyses on the Geoengineering Large Ensemble with CESM1-WACCM
  • Supervisor: Dott. Simone Tilmes
• June-September 2017: Visiting Scientist
  • NASA GSFC - Earth Science Division
  • Duties included: Worked on the CARMA aerosol module on the climate model GEOS5
  • Supervisor: Professor Valentina Aquila

Service and leadership

• Research collaborator for SRMGI
• Co-author of the 2022 WMO Scientific Assessments of Ozone Depletion
• Co-leader of GeoMIP
• Co-leader of the World Climate Research Programme Lighthouse Activity on Climate Intervention Research
• Moderator for the EguSphere
• Chair for the Gordon Research Seminar on Climate Engineering (2022)
• GSMU Mentorship Program, Cornell University since 2019
• LeadTheFuture Mentorship Program since 2020
• Reviewer for multiple journals in the field of atmospheric chemistry and physics

Main Publications

Models and scenarios for solar radiation modification need to include human perceptions of risk

Models and scenarios for solar radiation modification need to include human perceptions of risk, Beckage, B., Lacasse, K., Raimi, K. T., Visioni, D., Environmental Research: Climate, 4 023003 DOI 10.1088/2752-5295/addd42.

How marine cloud brightening could also affect stratospheric ozone

How marine cloud brightening could also affect stratospheric ozone, Bednarz, E., Haywood, J. M., Visioni, D., Butler, A. H., Jones, A., Science Advances, 11,eadu4038(2025).DOI:10.1126/sciadv.adu4038

World Climate Research Programme lighthouse activity: an assessment of major research gaps in solar radiation modification research

Haywood Jim M. , Boucher Olivier , Lennard Chris , Storelvmo Trude , Tilmes Simone , Visioni Daniele, The Science of Solar Radiation Modification: World Climate Research Programme lighthouse activity: an assessment of major research gaps in solar radiation modification research, Frontiers in Climates, 7, 2025, https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2025.1507479

The Science of Solar Radiation Modification: Stratospheric Aerosol Injections and Marine Cloud Brightening

Daniele Visioni, Pornapai Narenpitak, Matthias Honegger, The Science of Solar Radiation Modification: Stratospheric Aerosol Injections and Marine Cloud Brightening, Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, Elsevier, 2024, ISBN 9780124095489, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-96026-7.00170-3.

Modeling 2020 regulatory changes in international shipping emissions helps explain anomalous 2023 warming

Quaglia, I. and Visioni, D.: Modeling 2020 regulatory changes in international shipping emissions helps explain anomalous 2023 warming, Earth Syst. Dynam., 15, 1527-1541

Managing the Global Wetland Methane-Climate Feedback: A Review of Potential Options

Ury, E.A., Hinckley, E.-L.S., Visioni, D. and Buma, B. (2024), Managing the Global Wetland Methane-Climate Feedback: A Review of Potential Options. Glob Change Biol, 30: e17585.

Emulating inconsistencies in stratospheric aerosol injection

Farley, J., MacMartin, D.G., Visioni, D., Kravitz, B. (2024). Emulating inconsistencies in stratospheric aerosol injection. Environ. Res.: Climate 3, 035012. https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5295/ad519c

Kicking the can down the road: understanding the effects of delaying the deployment of stratospheric aerosol injection

Brody, E., Visioni, D., Bednarz, E.M., Kravitz, B., MacMartin, D.G., Richter, J.H., Tye, M.R. (2024). Kicking the can down the road: understanding the effects of delaying the deployment of stratospheric aerosol injection. Environ. Res.: Climate 3, 035011. https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5295/ad53f3

A living assessment of different materials for stratospheric aerosol injection?Building bridges between model world and the messiness of reality

Visioni, D., Quaglia, I., and Steinke, I. (2024). A living assessment of different materials for stratospheric aerosol injection?Building bridges between model world and the messiness of reality. Geophysical Research Letters, 51, e2024GL108314. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL108314

The Potential of Stratospheric Aerosol Injection to Reduce the Climatic Risks of Explosive Volcanic Eruptions

Quaglia, I., Visioni, D., Bednarz, E. M., MacMartin, D. G., and Kravitz, B. (2024). The potential of Stratospheric Aerosol Injection to reduce the climatic risks of explosive volcanic eruptions. Geophysical Research Letters, 51, e2023GL107702. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL107702

The Potential of Stratospheric Aerosol Injection to Reduce the Climatic Risks of Explosive Volcanic Eruptions

Quaglia, I., Visioni, D., Bednarz, E. M., MacMartin, D. G., and Kravitz, B. (2024). The potential of Stratospheric Aerosol Injection to reduce the climatic risks of explosive volcanic eruptions. Geophysical Research Letters, 51, e2023GL107702. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL107702

G6-1.5K-SAI: a new Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP) experiment integrating recent advances in solar radiation modification studies

Visioni, D., Robock, A., Haywood, J., Henry, M., Tilmes, S., MacMartin, D. G., Kravitz, B., Doherty, S. J., Moore, J., Lennard, C., Watanabe, S., Muri, H., Niemeier, U., Boucher, O., Syed, A., Egbebiyi, T. S., Seferian, R., and Quaglia, I.: G6-1.5K-SAI: a new Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP) experiment integrating recent advances in solar radiation modification studies, Geosci. Model Dev., 17, 2583?2596, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-2583-2024, 2024.

Hemispherically symmetric strategies for stratospheric aerosol injection

Zhang, Y., MacMartin, D. G., Visioni, D., Bednarz, E. M., and Kravitz, B.: Hemispherically symmetric strategies for stratospheric aerosol injection, Earth Syst. Dynam., 15, 191?213, https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-15-191-2024, 2024.

Stratospheric Aerosol Injection Can Reduce Risks to Antarctic Ice Loss Depending on Injection Location and Amount

Goddard, P. B., Kravitz, B., MacMartin, D. G., Visioni, D., Bednarz, E. M., and Lee, W. R. (2023). Stratospheric aerosol injection can reduce risks to Antarctic ice loss depending on injection location and amount. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 128, e2023JD039434. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JD039434

Injection strategy - a driver of atmospheric circulation and ozone response to stratospheric aerosol geoengineering

Bednarz, E. M., Butler, A. H., Visioni, D., Zhang, Y., Kravitz, B., and MacMartin, D. G.: Injection strategy ? a driver of atmospheric circulation and ozone response to stratospheric aerosol geoengineering, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 13665?13684, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-13665-2023, 2023.

Climate, Variability, and Climate Sensitivity of Middle Atmosphere Chemistry Configurations of the Community Earth System Model Version 2, Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model Version 6 (CESM2(WACCM6))

Davis, N. A., Visioni, D., Garcia, R. R., Kinnison, D. E., Marsh, D. R., Mills, M., et al. (2023). Climate, variability, and climate sensitivity of Middle Atmosphere chemistry configurations of the Community Earth System Model Version 2, Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model Version 6 (CESM2(WACCM6)). Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 15, e2022MS003579. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022MS003579

The Choice of Baseline Period Influences the Assessments of the Outcomes of Stratospheric Aerosol Injection

Visioni, D., Bednarz, E. M., MacMartin, D. G., Kravitz, B., and Goddard, P. B. (2023). The choice of baseline period influences the assessments of the outcomes of stratospheric aerosol injection. Earths Future, 11, e2023EF003851. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023EF003851

Quantifying the Efficiency of Stratospheric Aerosol Geoengineering at Different Altitudes

Lee, W. R., Visioni, D., Bednarz, E. M., MacMartin, D. G., Kravitz, B., Tilmes, S. (2023). Quantifying the efficiency of stratospheric aerosol geoengineering at different altitudes. Geophysical Research Letters, 50, e2023GL104417. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL104417

The scientific and community-building roles of the Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP) - past, present, and future

Visioni, D., Kravitz, B., Robock, A., Tilmes, S., Haywood, J., Boucher, O., Lawrence, M., Irvine, P., Niemeier, U., Xia, L., Chiodo, G., Lennard, C., Watanabe, S., Moore, J. C., and Muri, H.: Opinion: The scientific and community-building roles of the Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP) - past, present, and future, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 5149?5176, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-5149-2023, 2023.

Interactive stratospheric aerosol models response to different amounts and altitudes of SO2 injection during the 1991 Pinatubo eruption

Quaglia, I., Timmreck, C., Niemeier, U., Visioni, D., Pitari, G., Brodowsky, C., Bruhl, C., Dhomse, S. S., Franke, H., Laakso, A., Mann, G. W., Rozanov, E., and Sukhodolov, T.: Interactive stratospheric aerosol models response to different amounts and altitudes of SO2 injection during the 1991 Pinatubo eruption, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 921-948, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-921-2023, 2023

High-Latitude Stratospheric Aerosol Injection to Preserve the Arctic

Lee, W. R., MacMartin, D. G., Visioni, D., Kravitz, B., Chen, Y., Moore, J. C., et al. (2023). High-latitude stratospheric aerosol injection to preserve the Arctic. Earths Future, 11, e2022EF003052. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EF003052

Climate response to off-equatorial stratospheric sulfur injections in three Earth System Models - Part 2: stratospheric and free-tropospheric response

Bednarz, E. M., Visioni, D., Kravitz, B., Jones, A., Haywood, J. M., Richter, J., MacMartin, D. G., and Braesicke, P.: Climate response to off-equatorial stratospheric sulfur injections in three Earth system models - Part 2: Stratospheric and free-tropospheric response, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 687-709, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-687-2023, 2023

Climate response to off-equatorial stratospheric sulfur injections in three Earth System Models - Part 1: experimental protocols and surface changes

Visioni, D., Bednarz, E. M., Lee, W. R., Kravitz, B., Jones, A., Haywood, J. M., and MacMartin, D. G.: Climate response to off-equatorial stratospheric sulfur injections in three Earth system models - Part 1: Experimental protocols and surface changes, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 663?685, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-663-2023, 2023

Assessing Responses and Impacts of Solar climate intervention on the Earth system with stratospheric aerosol injection (ARISE-SAI): protocol and initial results from the first simulations

Richter, J. H., Visioni, D., MacMartin, D. G., Bailey, D. A., Rosenbloom, N., Dobbins, B., Lee, W. R., Tye, M., and Lamarque, J.-F.: Assessing Responses and Impacts of Solar climate intervention on the Earth system with stratospheric aerosol injection (ARISE-SAI): protocol and initial results from the first simulations, Geosci. Model Dev., 15, 8221?8243, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-8221-2022, 2022

Impact of the Latitude of Stratospheric Aerosol Injection on the Southern Annular Mode

Bednarz, E., Visioni, D., Richter, J. H., Butler, A. H., MacMartin, D.G.(2022). Impact of the latitude of stratospheric aerosol injection on the Southern Annular Mode. Geophysical Research Letters, 49, e2022GL100353

Scenarios for modeling solar radiation modification

MacMartin, D., Visioni, D., Kravitz, B., Richter J.H., Felghenauer T., Lee W.R., Morrow D.R., Parson E.A., Sugiyama M. (2022). Scenarios for modeling solar radiation modification. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 119 (33) e220223011

The Overlooked Role of the Stratosphere Under a Solar Constant Reduction

Bednarz, E. M., Visioni, D., Banerjee, A., Braesicke, P., Kravitz, B., and MacMartin, D. G. (2022). The overlooked role of the stratosphere under a solar constant reduction. Geophysical Research Letters, 49, e2022GL098773

An approach to sulfate geoengineering with surface emissions of carbonyl sulfide

Quaglia, I., Visioni, D., Pitari, G., and Kravitz, B.: An approach to sulfate geoengineering with surface emissions of carbonyl sulfide, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 5757?5773, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-5757-2022, 2022

Stratospheric ozone response to sulfate aerosol and solar dimming climate interventions based on the G6 Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP) simulations

Tilmes, S., Visioni, D., Jones, A., Haywood, J., Seferian, R., Nabat, P., Boucher, O., Bednarz, E. M., and Niemeier, U.: Stratospheric ozone response to sulfate aerosol and solar dimming climate interventions based on the G6 Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP) simulations, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 4557-4579, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-4557-2022, 2022.

Future Geoengineering Scenarios: Balancing Policy Relevance and Scientific Significance

Visioni, D., & Robock, A. (2022). Future Geoengineering Scenarios: Balancing Policy Relevance and Scientific Significance, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 103(3), E817-E820

Limitations of assuming internal mixing between different aerosol species: a case study with sulfate geoengineering simulations

Visioni, D., Tilmes, S., Bardeen, C., Mills, M., MacMartin, D. G., Kravitz, B., and Richter, J. H.: Limitations of assuming internal mixing between different aerosol species: a case study with sulfate geoengineering simulations, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 1739-1756, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-1739-2022, 2022.

Identifying the sources of uncertainty in climate model simulations of solar radiation modification with the G6sulfur and G6solar Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP) simulations

Visioni, D., MacMartin, D. G., Kravitz, B., Boucher, O., Jones, A., Lurton, T., Martine, M., Mills, M. J., Nabat, P., Niemeier, U., Seferian, R., and Tilmes, S.: Identifying the sources of uncertainty in climate model simulations of solar radiation modification with the G6sulfur and G6solar Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP) simulations, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 10039-10063, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-10039-2021, 2021.

Potential ecological impacts of climate intervention by reflecting sunlight to cool Earth

P. L. Zarnetske, J. Gurevitch, J. Franklin, P. M. Groffman, C. S. Harrison, J. J. Hellmann,Forrest M. Hoffman, S. Kothari, A. Robock, S. Tilmes,D. Visioni, J. Wu, L. Xia, C. Yang,Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Apr 2021, 118 (15) e1921854118; DOI:10.1073/pnas.1921854118

Is Turning Down the Sun a Good Proxy for Stratospheric Sulfate Geoengineering?

Visioni, D., MacMartin, D. G., Kravitz (2021). "Is Turning Down the Sun a Good Proxy for Stratospheric Sulfate Geoengineering?". Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 126, e2020JD033952

Reduced poleward transport due to stratospheric heating under stratospheric aerosols geoengineering

Visioni, D., MacMartin, D. G., Kravitz, B., Lee, W., Simpson, I. R., & Richter, J. H. (2020). "Reduced poleward transport due to stratospheric heating under stratospheric aerosols geoengineering". Geophysical Research Letters, 47, e2020GL089470. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL089470

Seasonally Modulated Stratospheric Aerosol Geoengineering Alters the Climate Outcomes

Visioni, D., MacMartin, D. G., Kravitz, B., Richter, J. H., Tilmes, S., and Mills, M. J. (2020). "Seasonally Modulated Stratospheric Aerosol Geoengineering Alters the Climate Outcomes". Geophysical Research Letters, 47(12), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL088337

What goes up must come down: impacts of deposition in a sulfate geoengineering scenario

Visioni, D., Slessarev, E., MacMartin, D., Mahowald, N. M., Goodale, C. L., and Xia,L. (2020), "What goes up must come down: impacts of deposition in a sulfate geoengineeringscenario", Environmental Research Letters, 15(9), http://iopscience.iop.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab94eb

Seasonal Injection Strategies for Stratospheric Aerosol Geoengineering

Visioni, D., MacMartin, D. G., Kravitz, B., Tilmes, S., Mills, M. J., Richter, J. H., and Boudreau, M. P. (2019). "Seasonal Injection Strategies for Stratospheric Aerosol Geoengineering". Geophysical Research Letters, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL083680

Upper tropospheric ice sensitivity to sulfate geoengineering

Visioni, D., Pitari, G., Di Genova, G., Tilmes, S., and Cionni, I. (2018). "Upper tropospheric ice sensitivity to sulfate geoengineering". Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 18, 14867-14887

Sulfur deposition changes under sulfate geoengineering conditions: quasi-biennial oscillation effects on the transport and lifetime of stratospheric aerosols

Visioni, D., Pitari, G., Tuccella, P., & Curci, G. (2018). "Sulfur deposition changes under sulfate geoengineering conditions: Quasi-biennial oscillation effects on the transport and lifetime of stratospheric aerosols". Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 18, 2787-2808

Sulfate geoengineering impact on methane transport and lifetime: results from the Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP)

Visioni, D., Pitari, G., Aquila, V., Tilmes, S., Cionni, I., Di Genova, G., and Mancini, E. (2017). "Sulfate geoengineering impact on methane transport and lifetime: Results from the geoengineering model intercomparison project (GeoMIP)". Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 17, 11209-11226

Sulfate geoengineering: a review of the factors controlling the needed injection of sulfur dioxide

Visioni, D., Pitari, G., and Aquila, V. (2017). "Sulfate geoengineering: A review of the factors controlling the needed injection of sulfur dioxide". Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 17, 3879-3889

Talks

Climate Intervention with Stratospheric Aerosols: steps towards a robust assessent

October 17, 2024

Invited talk at Harvard Center for the Environment, Boston, MA

Climate Intervention: What Do We Know, What Do We Need to Know, Should We Know It?

March 18, 2024

Invited talk at Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, Ithaca, NY

Stratospheric aerosol geoengineering: How do we move towards a more robust assessment

November 14, 2022

Invited talk at Climate and Global Dynamics lab, NCAR, Boulder, CO

Understanding the potential impacts of sulfate aerosol injections on the climate system

September 23, 2022

Invited talk at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, New York City

The Role of Different Temperature Targets for Determining Climate Engineering Outcomes and Trade-Offs

July 01, 2022

Invited talk at 2nd Gordon Research Conference on Climate Engineering, Newry, ME

Stratospheric aerosol geoengineering: understanding and reducing modeling uncertainties

April 11, 2022

Invited talk at National Center for Atmospheric Research, ACOM, Virtual

Climate engineering: what do we know, what do we need to know, should we know it?

March 22, 2022

Invited talk at Labont seminars: Climate Crisis and Future Generations - University of Turin, Virtual

The Sun-Earth relationship across different timescales and its climatic influences

January 13, 2022

Invited talk at University of Perugia - Department of Physics and Geology, Virtual

Understanding the potential impacts of sulfate aerosol injections in the climate system

January 10, 2022

Invited talk at University of Washington - Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Virtual

The role of different temperature targets for determining climate engineering outcomes and tradeoffs

December 15, 2021

Talk at American Geophysical Union - Fall Meeting 2021, New Orleans, LA

Stratospheric Aerosol Injections effects on stratospheric dynamics and chemical composition

December 09, 2021

Invited talk at ACCESS XVI - 16th Atmospheric Chemistry Colloquium for Emerging Senior Scientists, Virtual

What goes up must come down: Surface impacts of deposition in a sulfate geoengineering scenario

August 05, 2021

Invited talk at 2021 ESA Annual Meeting, Virtual

Understanding and Modeling the Interactions between Sulfate Geoengineering and Clouds

January 09, 2021

Invited talk at 101st AMS Annual Meeting - 13th Symposium on Aerosol - Cloud - Climate Interactions, New Orleans, LA

Comparison of SO2 and H2SO4 injection strategies using a modal aerosol microphysics representation in CESM2(WACCM)

August 01, 2019

Invited talk at Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

Changes in sulfate geoengineering efficacy due to uncertainties in model representations of high clouds

May 01, 2019

Invited talk at National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado

Teaching

Aerosol and Climate (2025)

Climate Dynamics (2023/2024/2025)

Magnetism and Electricity Lab (2017/2018)

General Physics (2017/2018/2019)