Massimo A Bollasina
Postdoctoral Research Associate
NOAA/GFDL
201 Forrestal Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
Email: Massimo.Bollasina@noaa.gov
Phone: 609-452-6575
Fax: 609-987-5063
Recent Publications
Weakening of the South Asian monsoon and aerosol forcing
GCM bias over the Indian Ocean and meridional SST gradient
Education
- 2005/08 - 2010/04: Ph.D., Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science (AOSC), University of Maryland College Park. Advisor: Sumant Nigam. Dissertation title: Surface and Aerosol Effects on the South Asian Monsoon Hydroclimate.
- 1988/11 - 1994/11: D. Sci. (M.S. equivalent) "summa cum laude", Department of Physics, University of Milan. Dissertation title: Study of Transport, Dispersion, and Precipitation of Effluents from Cooling Towers.
Professional Experience
- 2010/06 - present: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (GFDL/NOAA). Supervisor: Yi Ming.
- 2005/08 - 2010/05: Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, University of Maryland College Park. Advisor: Sumant Nigam.
- 2005/01 - 2005/06: Visiting Scientist, Experimental Climate Prediction Center, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego (ECPC/SIO/UCSD). Supervisor: John Roads.
- 1995/11 - 2004/12: Researcher, Epson Meteo Center, Milan, Italy.
Research Interests
- Global-to-regional analysis and modeling of the hydrological cycle of the South Asian summer monsoon from intraseasonal to decadal time-scales, with focus on land-atmosphere and air-sea interactions
- Influence of the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau in the development and evolution of the South Asian summer monsoon
- Understanding of the mechanisms of aerosol-driven changes in regional hydroclimate and atmospheric circulation, especially over South Asia
