Summary
Associate Director (& Founding Director) - Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment, and Society
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
- Atmospheric composition and climate
- Wildfires, air pollution and climate change
- Short-lived climate pollutants
- Emission metrics for climate policy
- Tropospheric oxidizing capacity
- Earth observation and Earth system modelling
EDUCATION:
- PhD in Atmospheric Chemistry, University of Cambridge, UK (2008)
- MSc in Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Greece (2004)
- BA in Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2002)
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:
- NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies & Columbia University Center for Climate Systems Research; Postdoctoral Research Scientist (2009-10) & Associate Research Scientist (2011-12)
- University of Cambridge, Centre for Atmospheric Science; Research Associate (2008)
Publications
Journals
Grillakis M, Voulgarakis A, Rovithakis A, et al., 2022, Climate drivers of global wildfire burned area, Environmental Research Letters, Vol:17, ISSN:1748-9326, Pages:1-10
Rovithakis A, Grillakis MG, Seiradakis KD, et al., 2022, Future climate change impact on wildfire danger over the Mediterranean: the case of Greece, Environmental Research Letters, Vol:17, ISSN:1748-9326
Myhre G, Samset B, Forster PM, et al., 2022, Scientific data from precipitation driver response model intercomparison project, Scientific Data, Vol:9, ISSN:2052-4463, Pages:123-123
Teixeira JC, Folberth GA, O'Connor FM, et al., 2021, Coupling interactive fire with atmospheric composition and climate in the UK Earth System Model, Geoscientific Model Development, Vol:14, ISSN:1991-959X, Pages:6515-6539
Tang T, Shindell D, Zhang Y, et al., 2021, Distinct surface response to black carbon aerosols, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Vol:21, ISSN:1680-7316, Pages:13797-13809