Personal Details
Birth date: February 22, 1956
Nationality: Italian
Office:
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna
Viale Berti Pichat 8
40127 Bologna, Italy
Tel.: +39-051-209 5023
E-Mail: nadia.pinardi@unibo.it
Web site: https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/nadia.pinardi
Web site: https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/nadia.pinardi/en
Education
1976-1980: Degree in Physics, Bologna University, 110/110 cum laude.
1981-1983: Master in Applied Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, U.S.A.
1983-1985: Ph.D. in Applied Physics (Physical Oceanography), Harvard University, Cambridge, U.S.A.
Present Position
Full Professor of Physical Oceanography at the University of Bologna, Department of Physics and Astronomy, SC 04/A4, SSD GEO12.
Research interests and international activities
Dr. Nadia Pinardi earned her Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Harvard University and is currently a full professor of Oceanography at the University of Bologna. Her research interests are diverse, covering ocean numerical modeling and predictions, data assimilation, numerical modeling of marine physical-biological interactions, and the dynamics of pollutants in marine environments. Among her notable achievements is the conceptualization and successful implementation of ocean forecasting systems used across various global regions.
Dr. Pinardi is a Member of the European Academy of Sciences and the Scientific Council of the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe. She also serves as Chair of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development Program "CoastPredict" and is the Director of the UN Decade Collaborative Center for Coastal Resilience, hosted by the University of Bologna.
Awards
2007: European Geophysical Union (EGU) Fridtjof Nansen Medal for Oceanography (http://www.egu.eu/awards-medals/fridtjof-nansen/).
2008: UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Roger Revelle Medal.
2015: Italian Republic Honors “Commendatore Ordine al merito della Repubblica italiana”- for her scientific contribution in strategic fields for the sustainable development such as oceanography and climatology
2017: Laurea Honoris Causa for Operational Oceanography at the University of Liege, Belgium.
( https://events.uliege.be/dhcdr/docteurs-honoris-causa-2017/ )
2025, July: 2025 IAPSO Prince Albert I Medal for outstanding contributions to the enhancement and advancement of the physical sciences of the oceans. More specifically, "For her outstanding contribution to defining the principles, methods and applications of ocean modelling and forecasting."
International committees (last 10 years only)
2009-2016 Co-Chair of the Memorandum of Agreement for “Italy-China Program for Operational Oceanography and Climate Change Research”
2010-2015 Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) National Contact person for the UNESCO-IOC
2012-2020 Co-president of the Joint Committee for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (Joint WMO and IOC-Unesco Committee)
2015-2022 Member of the Strategic Board of the Centro Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici
2018-2022 Member of the Mercator Ocean International Management Board
2019- 2023 Elected Vice-president, World Meteorological Organization Commission for Observation, Infrastructure and Information Systems (Infrastructure Commission)
2019 Member of the evaluation Committee for the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Warnemunde, DE
2019 International Member of the Gulf Of Mexico Research Initiative (GOMRI) Synthesis Workshop
2019-2024 Member of the International scientific Steering Committee of SOCIB, Palma del Mallorca, Spain
2020-present Elected member of the European Academy of Sciences
2021-2024 Member of the “Assemblea della Commissione Nazionale Italiana per l’UNESCO” (Assembly of the Italian UNESCO Committee)
2021-2024 Co-Chair of the Knowledge Hub for Sea Level Rise joint initiative of JPI-Climate and JPI-Oceans
2021-2024 Member of the International Steering Committee of the Marine Environmental Observation Prediction & Response network (MEOPAR), Canada
2021-2026 Member of the International Advisory Board of the Deutsche Allianz Meeresforschung (DAM), Germany
2023-2026 Member of the Scientific Council of the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe, Venice
2022-2030 Chair, UN Decade Program CoastPredict
2022-2026 Director of the Decade Collaborative Center for Coastal Resilience, University of Bologna
2023-present Membro Esperto della Commissione interministeriale per il riassetto e la codificazione delle normative vigenti in materia ambientale.
Editorial Activities
1999-2006: Topic Editor of Annales Geophysicae, EGU Journal, Ocean section.
2005-2017: Topic Editor of Ocean Science, EGU Journal
2007-2020: Associate editor of Journal of Operational Oceanography
2011-2017: Member of the Editorial Board of The Sea, Journal of Marine Research, Yale University
2012-2017: Topic Editor of Natural Hazards and Earth System Science, EGU Journal
2017-2023: Editor, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
2025-2028: Associate Editor-in-Chief, Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Research
