Valerio Lucarini

Valerio Lucarini (born 11 August 1976 in Ancona, Italy ) is an Italian and British mathematician, physicist, and climate scientist. He has given key contributions in the area of mathematics and physics of climate. In particular, he has shown how the use of statistical mechanics can advance the understanding of the link between forced and free variability of the climate system across multiple scales of motion, define a robust framework for understanding climatic tipping points, and improve our ability to interpret and model extreme events.

He is currently a Professor of Applied Mathematics at the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences of the University of Leicester, where he coordinates the research group in computational modelling for sciences and engineering.

Honours and awards 2025 Fellow of the American Physical Society 2024 Keilis-Borok Medal, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics 2021 Lorenz Lecture, American Geophysical Union 2020 L.F. Richardson Medal, European Geophysical Union 2010 Outstanding Young Scientist (now Arne Richter) Award, European Geophysical Union