Alessandra Cacciari

Alessandra Cacciari has a diverse work experience in the field of remote sensing and atmospheric composition. Alessandra started their career in 2005 as a Remote Sensing Specialist at CGS SPA, where they contributed to the development and implementation of projects related to Earth Observation for atmospheric composition. Alessandra also interacted with end-users, mainly Italian regional environmental agencies, to understand their requirements and evaluate services.

In 2014, Alessandra worked as a Software Engineer at OHB CGS, where they contributed to the design and requirements specification of software validation facilities and ground support equipment for the Micro-Wave Imager project.

From 2016 to 2018, they worked as an Aerosol Product Development Consultant at RHEA Group, where they developed aerosol products from instruments on the EUMETSAT Polar System satellites. Alessandra also worked on algorithm updates, prototype code and documentation updates, and provided support to operational processing.

In 2017 and 2018, Alessandra served as an EC External Expert Evaluator at the Research Executive Agency. Alessandra evaluated proposals and delivered individual reports for H2020 calls related to atmospheric composition, Earth observations, and atmospheric remote sensing. Alessandra also participated in the central evaluation stage as a board member and contributed to the delivery of consensus reports.

Since 2018, Alessandra has been working at EUMETSAT as a Remote Sensing Scientist. Alessandra is a member of the Atmospheric Chemistry Competence Area, where they are responsible for providing scientific support to operations for Metop/GOME-2 Level 1. Their duties include maintaining and evolving operational processing and products, coordinating operational rollouts of Product Processing Facilities, and using calibration, validation, and long-term monitoring tools.

Alessandra Cacciari obtained a PhD in Atmospheric Physics from the University of Ferrara between 2003 and 2005. Prior to that, they earned a Master's degree in Physics from Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna. The specific dates for their Master's degree are not provided.