Maria del Carmen Llasat

Maria de Carmen Llasat Botija is Professor of Atmospheric Physics in the Department of Applied Physics at the University of Barcelona. She is a professor of the Physics degree and the master’s degrees in Meteorology and in Integrated Water Science and Management, and also coordinates the Master’s degree in Applied Climatology and Media at the UB. She holds a PhD in Physical Sciences from the University of Barcelona, and her research focuses on the study of natural hazards of meteorological origin and the impact of climate change, as well as on improving public awareness and resilience. She directs the Group for the Analysis of Adverse Meteorological Situations (GAMA) and is a member of the Outreach Commission of the University of Barcelona. She is currently a member of the steering committees of the HYMEX and MedECC programs and of the scientific committees of the OPCC and the Adour-Garonne Agency, among others. She was president of the Natural Hazards Section of the European Geophysical Society, executive editor of the journal Natural Hazards and Earth System Science and international coordinator of the Heavy Rains working group of the AMHY/FRIEND program of UNESCO. She also leads the Social Impact group of the HYMEX project and coordinates the Meteorology Research Group. She has published about 200 articles.