CURICULUM VITAE

JESSICA VIAL

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Professional experiences

Training, consulting & science outreach

2023 • Foundation of Climedia • Paris

  • Creation of educational and participatory workshops on ecological and social transition issues, fostering participant engagement
  • Production of scientific content and educational resources to communicate climate science to a broad audience
  • Conduct of conferences and workshops for diverse audiences, including the general public, schools, universities, and businesses
  • Expert trainer for European climate services (Copernicus/ECMWF), specialized in the dissemination of climate data

  • Scientific consultant for Orakle Weather Insurance, providing climate expertise to assess and anticipate weather-related risks

2022-2023 • Science officer • Office for Climate Education (OCE) • Paris

  • Coordination and production of educational resources for teachers, teacher trainers and students in primary and secondary schools (IPCC summary for teachers, guidebooks with scientific insights and turnkey classroom activities, video clips, multimedia animations).
  • Organization and facilitation of training workshops, conferences and summer schools for teachers and teacher trainers in France and abroad.
  • Coordination of educational projects with scientific and educational partners
  • Support in setting up educational projects in France and abroad (definition of project components, scientific and educational content, partner search)

2021-2022 • Consultant in physics • Maison pour la science Paris – Île de France • Sorbonne Université, Paris

  • Design and implementation of practical activities for teacher training workshops

2020-2022 • Scientific and educational consultant • Fondation La main à la pâte • Paris

  • Implementation of educational projects at school, coordination with scientific and educational partners

Scientific research

2012-2022 • Postdoctoral research fellow • Several institutes et locations

Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (LMD / CNRS, Paris) • Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques (CNRM / CNES, Toulouse) • Laboratoire d’Océanographie et du Climat: Expérimentation et Approches Numériques (LOCEAN / Université Sorbonne, Paris) • Columbia University (New York, USA) • Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (Hambourg, Allemagne)

Jessica Vial et Sandrine Bony, climatologues en plein travail d’analyse de données pendant la campagne EURC⁴A

My day-to-day research work :
Literature review and monitoring, data processing and analysis combining statistical and physical approaches, design and implementation of experimental protocols, numerical modelling, scientific communication (conferences, publications, reports), reviewer of scientific manuscripts, computer programming and document composition (Batch, Matlab, NCL, Python, Fortran, NCO, CDO, Latex).

… punctuated by highlights :

Jessica Vial, climatologue, sur le Polarstern : premier lâché de ballon sonde

  • Contributing author to the 6th IPCC Assessment Report (Group 1: physical bases)
  • Field campaign “EUREC⁴A” in the Barbados region (observations of trade wind cumulus clouds and their environment): preparation, participation, direction of diurnal cycle sampling strategy
  • 5-week expedition on the German research vessel “Polarstern” for an Atlantic crossing: optical measurements of aerosols, water vapor and clouds
  • Supervision of student research projects (Bachelor, Master)
  • Teaching and lecturing (university level)
  • Science outreach: science fairs, workshops and conferences on climate and climate change for the general public, in schools, companies and associations
  • Press interviews

› My scientific productions

Education & vocational training

2022 • University diploma “Innovative science outreach” • Université de Paris Cité / Learning Planet Institute • Paris

2008-2011 • PhD in environmental and climate • University of East Anglia / Climatic Research Unit • England

Thesis title : “Climate Model Simulations of Winter Northern Hemisphere Atmospheric Blocking: Statistical Assessment, Dynamical Perspective, Regional Impacts and Future Change”
Supervision and host research institute : Osborn T. et Goodess C. at Climatic Research Unit (CRU)

2006-2007 • Bachelor of Sciences with Honors in mathematics et geophysics, with first class honours • Victoria University of Wellington • New Zealand

Title of research project: “Future Changes in Precipitation Extremes for New Zealand: Statistical Method of Extreme Values”
Supervision and host research institute: Deen S. au National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)

2004-2005 • Specialized program in environmental sciences (sp meteorology) • EAI Tech Institute • Sophia Antipolis (France)

2003-2004 • first year, DEUG MIAS (mathematics, computer science, application to science) • Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis • France