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Gabriele Curci is a leading atmospheric scientist whose research centers on the complex role of aerosols in the Earth’s climate system, with a particular focus on aerosol optical properties and their radiative effects. His major contributions lie in advancing our understanding of single-scattering albedo (SSA)—a critical parameter for estimating aerosol direct radiative forcing. Curci’s landmark 2015 study, cited 97 times, was the first to use PARASOL polarimetric satellite data to retrieve SSA over global oceans, providing a novel benchmark for evaluating models and other satellite products. He has since led key evaluations of global aerosol models, including a 2019 assessment of AeroCom Phase 3 simulations over Europe (38 citations) and a 2022 study diagnosing model biases in biomass burning regions (20 citations). His parametric analyses (2020, 2017) have systematically identified the key factors controlling SSA uncertainty, directly informing efforts to reduce the largest source of uncertainty in climate forcing estimates. Curci’s work bridges satellite observations, model evaluation, and climate implications, making him a vital contributor to the international AeroCom and AQMEII initiatives.