Marcello Vichi
Head Of Department at University of Cape Town
South Africa
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Top SchoolMarcello Vichi is a marine systems scientist and department head at the University of Cape Town, leading interdisciplinary research on coupled physical–biogeochemical ocean models, sea-ice dynamics and Antarctic policy through his role as director of MARIS. With over two decades of international research experience spanning Italy, the Netherlands and South Africa, he translates process-level numerical modeling into insights on climate impacts for coastal, shelf and polar ecosystems. A Full Professor and member of the Academy of Sciences of South Africa, he combines academic leadership with hands-on model development and long-term observational synthesis. Less obvious: his career blends foundational EU-funded ecological modeling work from the 1990s with contemporary institutional stewardship, uniquely positioning him to bridge detailed numerical studies and research infrastructure for Southern Ocean science.
11 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Dr rer nat, Marine Ecology, Dr rer nat, Marine Ecology at Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgUniversity of BolognaMaster of Science - MS, Marine Sciences, Master of Science - MS, Marine Sciences at Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di BolognaProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
mvichi/HonsUCT_IntroOceMod
Sep 2020 - May 2023
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 8 months
mvichi/antarcticMIZ
Sep 2021 - Mar 2025
Contributions:11 pushes in 3 years 5 months
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