I am the head of the Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology Laboratory I am the head of the Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology Laboratory (P2L). Below you will find my educational background, publications and some more information. Please feel free to contact me at any time. You will find contact information at the end of this page.
Education
2005 – 2008 PhD in Natural Sciences (Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology) at the Department of Geosciences, University of Bremen, Germany
2002 – 2004 MSc in Geosciences (Sedimentary Geology) at the Institute of Geosciences, University of São Paulo, Brazil
1996 – 2001 BSc in Geology at the Institute of Geosciences, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Research topics
Late Quaternary paleoceanography and paleoclimatology
Millennial, centennial and multidecadal climate variability
Development of paleoceanographic and paleoclimatic proxies
Geochemistry of allochthonous and autochthonous marine sediments
Positions
2022 – 2023 Visiting Researcher, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Germany
2019 – 2020 Experienced Researcher, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany
2017 – present Associate Professor at the School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo, Brazil
2015 – 2015 Visiting scientist at the MARUM-Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Germany
2012 – 2013 Junior Fellow at the Hanse Institute for Advanced Study, Germany
2009 – 2016 Assistant Professor at the School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo, Brazil
2008 – 2009 Post-doctoral Fellow at the Center for Earth System Science, National Institute for Space Research, Brazil
Publications
For a complete list of publications, please check here.
Further information at Web of Science.
Sea-going expeditions
2023 RV Marion Dufresne (France) MD241/2 Paramaribo (Suriname) – Recife (Brazil) (co-chief scientist).
2018 RV Sonne (Germany) SO260/2 Montevideo (Uruguay) – Buenos Aires (Argentina)
2014 RV M.S. Merian Cruise MSM39, NA-LINK, St. John´s (Canada) – St. John´s (Canada)
2012 RV M.S. Merian Cruise MSM20/3, AMADEUS, Recife (Brazil) – Bridgetown (Barbados)
2009 RV Meteor Cruise M78/3a, Meteor Westliche Südatlantik, Montevideo (Uruguay) – Montevideo (Uruguay)
2008 RV Marion Dufresne MD167, RETRO, Walvis Bay (Namibia) – Libreville (Gabon)
2005 RV Sonne Cruise SO-184, PABESIA, Durban (South Africa) – Cilacap (Indonesia) – Darwin (Australia)
Supervision
Ongoing
Post-doc: Dr. Stefano Crivellari, Dr. Bruna B. Dias, Dr. Partha S. Jena, Dr. Letícia M. Cavole, Dr. Fernanda C.G. Rodrigues, Dr. Erika Rodrigues (co-supervision)
PhD: MSc. Marcus Kochhann, Rene Magalhães, MSc. Luiza S. Amancio, MSc. Julia Grigolato
MSc: Thalia A.V. Montoya
Scientific initiation: Bruna J. Silva, Jaqueline T. Alves, Gabriel R. Shimada, Manuela S. Carvalho
Former
Post-doc: Dr. Adriana R. Perretti, Dr. Grasiane L. Mathias, Dr. Rodrigo C. Portilho-Ramos, Dr. Marília C. Campos, Dr. Dailson J. Bertassoli, Benjamin Keenan, Vinícius R. Mendes
PhD: Dr. Thomas K. Akabane (co-supervision), Dr. Rodrigo A. Nascimento (co-supervision), Dr. Stefano Crivellari, Dr. Marília C. Campos, Dr. Sebastian Razik (co-supervision), Dr. Valdir F. Novello (co-supervision), Dr. Yancheng Zhang (co-supervision)
MSc: Dr. Maria Carolina A. Catunda, Dr. Marília C. Campos, MSc. Tainã M.L. Pinho, MSc. Jaqueline Q. Ferreira, MSc. Laura Kraft, MSc. Júlia Grigolato, MSc. Patrícia J. Viana, MSc. Aline M. Mega (co-supervision)
BSc: MSc. Júlia Grigolato, Ísis M.G. Almeida, Larissa V. Monteiro, Nathália A. Silva, Isabella O.C. Hines, Dr. Marília C. Campos, Barbara M. Carvalho, Diego L. Palopito, Debora C. Redivo, Natalia M. Marciano, Beatriz F. Silva, MSc. Tainã M.L. Pinho, Letícia S.M. Oliveira, Stella I.P. Mello
Scientific initiation: Dereck E. Carrari, Luiz F.C. Sabanay, Dr. Marília C. Campos, Leah Carver, Laura Cotton, MSc. Tainã M.L. Pinho, Natália M. Marciano, Beatriz F. Silva, Allan M. Altran, Larissa C. Pereira, Giovana T, Hammer, Thalia A.V Montoya
Guest researcher: MSc. Paula Albarracin, MSc. Rodrigo Martin, Dr. Natalie Höppner, Dr. Christoph Häggi, Dr. Vera B. Bender, Itxaso R. Uriarte, Dr. Ines Voigt
Ongoing research grants as PI
Title: Assessing the effects of past and future climate change on Amazonian biodiversity (CLAMBIO). PI: Prof. Dr. Cristiano Chiessi. Funding agency: São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP).
Title: Past perspectives on tipping elements of the climate system: The Amazon rainforest and the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (PPTEAM). PI: Prof. Dr. Cristiano Chiessi. Funding agency: São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP).
Title: Climatic variability of the tropical South Atlantic and South America during the late Quaternary (CLIMTROP). PI: Prof. Dr. Cristiano M. Chiessi. Funding agency: National Counsil for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)
Journal reviewer
(i) Climate of the Past; (ii) Chemical Geology; (iii) Continental Shelf Research; (iv) Deep-Sea Research Part I; (v) Earth and Planetary Science Letters; (vi) Geology; (vii) Geo-Marine Letters; (viii) Geophysical Research Letters; (ix) Global and Planetary Change; (x) Journal of Geophysical Research; (xi) Journal of Marine Systems; (xii) Marine Geology; (xiii) Marine Micropaleontology; (xiv) Micropaleontology; (xv) Nature Geoscience; (xvi) Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology; (xvii) Palaios; (xviii) Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology; (xix) Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the USA; (xx) Quaternary International; (xxi) Quaternary Research; (xxii) Quaternary Science Reviews; (xxiii) Radiocarbon; (xxiv) Scientific Reports; (xxv) The Holocene.
Funding agency reviewer
Boticário Group Foundation (FGB), Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), National Science Foundation (NSF), Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), State of Ceará Research and Technological Foundation (FUNCAP), State of Espírito Santo Research Foundation (FAPES), State of Pernambuco Research and Technology Foundation (FACEPE), State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)
Other information
2022 – present Member of the WCRP Safe Landing Climates Lighthouse Activity – Water Resources Working Group
2016 – 2021 Member of the Scientific Steering Committee of the Past Global Changes (PAGES)
2016 – 2018 Member of the Science Evaluation Panel of the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP)
Contact information
School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities
University of São Paulo
Av. Arlindo Béttio 1000
CEP03828-000 São Paulo SP
Brazil
Tel: + 55 11 26480124; Mob: + 55 11 985118548
Email: chiessi@usp.br
A complete CV (Portuguese only) is available at http://lattes.cnpq.br/4272230320850488