Dr. Ugo Molteni

My research sits at the interface between plant biology and atmospheric chemistry. I investigate how trees emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs), how these compounds oxidise in the atmosphere to form highly oxygenated molecules (HOMs) and secondary organic aerosol (SOA), and what this means for air quality and climate.

I trained in atmospheric chemistry at PSI and CERN's CLOUD experiment, where I studied new-particle formation and the chemical pathways linking biogenic VOCs to aerosol. This work included field deployments at high-altitude stations such as Jungfraujoch.

I design, build, and customize measurement systems, sampling hardware, online mass spectrometers, and automated data acquisition, and apply chemometrics to extract robust signals from complex, high-dimensional datasets.

My current work combines plant VOC emission measurements, metabolomics of transgenerational stress responses in seedlings, and model-based studies of forest regeneration dynamics in European temperate forests.

ORCiD: 0000-0002-1623-1933

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Personal Website: ugomolteni.net

• 2018 Doctoral degree in Environmental Science  (D-USYS, ETH Zurich)
• 2013 Master in Applied and Environmental Chemical Sciences (Chemistry Department, Università degli Studi di Milano)