FRANCESCA BECHERINI, Researcher at the Institute of Polar Sciences (ISP), National Research Council of Italy (CNR) (temporary since 2002, permanent since 2011). Degree in Physics from the University of Padua in 1999; PhD in Science for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage, University of Florence, in 2007. From 2002 to 2019, Researcher at the Institute of Atmospheric Science and Climate (ISAC). Activity mainly focused on Microclimatology applied to the preventive conservation of cultural heritage assets, indoor environmental quality and energy saving, developing large experience in EU multidisciplinary research projects. Since 2017, her research activity has moved to climatology and historical climatology, in particular the study of climatic variability and trends over time through the recovery, correction, and critical analysis of proxies and instrumental series of climatic data. At ISP, her activity includes the study of atmospheric parameters and processes to investigate the energy balance and polar climatic system for climate change assessment.