ALUMNI

Dr. Aditi Modi
Current Affiliation: Scientist-D, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) Pune
PhD Topic: Understanding Biophysical Interactions Over the Tropical Indian Ocean in a Changing Climate.

Dr. Anand Achari
Current Affiliation: Principal, VES College of Architecture Mumbai
PhD Topic: Achieving adaptive thermal comfort in residential buildings: An approach towards low carbon city

Dr. Anjana Devanand
Current Affiliation: Research Scientist, Catchment Hydrology team, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
PhD Topic: Influence of natural and human modified land processes on the Indian Summer Monsoon.

Dr. Ankur Pandit
Current Affiliation: Scientist- Remote Sensing, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
PhD Topic: Glacier Ice thickness Modeling and Identification of Potential Sites for Future Glacial Lakes in Western Himalayas.

Dr. Ankur Srivastava
Current Affiliation: Scientist-D, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) Pune
PhD Topic: Monsoon and its different modes of variability, Monsoon teleconnections, Predictability, Coupled ocean-atmosphere modelling, Seasonal Prediction

Dr. Anokha Shilin
PhD Topic: A Comprehensive Framework for Heat Stress Risk Mapping in India: Evaluating Hazards and Vulnerabilities to Hydro-Climatic Extremes.

Dr. Anoop Sampelli
Current Affiliation: Scientist at ISRO – Indian Space Research Organisation
PhD Topic: Soil-Plant-Water Dynamics in the Seasonal Monsoon Climate of India.

Dr. Aparna Dwivedi
Current Affiliation: Sir JJ College of Architecture, Mumbai
PhD Topic: Urban Heat Island Studies in Greater Mumbai.

Dr. Arushi Sharma
Current Affiliation: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Washington
PhD Topic: Aerosol Emissions and Radiative Forcing Impacts over India: High Temperature Extremes, Snow Processes in the Himalaya and Feedback to Particulate Air Pollution

Dr. Deepika Swami
Current Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Sustainable Energy Engineering, IIT Kanpur
PhD Topic: Regional Scale Analysis of Climate Variability, Agricultural Vulnerability and Adaptation for Maharashtra, India.

Dr. Girish Patidar
Current Affiliation: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Idaho
PhD Topic: Harnessing NASA's Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission for Hydrological Applications in India.

Dr. Hiteshri Shastri
Current Affiliation: Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Ruvision Ventures Pvt Ltd
PhD Topic: Urbanization signature in Climate: Characteristics, forecasting and projections.

Dr. Jayasankar T
Current Affiliation: Northumbria University, NewCastle, U.K.
PhD Topic: Indo-Pacific Ocean variability and trends in Ocean Reanalysis Products.

Dr. Kaushik Muduchuru
Current Affiliation: Postdoctoral Researcher, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)

Dr. Krishna Malakar
Current Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Climate Policy, IIT Madras
PhD Topic: Drivers of Adaptation in Marine Fishing Communities

Dr. Kushal Tibrewal
Current Affiliation: Methane Scientist, International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO), UNEP
PhD Topic: Emissions scenarios and multiple impacts assessment of interventions targeting short-lived climate forcers in India

Dr. Maheswar Pradhan
Current Affiliation: Scientist-E, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) Pune
PhD Topic: Improving Air-Sea Interaction in Coupled Models.

Dr. Manish Dhasmana
Current Affiliation: Flood Model Developer, Impact Forecasting, Aon
PhD Topic: Floods in India in a changing climate: attribution, impact, and risk assessment.

Dr. Manisha Jain
Current Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR)
PhD Topic: Consumer choices in purchase and utilization of energy intensive appliances.

Dr. Manmeet Singh
Current Affiliation: Scientist, Centre for Climate Change Research, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) Pune
PhD Topic: Role of volcanic and anthropogenic aerosols on the tropical ocean-atmosphere-land coupled system and the South Asian Monsoon.

Dr. Mousumi Ghosh
Current Affiliation: Postdoctoral Scientist, Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology (CIROH), University of Alabama
PhD Topic: Flood management for an urban coastal catchment: Implications on near real-time risk forecasting and mapping

Dr. Mousumi Sarkar
PhD Topic: Ocean mixing in northern Indian Ocean using Modular Ocean Model (MOM) and their impact on climate

Dr. Naman Gupta
Current Affiliation: State Program Manager, UNDP India
PhD Topic: Assessment of Ecosystem Services provided by Mangroves in the context of Climate Change in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

Dr. Namita Singh
Current Affiliation: Researcher, The International Council on Clean Transportation
PhD Topic: Assessment of Road Transport Emissions and Mitigation Policies in India.

Dr. Navinya Chimurkar
Current Affiliation: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Denmark
PhD Topic: Carbonaceous and Optical Characteristics of Aerosol Emissions from Residential Heating and Lighting in India.

Dr. Nitin Patil
Current Affiliation: Weather Modelling Group, Hewlett-Packard
PhD Topic: Aerosol Influences on Cloud Properties and Rainfall Processes in the South Asian Monsoon Region: Observational and GCM Modelling Studies

Dr. Pallavi Padmanav
Current Affiliation: Senior research analyst, Risk and adaptation, Centre for Study of science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP), Bangalore
PhD Topic: Assessing the Synergistic Impacts of Climatic and Non-climatic Stressors on Socio-ecological Systems of Coastal Mumbai.

Dr. Pankaj Kumar
Current Affiliation: Senior Manager – Low Carbon Pathways and Modelling, Vasudha Foundation Delhi
PhD Topic: Modeling Cost and Emission Trade-offs in Indian Power Sector

Dr. Piyali Chowdhury
Current Affiliation: Senior Coastal Scientist, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) United Kingdom.
PhD Topic: Climate Change Impact on Ocean Waves and Coastal Morphodynamics.

Dr. Prashant Dave
PhD Topic: Short-term Modulation of Precipitation and Temperature by Aerosols over India

Dr. Pratiman Patel
Current Affiliation: Research Scientist, Centre for Climate Research Singapore
PhD Topic: Rainfall Forecasting through Regional Weather Modeling: A Precursor to Near Real-Time Urban Flood Forecasting.

Dr. Priyanka Jajal
Current Affiliation: Corporate Sustainability, Trent Ltd.
PhD Topic: Indian Construction Raw Material Industry: Climate Emissions and Temperature Change Mitigation Potential.

Dr. Rajesh Chauhan
Current Affiliation: Project Research Scientist, IIT Bombay
PhD Topic: Modelling the seasonality of mesoscale processes and eddy energetics in the northwestern Indian Ocean using modular ocean model.

Dr. Rakesh Sinha
Current Affiliation: Assistant Vice President, Flood Modeller-Catastrophic Advisory / R&D, Guy Carpenter
PhD Topic: Impacts of Land use/Land Cover and Climate Change on Hydrology: A River Basin Scale Modeling Approach.

Dr. Roshan Jha
Current Affiliation: Research Fellow, University of St Andrews, UK
PhD Topic: Heatwaves in India in a Changing Climate: The Role of Atmospheric Dynamics and Land-Atmosphere Interactions

Dr. Sachin Budakoti
Current Affiliation: Postdoctoral Researcher, Lund University, Sweden
PhD Topic: Feedback from Terrestrial vegetation to the Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall.

Dr. Shikha Singh
Current Affiliation: Scientist-D, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) Pune
PhD Topic: A Modeling Study on Upper Ocean Processes, Mixing Dynamics, And Deep Ocean Biases in The Tropical Indian Ocean

Dr. Shrabani S Tripathy
Current Affiliation: Postdoctoral Researcher, Washington University in St Louis
PhD Topic: Real-time flood risk forecasting and evacuation.

Dr. Siddhesh Tirodkar
Current Affiliation: Postdoctoral Researcher, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida Atlantic University
PhD Topic: A Sensitivity Study of Vertical Mixing Scheme on Surface & Sub-Surface Properties & Energetics in Bay of Bengal

Dr. Sindhuja Kasthala
Current Affiliation: Senior Programme Associate – Just Transition and Climate, iFOREST
PhD Topic: Integrating climate and anthropogenic vulnerability with coastal policy impacts: A study of Palghar district in Maharashtra, India.

Dr. Sohana Debbarma
Current Affiliation: CSTEP Bangalore
PhD Topic: Chemical and optical characterisation of carbonaceous aerosol emissions from real-world vehicle fleets.

Dr. Srinath Haran Iyer
Current Affiliation: Research Engineer – Carbon Capture Systems, GE Vernova Bangalore
PhD Topic: Assessment Of CO2 Capture Technology Options for Existing Coal Power Plants in India

Dr. Supantha Paul
Current Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Tripura Institute of Technology, Agartala
PhD Topic: Role of Land surface on the characteristics of Regional Indian Monsoon Rainfall

Dr. Swati Shinde
Current Affiliation: Researcher in Climate Adaptation & Transformation
PhD Topic: Climate Change, Flooding and Urban Transformation in Mumbai.

Dr. Swati Singh
Current Affiliation: Postdoctoral Researcher, Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace, France
PhD Topic: Simulations Of Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall with Cordex Regional Models: Evaluations and Projections.

Dr. Tarul Umakant Sharma
Current Affiliation: ClimAgro; WELL Labs (previously)
PhD Topic: Assessing the impacts of Climate Change on Agricultural Vulnerability: A National scale framework for India.

Dr. Taveen Singh Kapoor
Current Affiliation: Postdoctoral Researcher, AIR Lab, Washington University in St Louis
PhD Topic: Understanding carbonaceous aerosol constituents and optical properties of agricultural residue burning Emissions and ambient aerosols in India

Dr. Vikram Chandel
Current Affiliation: n/a
PhD Topic: Data-Driven High-Resolution Indian Monsoon Downscaling with Preserved Climate Dynamics.