PHD STUDENTS

Abhinav Sharma
PhD
TBU

Achanya Lakshmanan
PhD
My research focuses on the impact of climate change on wheat yield in India using the CERES Wheat model and then suggests adaptation strategies to manage the impact and improve the wheat yield.

Achintya Paliwal
PhD Student
My research focuses on understanding grid-scale environmental conditions that influence sub-grid-scale formation and sustenance of convective storms over the tropics and subtropics using a set of reanalysis datasets, observations, and model simulations. The goal is to improve forecasting and prediction of intense convective storms.

Aditi Bhattacharyya
PhD
TBU

Aiswarya C.L
PhD
My research focuses on the development of renewable energy-based technologies for desalination and brine treatment.

Ajinkya M Khandare
PhD
TBU

Akash Devgan
PhD
My research will focus on identifying the factors that influence the size and intensity of extreme events, particularly extreme precipitation. By linking these factors to underlying processes, physics, and dynamics, this work aims to deepen our understanding of why the sizes and intensity of extremes change and how they may evolve in the future under a cha..

Alisha Chandran
PhD Student
My research focuses on the water-energy-climate nexus, studying the sustainability of biofuels and green hydrogen in India. The goal is to analyze water and land requirements, regional disparities, and trade-offs with emissions reductions to ensure resource efficiency and climate resilience while supporting India’s renewable energy goals.

Amit Kumar Sharma
PhD
TBU

Ankan Chakraborty
PhD
I am focusing on development of Extreme Rainfall driven Pluvial Flood Risk map for entire India. I have considered extreme rainfall as the primary flood driver in my study. Relevant demographic information from CoI (2011) are utilized to develop nationwide SEV map. Finally, I am using MIKE 21 flood model to develop response priority based flood forecasting..

Anokha Shilin
PhD
My research primarily focuses on dynamics, hazard, vulnerability and risk of heatwaves and heat stress in India. My doctoral research work, funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, broadly covers the mentioned objectives: 1) understanding the status of regional temperature changes over India in consideration with the g..

Aryalakshmi M
PhD
My research focuses on quantifying vegetation resilience to wildfires and identifying the climatic drivers and impact of climate change on vegetation resilience.

Buridi Sravya
PhD
TBU

Chanthingla Horam
PhD
TBU

Chauhan Rajesh Omkumar
PhD
TBU

Debasmita Majumder
PhD
TBU

Devdyuti Bose
PhD
TBU

Dewashish
PhD
TBU

E Ravendiran
PhD
TBU

Ganesh Gupta
PhD
TBU

Gaurav Ganjir
PhD
TBU

Gaurav Kumar Mishra
PhD
TBU

Girish Patidar
PhD
TBU

Girivendra Pratap Yadav
PhD
TBU

Gopika Venugopal C
PhD
TBU

Haritha Songola
PhD
TBU

Jayanth Shenoy
PhD
TBU

Kaushik Reddy
PhD
TBU

Kaustuv Lahiri
PhD
TBU

Khushboo Kumari
PhD
My research focuses on land surface modeling at hyper-resolution scales, capturing intricate crop dynamics crucial for sustainable farming practices. By leveraging advanced modeling, I aim to enhance address water resource challenges, and support India's farming communities in adapting to changing climatic conditions.

Krutika Tundia
PhD
TBU

M S S Praveen
PhD
TBU

Madhulika Singh
PhD
TBU

Maheshwar Pradhan
PhD
TBU

Mansi Goel
PhD
TBU

Matrika Ghimiray
PhD
TBU

Md Atif Mustafa Khan
PhD
TBU

Mohan Sarkar
PhD
I am researcher in the Centre for Climate Studies trying to understand the hydrological processes through the lense of isotopes. My area of research focuses on identifying and quantifying major groundwater sources and probable changes in the same under future climate scenarios.

Muhammed Rashid
PhD
My research focuses on water resources management and policy governance, exploring strategies to ensure sustainable water use and equitable access through advanced modeling and stakeholder engagements.

Naman Gupta
PhD
My research focusses on estimation of economic values provided by mangroves in diverse socio-economic regions of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region considering the climate change context of the study area. It provides a methodological framework for integrating the outcomes of the MES valuation studies in decision making and policy adoption for improved managem..

Nandana S Kumar
PhD
TBU

Nandini Suresh
PhD
TBU

Navinya Chimurkar
PhD
My research focuses on understanding gases and aerosol Emissions from different anthropogenic sources. I study their optical properties to understand potential climate impacts.

Oishi Chakraborty
PhD
TBU

P Pallavi
PhD
TBU

Pallavi Das
PhD
My research focuses on long-term decarbonisation of India and its various states by shaping their energy and climate policy. I also closely follows international climate change negotiations and has been working on the Global Stocktake (GST).

Pooja Manwani
PhD
TBU

Priyam Prasambit Tripathy
PhD
TBU

Puja Tripathy
PhD
My research focuses on improving hyperlocal rainfall forecasts at daily and hourly timescales. My research also involves developing methods to monitor and forecast floods in the flood-prone region of Mumbai. I aim to combine advanced forecasting techniques, high-resolution data, and hydrological modeling tools to enhance the accuracy and reliability of rai..

Reshma Shinde
PhD
TBU

Ripan Das
PhD
TBU

Roshan Jha
PhD
TBU

S Anoop
PhD
TBU

Sabirul Sk
PhD
My research focuses on hydro-geomorphology, specifically quantifying the influence of geomorphological factors on flooding.

Sachin Budakoti
PhD
TBU

Sakshi
PhD
The aim of my research is to improve our understanding of the role of Aerosol Cloud Interaction (ACI) in modulating climate dynamics. The focus is to analyse the spatiotemporal variability of ACI forcing & associated climate response primarily using climate models. The findings will address key uncertainties in climate response surrounding ACI which will e..

Sayantan Mandal
PhD
TBU

Shikha Verma
PhD
TBU

Siddhi Kishor Advankar
PhD
TBU

Sindhuja Kasthala
PhD
TBU

Sohana Debbarma
PhD
TBU

Soumili Chakraborty
PhD
My research focuses on the thermodynamic perspective of large-scale extreme precipitation using moist static energy as a framework. I aim to study convective aggregation, primarily over India's core monsoon region.

Soumyadeep Roy
PhD Student
I am Soumyadeep Roy, currently pursuing my Ph.D at IIT Bombay in Climate studies. Previous I have done my M.Tech in RS & GIS ( Marine and Atmospheric Science) at Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, ISRO, Dehradun. I have qualified CSIR NET Lectureship/ Asst. Prof in Earth Science (Dec 2019 & June 2022) with All India Rank 66 and 30 respectively.

Sreyasi Biswas
PhD
TBU

Srinath Iyer
PhD
TBU

Subhashis Chowdhury
PhD
TBU

Sujit Maji
PhD
TBU

Swati Shinde
PhD
TBU

Tannu
PhD
TBU

Tenneti Rathna Kumar
PhD
Hi, Thank you for your time reading my Bio. I am currently working in the area of energy transition in agriculture sector of India. The research broadly focuses on how energy transition will impact the socio economic status in the agriculture sector of India. As India want to achieve net zero by 2070, energy transition in agriculture sector is a novel mean..

Tushar Arunkumar Bose
PhD
My research focuses on assessing the performance of green roofs, raingardens and other low impact development strategies for reducing urban floods.

Usman Hyder Patoo
PhD
My research involves developing field-scale models for meteorological variables like precipitation and soil moisture. By downscaling satellite soil moisture data, I aim to create real-time, farm-scale prediction models that, combined with high-resolution weather forecasts, provide irrigation advisories to enhance water management for farmers.

Vikas Kumar
PhD
TBU

Vikas Singh
PhD
My Research work focuses and climate and LULC change impact on surface water and groundwater.

Vikram Singh Chandel
PhD
TBU

Vishnu U Krishnan
PhD
TBU

Yash Rajesh Dhawade
PhD
My research focuses on building sustainability and resilience in water and sanitation sectors with changing climate.