About

I am a climate and geospatial researcher passionate about working on real-world solutions to complex techno-social and environmental problems. A chemical engineer by training with graduate work primarily in atmospheric sciences — spanning geophysics, geology, and signal processing — I now apply machine learning and Earth observation data to multi-scale imapact assessment in agriculture at ZALF. My interest in environmental science was shaped partly by growing up in a town affected by industrial pollution, which continues to drive my focus on evidence-based, impact-oriented research.

🎓 Education¶

Ph.D. in Climate Studies¶

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
📅 Jul 2017 – Sep 2024

Research Areas: Climate Impact Assessment • Cloud Microphysics

Thesis:
Aerosol-cloud-radiative interactions over India: Effects on cloud properties and rainfall formation processes

M.Tech. in Earth Sciences¶

Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
📅 Jul 2013 – Aug 2015

Focus Areas: Spectral Analysis • Climate Dynamics & Oscillations

B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering¶

National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
📅 Jun 2009 – May 2013

Focus Areas: Computational Fluid Dynamics • Transport Phenomena

💼 Experience¶

Research Scientist¶

Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)
📅 Feb 2025 – Present

Group: Multi-Scale Modelling and Forecasting (MSM), Müncheberg, Germany

Key Contributions

• Developing deep learning models for climate downscaling and agricultural impact assessment.

• AIML model development for climate data imputation

• Contributing to FAIRagro and LLSYSTAIN research projects.

Skills Machine Learning • Deep Learning • Climate Downscaling • FAIR ETL Pipelines

Senior Associate¶

Center for Study of Science, Technology & Policy (CSTEP)
📅 Sep 2023 – Jan 2025

Key Contributions

• Air quality modelling to investigate source influences to air quality over India using WRF-CAMx.

• Black carbon mitigation policy and engagement with stakeholders.

Skills Air Quality Modelling • Short Term Climate Forcers • Policy Analysis

Sustainability Consultant¶

Tata Trent
📅 Apr 2023 – Jul 2023

Key Contributions

• Conducted climate risk assessments for operations and upstream supply chains following TCFD recommendations.

• Assessed distribution-center strategies to improve supply-chain resilience and reduce emissions.

Skills Climate Risk Assessment • TCFD • Supply Chain Sustainability • Decarbonization

Senior Research Fellow¶

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
📅 Jul 2017 – Mar 2024

Research Areas

• Regional and global climate modelling (WRF-Chem, ECHAM-HAM)

• Aerosol–cloud interactions and precipitation processes

Key Contributions

• Developed and applied regional and global climate modelling frameworks.

• Worked with WRF-Chem and ECHAM6-HAM2 coupled with aerosols and chemistry.

• Collaborated with researchers at the National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (ISRO).

Skills Air-Quality Modelling • Python • Numerical Weather Prediction • Time Series Analysis • Shell Scripting

Project Research Fellow¶

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
📅 2016 – 2017

Research Focus

• Disentangling the role of ocean–atmosphere interactions and aerosol fast adjustments on the atmosphere

• Climate variability and modelling

Skills Climate Modelling • Data Analysis • Scientific Computing

Junior Research Fellow¶

Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru
📅 2015 – 2016

Research Focus

• Space–time scaling properties of deep convective systems leading to heavy floods

• Characterisation of northward-propagating boreal summer intra-seasonal oscillation (BSISO)

• Analysis of high-resolution OLR satellite observations over the Indian region

Skills Signal Processing • Spectral Analysis • Time-Series Analysis • Wavelet Analysis • Remote Sensing

🌐 Languages¶