Writing & News - Kaushik Muduchuru

Popular science, conference reflections, and research milestones.

Outreach & Media¶

The Need to Curb Black Carbon Emissions, Explained. The Hindu, 2024. Popular science explainer on black carbon as a powerful short-lived climate forcer and why cutting emissions delivers rapid co-benefits for air quality and climate.
Cleaner Air, Tougher Harvests: The Hidden Trade-Off for Farmers. Tropentag Blog, Sep 2025. Conference post on how rapid removal of aerosol pollutants under carbon neutrality reduces diffuse radiation and can lower crop yields.
PhD in Climate Studies awarded by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. IIT Bombay, Aug 2024. Seven years of doctoral research on aerosol–cloud–radiation interactions over India.

2025¶

Cleaner Air, Tougher Harvests: The Hidden Trade-Off for Farmers

Conference Blog · Tropentag 2025, University of Bonn · Sep 2025

Rapid removal of aerosol pollutants under carbon neutrality scenarios reduces diffuse radiation — a mechanism that can suppress crop yields even as air quality improves. Written in connection with the oral presentation at Tropentag 2025.

Read on Tropentag Blog →

2024¶

The Need to Curb Black Carbon Emissions, Explained

Science Communication · The Hindu · 2024

An explainer on black carbon — one of the most potent short-lived climate forcers — covering its sources, radiative effects, health impacts, and why acting on emissions now can deliver faster climate and air-quality benefits than CO₂ reductions alone.

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PhD in Climate Studies — IIT Bombay

Milestone · Indian Institute of Technology Bombay · Aug 2024

Awarded Doctor of Philosophy in Climate Studies after six years of doctoral research on aerosol–cloud–radiation interactions over India, including cloud microphysics, regional climate modelling with WRF-Chem and ECHAM-HAM, and aerosol–precipitation feedbacks.

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