Contact Address

Education

• Ph.D., 1994, McGill University, Canada (Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences), Dean¿s Honor list, Prof. Peter Yau (Thesis Advisor).
• M.Sc, 1988, University of Poona, India (Physics) - Distinction.
• B.Sc, 1986, Vivekananda College, University of Madras, India (Physics).

Experience

• 1994 - 1996: Visiting Scientist, GFDL/Princeton University, Princeton, NJ.
• 1996 - 1998: Staff Research Associate, UCLA/LLNL, Livermore, CA.
• 1998-2003: Physicist, Term Employee, LLNL, Livermore, CA.
• 2003-2008: Physicist, FTE (permanent), LLNL, Livermore, CA.
• 2008-present: Associate Professor, Centre for Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

Research Interests

• Global climate change
• Earth System Modeling - Coupled Climate and Carbon Cycle modeling
• Land use change and its impacts on climate and carbon cycle
• Radiative forcing and climate sensitivity
• Climate modeling of geoengineering
• High-resolution climate modeling

Ph.D Thesis

• Title: On the interaction between Slantwise Convection and Marine Cyclones.