Education
Ph.D., 1994, McGill University, Canada (Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences),
Deans 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, USA.
1996 - 1998: Staff Research Associate, UCLA/LLNL, Livermore, CA, USA.
1998 - May 2008: Physicist,LLNL, Livermore, CA, USA.
June 2008 - March 2014: Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Science,Bangalore, India.
April 2014 - 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.
Visiting Positions Held
May - June, 2009: Visiting investigator, Department of Global Ecology, Stanford University
June - July, 2009: Visiting Scientist, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, Illinois.
2 - week periods in the summers of 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014: Visiting investigator, Department of Global Ecology, Stanford University