Biosketch

Experience:

• June 2007-Present: Associate Professor, Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India.
• October 2000-May 2007: Research Scientist, Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison (PCMDI), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore CA, U.S.A.
• May 1998-September 2000: Postdoctoral Research Scientist, PCMDI, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore CA, U.S.A.
• September 1993-March 1998: Imaging/Computer Vision Specialist, Laitram Corporation, Harahan LA, U.S.A.
• January 1991-December 1993: Research Assistant, Tulane University, New Orleans LA, U.S.A.
• August 1986-December 1990: Teaching Assistant, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, U.S.A.

Participation in Panels and Workshops:

• Lead Author, Fifth Assessment Report (Working Group 1) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC).
• Contributing author, Chapter 8, Fourth Assessment Report (Working Group 1) of the IPCC.
• Invited Expert, UNEP Panel "Asian Brown Cloud" Project, La Jolla, California. February 1-2, 2001. Contributed to UNEP Report resulting from panel activity.
• Contributing author, Chapter 8, Third Assessment Report (Working Group 1) of the IPCC.

Professional Activities:

• International Journals: Climate Dynamics, Journal of Climate, Climate Research, Geophysical Research Letters, Tellus, Bulletin of American Meteorological Society, EOS, JGR, Weather and Forecasting
• Indian Journals: Current Science, Journal of Earth System Science, Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, IJED

Areas of Interest

• Climate
• Climate Modelling
• Climate Model Validation
• Climate Variability
• Climate Change detection and attribution
• Ocean Heat Content, Sea-level rise
• Air-sea heat transfer
• Climate Data Analysis Tools

Professional Affiliation:

• Member, American Geophysical Union (AGU).

Education:

• Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. Ph.D., December 1994. Dissertation: "An Investigation of Natural Climate Variability, Sensitivity and Poleward Transport using the COADS Data Set".
• Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A, M.Engg Mechanical Engineering, May 1990. Masters Thesis: "A numerical study of curvature and injection effects on heat transfer in laminar flow past a cavity".
• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India, B. Engg (Hons) Mechanical Engineering, June 1986.
• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India, M. Sc (Hons) Mathematics, June 1986. Masters Thesis: "Studies on Associative Rings".