Director, Institute for Advanced Research in Science, Bangalore Kusuma G Rao, a Doctorate in Atmospheric Sciences from Department of Aerospace, IISc, Bangalore, is currently the Director of IARSc, Bangalore. Her research interests are Mesoscale convective systems, monsoons, atmospheric boundary layer and mesoscale modelling for short term weather prediction. She currently works with Global Precipitation Mission…
Department of Economics on Sustainability, Faculty of Economics in Dokkyo University, Japan Kenji Nakamura is Professor at Department of Economics on Sustainability, Faculty of Economics in Dokkyo University, Japan. Before Dokkyo University, he was a professor at Nagoya University, Japan, and he was the Director of the Hydrospheric-Atmospheric Research Center, Nagoya University during 2001-2005 and…
Senior Researcher, Earth Observation Research Center, GPM Program Scientist & EarthCARE Mission Scientist,Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan Dr. Takuji Kubota is a Senior Researcher of the Earth Observation Research Center in Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and the JAXA GPM Program Scientist and the JAXA EarthCARE Mission Scientist. He was with Disaster Prevention Research Institute,…
Vice Director, Professor, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Japan 2019-present Vice Director, Professor, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, 2007-present Professor, The University of Tokyo, 2000-2007 Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo, 1987-2000 Researcher, Senior researcher, The National Institute for Environmental Studies, 1985-1987 Toppan Printing Co. Ltd. Nov….
Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (CAOS)Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Venugopal Vuruputur has a B.Tech. from IIT Madras and an M.S and PhD from University of Minnesota, all in Civil Engineering. Following postdoc tenures at Centre for Ocean Land-Atmosphere Studies, Maryland and at University of Minnesota, he became a member of the faculty at…
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Convener, Interdisciplinary Program in Climate Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. Prof. Subimal Ghosh is currently serving as the Convener of Interdisciplinary Program in Climate Studies and an Institute Chair Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay. His research interest includes hydro-climatology, regional climate modelling, understanding of Indian…
Director, Science Programme Office, ISRO Headquarters, Bangalore, India. Dr. Tirtha Pratim Das is the Director of the Science Programme Office, ISRO Headquarters, Bangalore, India. Dr. Das started his career in ISRO as a launch vehicle technologist in Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, ISRO, and contributed to the PSLV and GSLV missions. Subsequently, he played significant role…
Head of ‘National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting’ (NCMRWF), Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India. Dr. Ashis Kumar Mitra, is currently the Head of ‘National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting’ (NCMRWF), Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India. Dr. Mitra has 35 years of experience in Numerical Modelling for Weather /Climate, Data…
Scientist “G” & Advisor, Science and Engineering Research Board,Ministry of Science and Technology, New Delhi In a distinguished career of over 35 years across multiple domains – as Policy Maker, Field Weather Forecaster, Academician and Management Leader, Dr. Rajeev has devised operational roadmaps, achieved organizational visions and currently as a Scientific advisor to the Government…
Senior Professor and Registrar Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram Dr. Y. V. N. Krishna Murthy served as Distinguished Scientist in ISRO and is currently working as Sr. Professor and Registrar of Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram. Earlier, worked as Director, NRSC, Hyderabad and as Scientific Secretary, ISRO….
