Graduate Students


Disha Sachan

Ph.D. : IPCC fellow, Since 2022; UGC-JRF Fellow (2018-2022)
M.Sc. : Environmental Sciences (Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P.)
Achievements : IPCC Scholarship Programme, 2021; UGC-NET-JRF, 2017
Research Interest : Understanding the relationship between climate change and ecology.
Email : disha18@iiserb.ac.in


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Midhun Murukesh

Ph.D. : PMRF, since August 2021; DST-INSPIRE Fellow (August 2020 to July 2021)
M.Sc. : Atmospheric Science (Central University of Rajasthan)
Achievements : PMRF Scheme (May 2021), University Gold Medal (M.Sc.; 2019), INSPIRE Fellowship (2020)
Research Interest : Integrating data driven approaches (Artificial Intelligence/Deep Learning/Machine Learning) into existing climate modelling framework
Email : midhun20@iiserb.ac.in


Jyoti Sharma

Ph.D. : PMRF, since January 2023; UGC-JRF (January - December 2022)
M.Sc. : Environment Management (Forest Research Institute, Dehradun)
Achievements : PMRF Scheme (January 2023), UGC-NET-JRF (2020), ICAR-NET (2021)
Research Interest : Understanding the impact of climate change on the behavior of vegetation and vice-versa.
Email : jyoti21@iiserb.ac.in


Raj Pritam Gupta

Ph.D. : Institute fellow, since August, 2023
BS-MS : Mathematics (IISER Bhopal)
Research Interest: Modelling of extreme weather events over the Himalayan region using next-generation Earth system models.
Email : raj23@iiserb.ac.in



BS-MS Students


Bela Lodh

BS-MS Project Student : Since May, 2023
Research Interest : Dynamics and trajectories of low pressure systems over the northern Bay of Bengal.
Email : bela19@iiserb.ac.in



Project Staff


Athul C P

Project Associate : Since February, 2024
M.Sc. : Atmospheric Science (Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer)
Research Interest: Numerical modelling of climate extremes over the Himalayas.
Email : athulcp@iiserb.ac.in

Parkavi K

Project Assistant : Since March, 2024
M.Sc. : Physics (Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore)
Research Interest: Dynamical aspects of extreme precipitation events.
Email: parkavikrishnaraj@iiserb.ac.in




Former Group Members

PhD Graduates


Dr. Aditya Kumar Dubey

Thesis title : Understanding the hot-season heatwave dynamics over India: present and future.
Graduated on : December 2021
Present Affiliation : Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Maryland, U.S.A

Dr. Md. Saquib Saharwardi

Thesis title : Understanding drought dynamics and variability over India in the changing climate scenario with uncertainty assessment.
Graduated on : December 2021
Present Affiliation : Postdoctoral Researcher, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Gaurav Tiwari

Thesis title : Predictability of North Indian Ocean Tropical Cyclones using 4D-Var data assimilation technique and their future projections.
Graduated on : October 2022
Present Affiliation : Institute Researcher, Hirosaki University, Israel

Dr. Amita Kumari

Thesis title : Spatiotemporal analysis of observed and projected precipitation extremes over India.
Graduated on : November 2022
Present Affiliation : Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Earth Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Dr. Aaquib Javed

Thesis title : Understanding the dynamics of Western Disturbances in modulating the Karakoram-Himalayas mass balance anomalies: A TRACK model study for past and future.
Graduated on : August 2023
Present Affiliation : Post-Doctoral Researcher, Department of Geography, University of Lincoln, U.K


Post Doctoral Fellows
  1. Dr. Swati Singh: October 2019 to November 2019
  2. Dr. Swatantra Kumar Dubey: September 2019 to September 2020 (Present Affiliation: Postdoctoral Researcher, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, South Korea)
  3. Dr. Subrat Kumar Mallick: March 2020 to September 2020 (Present Affiliation: Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies, Florida State University, USA)
  4. Dr. Alok Kumar Mishra: October 2020 to December 2021 (Present Affiliation: Postdoctoral Researcher, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Institute, Israel)
  5. Dr. Lokesh Kumar Pandey: February 2022 to October 2022
BS-MS Students
  1. Raj Pritam Gupta: 2022-23
  2. Sreevathsa Golla: 2022-23
  3. Rishabh Singh: 2022-23
  4. Ashish Verma: 2022-23
  5. Harsh Kumar Kori: 2022-23
  6. Rahul Singh: 2022-23
  7. K Anshuman: 2021-22 (Currently pursuing Masters in Business Administration at IIM Indore)
  8. Vishal Bhobde: 2021-22 (Currently pursuing PhD at University of Illinois, Chicago, USA)
  9. Arathi R: 2020-21 (Currently Pursuing PhD at Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany)
  10. Rohan Deewar: 2020-21 (Currently pursuing Masters in Business Administration at IIM Mohali)
  11. Roja Asharaf: 2019-20 (Currently working as project assistant at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore)
  12. Ajinkya M Khandare: 2019-20 (Currently pursuing PhD at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay)
  13. Shweta Alam: 2019-20
  14. Navajyoth M P: 2018-19 (Currently pursuing MS at University of Hamburg, Germany)
Dissertation Students
  1. Priyanka Mallick: 2018-19
  2. Nagesh Mishra: 2018-19
  3. Preet Lal: 2019-20
  4. Sam P. Raj: 2019-20
  5. Sreeshma K: 2020-21
Project JRF's
  1. Anand Singh Dinesh: November 2020 to June 2023 (Currently pursuing PhD at Australian Research Council, Sydney)
  2. Amit Sharma: September 2019 to November 2019
  3. Amol Vibhute: August 2018 to July 2019
  4. Shahil Sharma: August 2018 to July 2019
  5. Arjun V.: April 2018 to July 2018
  6. Priya Kumari: September 2017 to July 2018
  7. Vyankatesh Manoj Mundhada: August 2017 to June 2018
  8. Ashima Sehgal: May 2017 to May 2018
  9. Priyanka Bammne: April to July 2017 (Present Affiliation:Assistant Professor, Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science, Indore)
Project Associates
  1. Shriya Singh - March 2020 to June 2020
Project Assistants
  1. Anjali P M: January 2023 to January 2024
  2. Sanket Teli: January 2022 to July 2022
  3. Gaurav Shrivastava: December 2018 to December 2020
  4. Ankita Sharma: September 2017 to February 2018
  5. Arjun V.: September 2017 to February 2018
Summer/Winter interns
  1. Tishant Rawat (BSc, Summer Internship (2023), Fergussen College, Pune)
  2. Sakshi Singh (MSc, Summer Internship (2023), Central University of Rajasthan)
  3. Sreevathsa Golla (BS-MS, Summer Internship (2021), IISER Bhopal)
  4. Devyani R. Kamble (M.Tech, Summer Internship (2019), Pune University)
  5. Jeesmon Jacob (M.Sc., Summer Internship (2019), Cochin University of Science and Technology)
  6. Niharika Panigrahi (BS-MS, Summer Internship (2019), IISER Bhopal)
  7. Prashasti D. Shende (BS-MS, Summer Internship (2019), IISER Bhopal)
  8. Sanket Rahul Bhiogade (M.Tech, Summer Internship (2019), Pune University)
  9. Sam P. Raj (M.Sc., Summer Internship (2019), Cochin University of Science and Technology)
  10. Sanyam Singla (BS-MS, Summer Internship (2019), IISER Bhopal)
  11. Roja Asharaf (BS-MS, Summer Internship (2018), IISER Bhopal)
  12. Mansi Bhati (BS-MS, Summer Internship (2018), IISER Bhopal)
  13. Khandare Ajinkya Mohan (BS-MS, Winter Internship (2017), IISER Bhopal)
  14. Navajyoth M P (BS-MS, Summer Internship (2017), IISER Bhopal)
  15. Aanandu. P (BS-MS, Summer Internship (2017), IISER Kolkata)
  16. Chinmay Patni (BS-MS, Summer Internship (2016), IISER Bhopal)