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Dr. Unnikrishnan C.K

Scientist D, Atmospheric Science Group (ASG)

Email : unnikrishnan[dot]ck[at]ncess[dot]gov[dot]in

Phone(Off) : 0471-2511642

Fax : 0471-2442280

Education:

Post Doc Experience : Project Scientist, National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF),MoES, Govt. of India, Noida-62, U.P, India.
Ph. D. : 2014, Physics, "Land surface processes on Indian Summer Monsoon Variability", Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, A.P, India
M.Tech : 2009, Atmospheric Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kerala, India
M.Sc. : 2006, Physics, Calicut University, Kerala, India, 2006
B.Sc. : 2004, Physics, Calicut University, Kerala, India, 2004

Area of Specialization & Interest:

Atmospheric Physics, Weather and Climate, Land-atmosphere coupling, Lightning and Convective storms

Professional Careers:

2024 - Present Scientist D, Atmospheric Science Group, National Centre for Earth Science Studies.
2023 - 2024 Visiting Scientist, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
2020 - 2024 Scientist C, Atmospheric Science Group, National Centre for Earth Science Studies.
2016 - 2020 Scientist B, Atmospheric Science Group, National Centre for Earth Science Studies.
2013 - 2016 Project Scientist C, National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), MoES, Govt. of India, Noida-62, U.P, India
2009 - 2013 Research fellow, National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL), ISRO, Dept. of Space, Govt. of India, Gadanki, A.P, India

Honours/Awards/Fellowships/Recognitions:

  1. SIRE SERB International Research Experience (SIRE) fellowship (2023).
  2. NSF American Meteorological Society’sannual meeting travel grant (2024).
  3. WMO WCRP research travel grant (2013).
  4. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Climate Centre (South Korea) travel grant (2012).
  5. Received ISRO Junior Research Fellowship (NARL) [2009-2011].
  6. Received ISRO Senior Research Fellowship(NARL) [2011-2013].
  7. PhD Guideship: Kerala University (Physics) & CUSAT (Atmospheric Sciences).

Projects (Inhouse) Completed as PI:

  • Title:Dynamics of thunderstorms and lightning.(Ongoing)

Projects (External Funded) Completed as PI:

  • SERB SIRE visiting program-2023, February 2024.

Membership in Professional Bodies:

  1. Associate: Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) (Since 2012).
  2. Member: European Geosciences Union (2020).
  3. Member: American Meteorological Society (2022).
  4. Member: American Geophysical Union (2023).
  5. Member: Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (2019).
  6. Member: AsiaFlux (Since 2015).
  7. Member: Indian Meteorological Society (2017).
  8. Member: Indian Science Congress Association (2017).
  9. Member: Indian Society of Remote Sensing (2017).

Google Scholar Links:

  • https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=1P8rhVIAAAAJ&hl=en

ORCID:

  • https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3902-1768.

Vidwanid:

  • https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/549731

Research campaigns:

  1. Participated in a one-month Sagar Kanya Ship Research Cruise (SK362) in 2019 for atmospheric studies.
  2. Attended airborne research campaign with UK Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements(FAAM) aircraft, 6-10 July 2016, Lucknow, India.
  3. Involved in the MST RADAR operations and research campaigns in the National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL), Dept. of Space, India (2009-2013).
  4. Involved in the NWP weather forecasting and validationcampaigns to support ISRO rocket launchesas part of the WCRG group activities in the National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL), Dept. of Space, India (2009-2013).

Professional Training/participations:

  1. TAAC High Performance Computing (HPC) workshop on parallel computing, February 2024.
  2. NOAA workshop on leveraging AI for Environmental Sciences, September 2023.
  3. Texas Advanced Computing Center (TAAC) AI/ML training, November 2023.
  4. NASA GPM Mentorship Program, March 2024.
  5. ICCP short course on dual-polarization radar and cloud microphysical processes on August 07, 2021.
  6. Training on Fog Monitor installation and maintenance by DMT, 13-14, November 2020, Munnar.
  7. International Workshop on Cloud Dynamics, Micro physics and Small-Scale Simulation, 13-17 August 2018, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India.
  8. Special lecture series on cloud convection and parameterization by Prof. Chrstian Jacob, Monash University, Australia, 11-14 December 2017 at Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology.
  9. SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote sensing pre-symposium tutorials. 2 - 3 April 2016, New Delhi.
  10. APEC Climate Centre Training program 2012, 19-30 November 2012, APCC, Busan, South Korea.
  11. WMO 6th International Verification Methods Workshop, 17-19 March, 2014, MoES, New Delhi.
  12. ICTS (TIFR) International program on Dynamical modeling, 18-23 Feb. 2013, NARL, Department of Space, ISRO, Gadanki, AP.
  13. Special course on Satellite Observations and Products for Agro Meteorological Applications, 01- 05 Dec. 2014, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), ISRO, Dehradun, India.
  14. Training course on Dynamic data assimilation: methods and algorithms, 23 July-3 August, 2012, NCMRWF, Govt. of India, Noida, India.

Conferences/meetings:

  1. NRSC-organized National Brainstorming Meeting on Bharath Flux 24 June 2024, Hyderabad.
  2. University of Texas and City Partnership One Day workshop 05 September 2023, USA.
  3. Urban National Workshop at Texas A&M University, USA, October 2023.
  4. University of Texas (UT)-Portugal workshop November 2023.
  5. Jackson School of Geosciences (JSG) Annual Symposium (UT) February 2023.
  6. Planet Texas 2050 Symposium Austin, USA, 27, February 2024.
  7. India International Science Festival 2020.
  8. NARL BrainStorm Meeting 18-19 December 2018, Tirupati, India.
  9. American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting 2024, Baltimore, USA.
  10. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting 2023, San Francisco, USA.
  11. Asia Oceania Geosciences Society Meeting 2019, Singapore.
  12. WMO-WCRP International workshop, 13-16 May 2013, Meteo France, Toulouse, France.

Volunteer:

  1. Judge for awards: AGU Annual Meeting 2023 for PhD student poster awards.
  2. Judge for research awards: Annual Symposium organized by Jackson School of Geosciences University of Texas 2024, USA.

Committees:

  1. Member: Scientific/technical committees for instrument (Eddy Covariance) at National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (2022), ISRO, Gadanki, AP.
  2. Member: Technical Evaluation Committee 50 m met tower (2023), National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (2023), ISRO, Gadanki, AP.
  3. Member: Scientific/technical committees for instrument (Ceilometer) at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), 2021, Tirupati.

Journal Reviewer:

  1. JGR, GRL, Climate Dynamics, Science of the Total Environment, Atmospheric Research, Natural Hazards, Earth and Space Science, JESS, Solar and Terrestrial Physics, Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Pure and Applied Geophysics, Journal of Atmospheric Sciences (AMS), Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Advances in Space Research, etc.

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