ABOUT ME
My research area of interest and expertise are
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IPCC Focus area of Interest:
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IPCC Working Group II (Climate change impacts, vulnerability & adaptation)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
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Goal 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities);
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Goal 13 (Climate Action)
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Goal 14 (Life Below Water)
Research Interest / Expertise as Keywords:
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Climate Adaptation (Climate Change Adaptation Science; Climate Change Adaptation Policy and Planning; Climate Change Adaptation Governance and Decision-making)
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Climate Services (Climate Change Science Policy Communication; Climate Change Capacity Building)
Sectoral Focus:
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Sea-level rise and Coastal adaptation (Coastal Infrastructure, Ecosystem/Mangroves and Community-Based Adaptation
Sep 2015-Aug 2016
Research Scientist - Climate Change
Centre for International Earth Science Info.Network (CIESIN)
The Earth Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
EDUCATION
WORK EXPERIENCE
Feb 2017 - Till Date​​
Senior Scientist - Climate Change
M.S.Swamianthan Research Foundation (MSSRF)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
2018 - 2020
IIT Madras, Chennai, India
Pursuing Institute Postdoctoral Research as a Fulbright Scholar in Climate Change at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras, Chennai,
Dec 2014-Aug 2015
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Programme Officer - Climate Change​
Tamil Nadu State Climate Change Cell (TNSCCC)
Department of Environment, Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Chennai, India.
2009 - 2013
Anna University, Chennai, India
Obtained PhD in climate change as National Doctoral Fellow of Government of India at the Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation Research (CCC&AR) of Anna University, Chennai, India.
2005 - 2007
University of Madras, Chennai, India
Obtained M.Sc in life science from The New College of the University of Madras, Chennai, India.
Aug 2013-Nov 2014
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Research Associate - Climate Change
Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation Research (CCC&AR)
Anna University, Chennai, India.
Apr 2009-Aug 2009
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Project Assistant - Climate Change
Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation Research (CCC&AR)
Anna University, Chennai, India.
2002 - 2005
University of Madras, Chennai, India
Obtained B.Sc in life science from Loyola College of the University of Madras, Chennai, India.
Sep 2015- Aug 2016
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Research Scientist - Climate Change
Centre for International Earth Science Information Network
The Earth Institute, Columbia University, New York, USA.
Sep 2015 - Aug 2016
The Earth Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA​
Accomplished Postdoctoral Research as a Fulbright Scholar in Climate Change at the Centre for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) of Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
July 2018 - Sep 2020
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-Madras), Chennai, India.
Pursuing Institute Postdoctoral Research in Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainable Development at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences and Indo-German Centre for Sustainability at IIT Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Feb 2017- June 2018
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Senior Scientist - Climate Change
M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF),
Taramani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
WORK EXPERIENCES
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS