CV

This is a brief overview of my CV. The PDF version of my detailed CV as of (October 2024) - Download File

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy - Science, University of Melbourne, 2023 - Present
• M.Ss. in Atmospheric Sciences, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, 2022
• B.Sc. (Hons.) in Physics, Amity University, Noida, 2020

Work experience

• Graduate Researcher (March 2023 - Present)
  • at ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLeX)
  • Contributed to two major reports aimed at increasing awareness about extreme weather events in Australia and understanding the implications of achieving Net Zero emissions within this century for climate extremes in the future.
• Summer Research Fellow (May 2021 - Janurary 2022)
  • at Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
  • Selected through the Science Academies’ Summer Research Fellowship Program 2021
  • Supervisor: Dr. Sachin Ghude, Scientist-E at IITM, Pune
  • Co-supervisor : Dr. Gourav Govardhan, Scientist-C at IITM, Pune
  • Title of the Project : Probing into the wintertime meteorology and particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10 ) forecast over Delhi.
  • Description : Analysing the performance of high resolution quality and meteorological parameters model data obtained from forecasting system developed at IITM, Pune against observation data from the WIFEX campaign and to calculate statistical performance and skill score of model AQI output against CPCB observation data for major cities of India during winter 2020-2021.
• Summer Trainee (Jun. 2020 - Sept. 2020)
  • at CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat, Assam
  • Selected through the CSIR Summer Research and Training Program 2020
  • Supervisor: Dr. Debasis Das Mohanty, Scientist-C at CSIR-NEIST
  • Title of the Project : Frequency-Magnitude relations for Earthquakes and Hazard Estimation
  • Description : Part of a mega-project carried out by CSIR in the Summer Research Training Program (SRTP)- 2020 involving b-value estimation of earthquakes in the Andaman Region using the Gutenberg-Richter relation and hazard estimation using International Seismological Center (ISC) Catalogue data.
• Summer Trainee (Jun. 2019 - Jul. 2019)
  • at IUAC, New Delhi
  • Selected through the IUAC B.Sc. Summer Program 2019
  • Supervisor: Mr. Deepak Kumar Swami, Scientist-D at IUAC
  • Title of the Project : Measurement of Spatial Resolution, Linearity and Optimization of Bias Voltage and Gas Pressure of a Position Sensitive Proportional Counter
  • Description : The project involved the study of design and performance characteristics of a Position Sensitive Proportional Counter.

Skills

• Programming Languages known :
  • Python
  • Fortran
  • Lua
  • Julia
  • Bash
• Tools known :
  • MATLAB
  • LaTeX
  • QGIS
  • GrADS
  • Git
  • Docker
  • GnuPlot
  • RStudio
  • WRF (Numerical Modelling)
• Platforms :
  • Linux
  • MS Windows
• General :
  • MS Office
  • Academic Writing
• Soft skills :
  • Planning and Collaboration in heterogeneous groups
  • Task and Time Management
  • Team-oriented

Publications

Probing into the wintertime meteorology and particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) forecast over Delhi

Sengupta, A., Govardhan, G., Debnath, S., Yadav, P., Kulkarni, S.H., Parde, A.N., Lonkar, P., Dhangar, N., Gunwani, P., Wagh, S. and Nivdange, S., 2022. Probing into the wintertime meteorology and particulate matter (PM2. 5 and PM10) forecast over Delhi. Atmospheric Pollution Research, 13(6), p.101426.

Seasonal variations in the dynamic and thermodynamic response of precipitation extremes in the Indian subcontinent

Sengupta, A., Vissa, N.K. & Roy, I. Seasonal variations in the dynamic and thermodynamic response of precipitation extremes in the Indian subcontinent. Clim Dyn (2022).

Assessing the performance of satellite derived and reanalyses data in capturing seasonal changes in extreme precipitation scaling rates over the Indian subcontinent

Sengupta, A., Vissa, N. K., & Roy, I. (2023). Assessing the performance of satellite derived and reanalyses data in capturing seasonal changes in extreme precipitation scaling rates over the Indian subcontinent. Atmospheric Research, 288, 106741.

Talks

Assessment of CMIP6 model capabilities in simulating the asymmetric response of precipitation to ENSO

February 03, 2024

Conference talk at AMOS Conference 2024, Canberra, Australia

Regional and seasonal diversity of ENSO-precipitation teleconections and their asymmetry in CMIP6 models

June 28, 2024

Conference talk at International Meeting on Statistical Climatology, Meteo-France, Toulouse, France

Acceleration of local warming damped in urban regions of the Global South

June 28, 2024

Conference talk at International Meeting on Statistical Climatology, Meteo-France, Toulouse, France

Changes in ENSO variability and teleconnections beyond net zero in ACCESS-ESM1.5

August 01, 2024

Conference talk at Australian Academy of Science Elizabeth and Frederick White Research Conference on Atmospheric Dynamics, Melbourne, Australia

Volunteer Experience

• Co-Editor, Journal of the International Association of Physics Students (jIAPS) – Worked as the co-editor in the editing team for jIAPS September 2020 edition, and was responsible for designing the layout of the journal. Worked remotely from Feb. 2020 to August 2020.