भारतीय उष्णदेशीय मौसम विज्ञान संस्थान
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
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An Autonomous Institute of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India
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Recognitions to IITM Scientists
India Meteorological Society (IMS) Awardees 2024 (IMS National Symposium TROPMET 2024)
- IMS Fellow: Dr. Thara Prabhakaran, Scientist-G, IITM
- IMS Associate Fellows: Dr Susmitha Joseph, Sc-F and Dr Bhupendra Bahadur Singh, Sc-E, IITM
- IMS Best Paper in Monsoon Research (formerly B N Desai Award): Ms. Mercy Varghese, Sc-E, IITM
- IMS Best Paper on Weather and Climate Services (formerly Bhavanarayana Award): Mr. Avinash N Parde, Project Scientist-II, IITM
IITM Foundation Day Awards-2024: Best employees awards under 6 categories
- Best employees 2024 for the Research category
- Best employee award 2024 for the Administrative staff
- Best employee award 2024 for the Project staff
- Awards for Hindi outstanding contribution
- Awards for Outstanding Performance (ACE)
- Awards for Outstanding Performance Merit Certificate to the Section (General Administration and Security)
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Dr. S. Fadnavis, Scientist F
- Appointed as a member of the Atmospheric Processes And their Role in Climate (APARC) Core Project Scientific Steering Group for the term from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2028.
- Nominated as a member of the Governing Board of UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research (CSR), lndore.
Dr. R. Krishnan, Director
- Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI).
Dr. Sachin Ghude, Scientist F
- Editor of the Nature Scientific Report Journal.
Dr. Anoop Mahajan, Scientist F
- Scientific Steering Committee member of (a) the Southern Ocean Indian Sector (SOIS) Regional Working Group (RWG), sponsored by Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS)
- Scientific Steering Committee member of the Cryosphere and Atmospheric Chemistry (CATCH) program, sponsored by IGAC.
- Youngest editor for Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP), an esteemed EGU (European Geophysical Union) journal.
Dr. Roxy Mathew Koll, Scientist F
- Featured among the Top 2% Scientists of 2023 by Elsevier Data Repository (Ioannidis et al. 2024).
- Received the prestigious Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar: Vigyan Yuva Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for the year 2024 in Earth Science. This esteemed recognition is bestowed upon exceptional young scientists who have made significant contributions to the field of Science and Technology.
- Core member of the Management Committee of the Global Heat Health Information Network (GHHIN)- co-sponsored by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), World Health Organization (WHO), and NOAA.
- Editor of the Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Research (OLAR), an open access journal published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Dr. Thara Prabhakaran, Scientist G
- Steering Group member of the urban prediction project of the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) World Weather Research Programme (WWRP).
- Invited by IAMAS (International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences) to lead the International Commission on Tropical Meteorology (ICTM) planning group.
Dr. Ankur Srivastava, Scientist D
- Member of the Working Group on Numerical Experimentation (WGNE) Panel. His initial term will begin on 1 August 2025 and extend until 31 July 2028.
Dr. Atul Kumar Srivastava, Scientist E
- Ranked #45 in India among Best Scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences for 2024.
- Council Member for the National Council of India Meteorological Society (IMS) for the term 2024-26.
Dr. Jasti S. Chowdary, Scientist F
- Editorial Board Member for the Journal 'Global and Planetary Change'.
Dr. Sabin T.P., Scientist E and Dr. Gaurav Govardhan
- Associate Fellow, National Council of Indian Meteorological Society (IMS) for outstanding contributions to atmospheric and climate sciences.
Dr. Bhupendra Bahadur Singh, Scientist E
- Associate Editor of Geophysical Research Letters (GRL); a journal published by the American Geophysical Union (AGU).
Dr. Deewan Singh Bisht, Scientist B
- Associate editor for Springer Nature Journal “Water, air and soil pollution”.
Ms. Aditi Modi, Scientist D
Appointed as the member of the National Decade Coordination Committee (NDCC) by Secretary, MoES, Govt. of India wef 19 January 2024.
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