Brief Professional Background:

Research Experience:

2009-present	Principal Investigator, CVPARP, RIGC/JAMSTEC, Japan	Tropical, climate variability and  predictability research using high resolution numerical simulations and climate application studies  using innovative technologies.
2003-2008	Sub-leader, CVRP, FRCGC/JAMSTEC, Japan	Coupled Modeling, Atmospheric teleconnection, climate predictability and societal impact studies.
1998 - 2003	Researcher, FRSGC/JAMSTEC,  Japan	Ocean modeling, climate variation research, coupled model development.
1995 - 1998	Senior Scientific Officer-I   IITM, Pune, India	High resolution ocean model development and improved simulation of SST.
1991 - 1995	Senior Scientific Officer-II   IITM, Pune, India	Numerical simulation of Indian Ocean circulation and SST.
1988 - 1991	Senior Scientific Assistant   IITM, Pune, India	Training on atmospheric dynamics, development of numerical ocean models.

Other Professional Activities:

Adjunct Professor, Department of Ocean Technology, Policy, and Environment School of Frontier Sciences
University of Tokyo

Guest Professor, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies  
Sophia University

Education:

1998	Ph. D. (Oceanography), Dept. of Marine Sciences, Berhampur University, Orissa, India (Thesis Title: A mathematical modeling of the Indian Ocean and sensitivity studies on dynamics, variability and air-sea interactions.)
1989	Advanced Degree in Meteorology, Training Division, India Meteorological Department, Pune, India
1986	Master in Science (Oceanography and Meteorology), Dept. of Marine Sciences, Berhampur University, Orissa, India
1983	Bachelor in Science, Phulbani Collage, Orissa, India

Scientific Publications and Presentations:

Please see the list of publications here.

Presented more than 150 scientific talks, 18 of which are invited talks and 2 keynote lectures.

Awards:

1999 Best researcher award from Frontier Research System for Global Change

2000 Best researcher award from Frontier Research System for Global Change

2007 AGU outstanding  reviewer award

International Professional Activities:

• Participated in the APCC SAC.
• Participated in the IRI ISTAC steering committee meeting.
• Participated twice in workshops on geophysical fluid dynamics at ICTP, Trieste, Italy.
• Attended the Technical co-operation training program held in U.K. 

Other Professional Services:

Reviewed more than 500 manuscripts for Journal of Climate, Journal of Physical Oceanography, Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research, Climate Dynamics, International Jr. of Climate, Journal of Oceanography, Journal of Meteorological Society of Japan, Mausam, and Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Science....

Professional Societies:

Member, American Meteorological Society

Member, American Geophysical Union

Life Member, Indian Meteorological Society

Member, Japanese Oceanographic Society