Dr. Popat U. Salunke
PhD
Postdoctoral Associate (MIT)
About
Dr. Popat Salunke is currently a Postdoctoral Associate in the Center for Global Change Science (CGCS) for the Joint Program at MIT. Before joining MIT in 2023, Dr. Salunke formerly served as a Research Associate at the DST CoE in Climate Modeling, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), India. Dr. Salunke obtained his PhD in Atmospheric Sciences from the Centre for Atmospheric Science, IIT Delhi, India. His PhD research focused on Orographic Impact of Himalaya-Tibetan Highland on Climate System and his research interest includes Climate Modeling, Climate Data Analysis and Application, Climate Change and Climate Extremes, Indian and Tibetan Monsoon Dynamics, Geoengineering, and Statistical Analysis. He has published extensively in these research areas in recent years.
Education
2022
Ph. D. Atmospheric Sciences
Center for Atmospheric Sciences,
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
Supervisor: Dr. S. K. Mishra
2012
M. Tech. Atmospheric Sciences
University of Pune & Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India.
2009
M. Sc. Physics
University of Pune India.
2007
B. Sc. Physics
University of Pune India.
Awards, Scholarships and Grants
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Porf. M. P. Singh Award for Research Work Done in the Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, IIT Delhi (2022).
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Research Excellence Travel Award (RETA) from IRD (IIT Delhi) (2019).
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CSIR Travel Grant (Not Availed) (2019).
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Research Fellowship, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (Jul 2014 – Jul 2019).
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Student Travel Grant and Scholarship AGU Fall Meeting 2017 (Not Availed) (2017).
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Research Fellowship, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (2010 – May 2012).