Centre for Ocean, River, Atmosphere and Land Sciences (CORAL),
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, WB - 721302, INDIA
Dr. Vineet Shrama
Ph.D. Thesis Title: .
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Current Affiliation: Assistant Professor, BNMU, Bihar
Dr. Amarjeet
Ph.D. Thesis Title: Recent Changes in Moisture Flux Patterns over India and Its Implications for Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall (2026)
Joint-Supervisor: Prof. Anil K. Gupta, Deptt. of Geology and Geophysics, IIT KGP
Current Affiliation:
Dr. Akshay K. Sagar
Ph.D. Thesis Title: Changing Accumulated Cyclonic Energy with Associated Drivers and Identification of Precursor Regions using AI/ML Techniques over the North Indian Ocean (2025)
Joint-Supervisor: Prof. Swadhin K. Behera, JAMSTEC, Japan
Current Affiliation: NCMWRF, Noida
Dr. Sakshi Sharma
Ph.D. Thesis Title: Assessing Study of the Impact of Cyclones on Heatwaves as well as Heat Stress Vulnerability of Present and Future Scenarios for the Six Important States of India (2025)
Current Affiliation: NCMWRF, Noida
Dr. Seemanth M.
Ph.D. Thesis Title: Impact of Data Assimilation on High Resolution Wave Forecast in the Indian Ocean (2025)
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Current Affiliation: Scientist, SAC-ISRO, Ahamdabad
Dr. Sunanda N.
Ph.D. Thesis Title: The Impact of Changes in Atmospheric and Oceanic Processes on the Net Primary Productivity of the North Indian Ocean (2025).
Joint-Supervisor: Prof. Jayanarayana K., CORAL, IIT KGP
Current Affiliation: Scientist, RMSA
Dr. Akhila R S
Ph.D. Thesis Title: Tropical Cyclones and their Environmental Drivers in the North Indian Ocean in a Climate Change Context (2025)
Joint-Supervisor: Prof. Jayanarayanan K., CORAL, IIT KGP
Current Affiliation:
Dr. Priyankar Kumar
Ph.D. Thesis Title: Analysis of Heatwaves, Thermal Stress, and the Impact of Heatwaves on Air Pollutants in the Major Climatic Zones of India (2025).
Current Affiliation:
Dr. Imaran
Ph.D. Thesis Title: Numerical study of Sediment Transport in the Northern Bay of Bengal using Regional Ocean Modelling System (2025)
Joint-Supervisor: Prof. S. Tripathi, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, IIT KGP
Current Affiliation:
Dr. Abhishek Kumar
Ph.D. Thesis Title: Genesis and Intensification of Anomalous Occurrences of Tropical Cyclones in the North Indian Ocean (2025)
Current Affiliation:
Dr. Megha Maheshwari
Ph.D. Thesis Title: Optimizing Ocean Parameter Retrieval from GNSS Reflectometry using Neural Network Model (2024)
Joint-Supervisor:
Current Affiliation: Scientist, ISRO
Dr. Biplab Sadhukhan
Ph.D. Thesis Title: Role of Local and Remote Forcing on the Mixed Layer Depth Variability over the Bay of Bengal (2024)
Current Affiliation: PDF, University of New Hampshire, USA
Dr. Mukesh Sharma
Ph.D. Thesis Title: Development of High- Performance Cost-Effective Proton Exchange Membranes for Simultaneous Wastewater Treatment and Sustainable Energy Extraction (2022).
Joint-Supervisor: Prof. Mihir K. Purkait, IIT Guwahati.
Current Affiliation: NRF Postdoctoral Fellow, Chungbuk National University, South Korea.
Dr. Riyanka R. Chowdhury
Ph.D. Thesis Title: Cyclone induced upper ocean dynamics and biogeochemistry in the North Indian Ocean (2022).
Joint-Supervisor: Dr. S. Prasanna Kumar, NIO Goa.
Current Affiliation: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of New Hampshire, USA.
Dr. Debjani Dutta
Ph.D. Thesis Title: Changing Land Use Pattern and its impact on meteorological conditions: A comprehensive analysis over twenty-five years (19902015) in Burdwan district, West Bengal with a brief future prognosis (2021).
Joint-Supervisor: Prof. Srimanta Gupta, Burdwan University.
Current Affiliation: Assistant Mistress, West Bengal Subordinate Education Service.
Dr. Sarath Raj K.
Ph.D. Thesis Title: Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on the Amplitude of Urban Heat Islands of India and
Associated Drivers (2021).
Joint-Supervisor: Prof. Saikat Pal, ARP, IIT KGP.
Current Affiliation: Post-Doctorate Fellow, Kyung Hee University, South Korea.
Dr. Radharani Sen
Ph.D. Thesis Title: Changing Land Use Pattern and its impact on meteorological conditions: A comprehensive analysis over twenty-five years (19902015) in Burdwan district, West Bengal with a brief future prognosis (2021).
Joint-Supervisor: Dr. Francis, INCOIS Hyderabad.
Current Affiliation: Post-Doctorate Fellow, KAUST, Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Anshu Kumari
Ph.D. Thesis Title: Seasonal and Interannual Variability of Barrier Layer and Temperature Inversion in the Northern Bay of Bengal (2020).
Joint-Supervisor: Dr. S. Prasanna Kumar, NIO Goa.
Current Affiliation: Scientist, RMSA
Dr. Dhana Lakshmi Douluri
Ph.D. Thesis Title: Heavy Precipitation and Flooding associated with Atmospheric Rivers over the Indian Region (2020).
Current Affiliation: Data Scientist, Mi Softech (Client: Goldman Sachs), Tennessee, USA.
Dr. Bijan Kumar Das
Ph.D. Thesis Title: Mechanism and variability of the discontinuity of western boundary current in the bay of Bengal using regional ocean modeling system (2020).
Current Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Midnapore College & University.
Dr. Suchita Pandey
Ph.D. Thesis Title: Study of seasonal and interannual variability of chlorophyll-A in the Northern Indian Ocean (2019).
Current Affiliation: Post-Doctorate Fellow, University of Allahabad
Dr. Chirantan Bhagawati
Ph.D. Thesis Title: Tidal and wind driven high frequency Sea Level Variability over the Bay of Bengal (2019).
Current Affiliation: Assistant Professor.
Dr. Rajiv Kumar Srivastava
Ph.D. Thesis Title: Effect of Sowing date and nitrogen fertilization level on Maize yield under climate change scenarios in Eastern India (2019).
Joint-Supervisor: Prof. R. K. Panda IIT Bhubneswer
Current Affiliation: Post-Doctorate Fellow, University of Hohenheim, Germany.
Dr. Anandh T S
Ph.D. Thesis Title: Coupled Model Study on Upper Ocean Heat Content and Cyclone-Eddy interactions over the Bay of Bengal (2018).
Joint-Supervisor: Prof. K. Jayanarayanan, CORAL, IIT KGP.
Current Affiliation: Deputy Manager, Technology Department, Adani Green Energy Ltd, Shantigram.
Dr. Balaji M
Ph.D. Thesis Title: Analysis of Tropical Cyclone activity over NIO basins and it’s Numerical study of air sea coupling using Mesoscale Coupled Modelling System (2018).
Joint-Supervisor: Prof. P K Bhaskaran, OE&NA, IIT Kharagpur.
Current Affiliation: Lead Catastrophe Model Developer at Reask, London, UK.
Dr. Sumit Dandapat
Ph.D. Thesis Title: Numerical Studies on Interannual Variability of Circulation Characteristics in the Bay of Bengal using the Regional Ocean Modelling System (ROMS) (2018).
Current Affiliation: Post-Doctorate Fellow, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Saradia Dey
Ph.D. Thesis Title: Study of seasonal and interannual variability of chloro Characteristics of Ambient Air Pollutants and Meteorological Phenomena Over an Urban Area of Eastern India with an Emphasis on their Future Projected Scenario (2016).
Joint-Supervisor: Prof. Srimanta Gupta, Burdwan University.
Current Affiliation: Assistant Professor, St. Xavier's University, Kolkata
Dr. Saswati Deb
Ph.D. Thesis Title: Biogeochemical Modeling Study of the Bay of Bengal and Hooghly Estuary using the Regional Ocean Modelling System (ROMS)(2016).
Current Affiliation: Research Associate, The University of Rhode Island
Dr. Tarumay Ghoshal
Ph.D. Thesis Title: Analysis of the Bay of Bengal Ocean State Variability using MultiSource Datasets and Assimilation based ROMS Simulations (2015).
Current Affiliation: Associate Professor & HOD, Department of Civil Engineering,
DIT University, Dehradun.
Dr. Sudip Jana
Ph.D. Thesis Title: Ocean State Simulation of the Bay of Bengal with River Input Using the Regional Ocean Modelling System (2014).
Joint-Supervisor: Prof. Avijit Gangopadhyay, UMASSD, USA.
Current Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Adamas University, Kolkata.
Dr. Sourav Sil
Ph.D. Thesis Title: High Resolution Ocean State Simulation in the Bay of Bengal using the Regional Ocean Modelling System (ROMS) (2012).
Current Affiliation: Associate Professor, School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences, IIT Bhubaneswar.
Dr. Bishnu Kumar
Ph.D. Thesis Title: Analysis of Oceanic Heat Content in the Bay of Bengal (2012).
Current Affiliation: Assistant Professor, BIT, Mesra, Off-campus Deoghar .
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