Dr. Abhilash S.
Adjunct Faculty, IARSc, Bangalore
Abhilash. S completed his MSc in Meteorology from CUSAT with First Rank and Distinction (2001) and Doctoral degree in Atmospheric Sciences from CUSAT in the year 2009. Started scientific career as Senior Research Scientist, Flagstone Reinsurance Bermuda Pvt Ltd (2008-2009). Worked at Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology as Scientist C (2009-2013) and as Scientist D (2013-2016). Worked as Visiting Scientist, University of Miami, USA (2014–2015) and National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA (2014). He was bestowed with the SAARC Scientist medal for the research work on the “Assimilation of IMD Doppler Radar Wind observations in a Mesoscale model for the short range prediction of Convective storms “(2007). Received Indian Meteorological Society (IMS) Award on Weather and Climate Services (2017) and Best Young Faculty-Researcher Award of CUSAT in the year 2019. Dr. Abhilash made an outstanding contribution in the design, development and implementation of operational forecasting systems in the short, medium and extended range to predict high impact weather events over the Indian region. His innovative work includes customization of forecast products for impact based forecast dissemination to various stakeholders. He has more than 80 peer reviewed publications in international journals and co-authored more than 15 Books and Book Chapters. He put in effort in Popularizing climate sciences through various print and visual media. He has delivered more than 117 popular lectures related to weather and climate science. Chaired sessions in many national international conferences. Organized many national and international seminars and symposiums.
