Education
Ph.D. in Climate Science (2019-2024)
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
Centre for Climate Studies
Thesis Title - Carbonaceous and Optical Characteristics of Aerosol Emissions from Residential Heating and Lighting in India
Supervisors - Prof. Harish C. Phuleria and Prof. Chandra Venkataraman
Thesis Submission: Nov 2024
Thesis Defense: Mar 2025
8.43/10
M.Tech. in Climate Science and Technology (2017-2019)
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, India
School of Earth, Ocean, and Climate Science
Thesis Title - Solar Energy and Its Changes Over the Indian Region
Supervisors - Prof. Vinoj V.
8.55/10
B.E. in Mechanical Engineering (2013-2016, direct second-year admission after polytechnic diploma)
Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering, Research, and Technology, Chandrapur, India
Gondwana University, Gadchiroli, India
8.82/10 (Consistently ranked in the top 10 of university toppers)
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (2010-2013)
Government Polytechnic, Bramhapuri, India
First Class
Experience
Postdoctoral Researcher (Jun 2025 - Present)
Aarhus University, Denmark
Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering
Project Title - Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Treated and Untreated Liquid Slurry Storage.
Supervisors - Prof. Anders Feilberg and Dr. Lise Bonne Guldberg
Postdoctoral Researcher (Dec 2024 - Mar 2025)
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
Centre for Climate Studies
Project Title - Quantifying the Relationship Between Aerosol Volatility and Light Absorption Strength
Supervisors - Prof. Harish C. Phuleria
Fulbright Visiting Research Scholar (Aug 2023 - May 2024)
Washington University in St. Louis, USA
McKelvey School of Engineering
Project Title - Understanding the Air‐pollution Climate‐warming Nexus in the Indian Region: Critical Optical Property Measurements of Pollution Particles
Supervisors - Prof. Rajan K. Chakrabarty
Output - 1) Kapoor, T. S., Navinya, C., Apte, A., Shetty, N. J., Lokhande, P., Singh, S., ... & Venkataraman, C. (2024). Spatial distribution in surface aerosol light absorption across India. Geophysical Research Letters, 51(18), https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL110089
2) Navinya, C., Kapoor, T. S., Anurag, G., Venkataraman, C., Phuleria, H. C., & Chakrabarty, R. K. (2024). Brownness of Organics in Anthropogenic Biomass Burning Aerosols over South Asia. EGUsphere, 2024, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-13285-2024
3) Navinya, C., Kapoor, T. S., Venkataraman, C., Phuleria, H. C., & Chakrabarty, R. K. (2025). Brown Carbon Light Absorption over India: Research Status and Need for Discerning Climate Impacts. ACS ES&T Air. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestair.5c00010
Teaching Assistant (Jan 2020 - May 2023)
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
Nature of work: Assistantship for Subjects ”Introduction to Climate Change (CM803)” and ”Atmospheric Thermodynamics (CM503)”, Department Website Management, Maintaining Department Cluster.
Summer Intern (May 2018 - July 2018)
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, India
School of Earth, Ocean, and Climate Science
Supervisors - Prof. Vinoj V.
Output - 1) Navinya, C.D., Vinoj, V. and Pandey, S.K. (2020). Evaluation of PM2.5 Surface Concentrations Simulated by NASA’s MERRA Version 2 Aerosol Reanalysis over India and its relation to the Air Quality Index. Aerosol Air Qual. Res. 20: 1329–1339. https://doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.2019.12.0615
Fellowships and Awards
Prashant Dave Best PhD Thesis Award, Centre for Climate Studies, IIT Bombay, India (2025)
Fulbright‐Kalam Climate Doctoral Fellowship, Washington University in St. Louis, USA. (2023‐24)
WashU‐IITB Student Exchange Fund, Washington University in St. Louis, USA. (2023‐24)
Award for Poster Presentation, Graduate Research Symposium, WashU, USA. (2024)
Institutions of Eminence Funding, IIT Bombay for Summer School, India. (2023)
5th HAAR Summer School, Partially Funded by HAAR, Greece. (2023)
Early Career Scientist’s Travel Support, European Geosciences Union, Austria. (2023)
Award for Lightning Presentation, Indian Aerosol Science and Technology Association, India. (2023)
Ministry of Education Fellowship to pursue Ph.D., IIT Bombay, India. (2019)
Ministry of Education Fellowship to pursue M.Tech., IIT Bhubaneswar, India. (2017)
Skills
Programming- MATLAB, Python (edx: IBM), R (edx: HarvardX), LaTeX
Tools- CDO, Machine Learning (edx: ITMO), NCO, ACOLITE
Languages- Hindi, English (TOEFL Certified), Marathi
Software- QGIS, SNAP, ArcGIS
Instruments- Aethalometer, Nephelometer, Testo 350, Testo 480, TSI SMPS 3938, OPS 3330, Q‐Trak, CPC
Analyzers- DRI Carbon Analyzer, UV‐Vis Spectrophotometer, LWCC, GC‐MS
Models- Weather Research and Forecasting
Training and Workshop
The Fulbright Pre‐Academic Training, University of Central Florida, USA. (2023)
5th HAAR Summer School on Aerosols, Navarino Environmental Observatory, Greece. (2023)
Satellite‐Based Sounding Of Atmosphere: Techniques And Application, SAC (ISRO), Ahmedabad, India. (2018)
5th Summer School on Climate Studies and Policy, IIT Bombay, India. (2018)
Glacier Studies and Remote Sensing, IISc Bangalore, India. (2018)
Extreme Weather Events Over India: Observations, Assimilation, And Modelling of Tropical Cyclones, IIT Bhubaneswar, India. (2018)
Coastal Processes and Instrumentation, NCCR, Chennai, India. (2017)
Extracurricular Activities
Sport Secretary, Hostel 1, IIT Bombay (2019-2020)
Slam Poet, Inter IIT Cultural Meet IIT Roorkee (2018)
Core Member, IDP‐Climate Studies Student Body IIT Bombay (2021-2022)
Team Member, Counselling Service Team IIT Bhubaneswar (2018)
Winner, District Level Yoga Competition Chandrapur (2007)
5th Place, Yoga Exam (written + Practical) (2010)