Biography

About me:

I am Mr. Rajendra Singh Rawat, working as Fellow (Academic Post) in Solar Group of Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG). My research focuses on Weather and Climate Modelling, Rainfall Microphyscis, Atmosphere-Ocean Coupling and Upper-Lower Atmosphere Coupling.       

Academic Journey:

I completed my bachelor's degree (B. Tech.) in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) from Kumaon Engineering College Dwarahat, Almora, Uttarakhand, India in june, 2015. My undergraduate research focused on cloud computing integration in an organization using OpenStack.

I completed my master’s degree (M. Tech.) in Computer Science and Technology at Central University of Punjab in aug, 2018. I conducted study on "Detecting the YouTube videos having Fake Views using Machine Learning" for my dissertation. 

During Master and Graduation in computer science, I learned various programming languages and tools such as Python, R, MATLAB and GrADS. I learned different machine learning algorithms with different libraries of Python and R. I also showed the ability of subject knowledge by qualifying national level examinations such as Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) and National Eligibility Test (NET) in computer science.

I joined PhD in the Centre of Excellence in Disaster Mitigation & Management (COEDMM), Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IITR), India under the supervision Dr. Piyush Srivastava and Dr. Sandipan Mukherjee as an external co-supervisor in july 2023. The basic research objective of this research is the "Improvement of the rainfall microphysical processes in the WRF model using in-situ observation over Mountainous Region". Subsequent to securing a permanent position at IIG, I continued my PhD studies part-time, beginning in December 2024. 

Professional Experience & Research Contributions:

Before joining PhD, I worked as a Project Associate-I and Research Fellow in G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment (GBP-NIHE) (An autonomous Institute of Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change(MOEF-CC), Govt. of India) with Dr. Sandipan Mukherjee from may, 2019 - july, 2023. The basic objective of the research as a Project Associate-I was the "To measure ecosystem exchange and micro-met parameters from an oak dominated vegetations of central Himalaya for winter, monsoon and extreme rainfall events. The basic objective of the research as a Research Fellow was the "Investigation of rainfall vertical structure and rainfall induced erosivity over a Garhwal Himalayan station using in-situ observation and modeling".

Looking Ahead:

I am committed to unravel the physical mechanisms that translate solar influences from the upper to the lower atmosphere for improved predictive models. Ans also aiming to enhance the predictive capabilities of weather and climate models, specifically focusing on improving the representation of rainfall microphysics.