Dr. Vinayak Bhanage is an Assistant Professor at the Center for Planetary Health and Innovation Science (PHIS), The IDEC Institute, Hiroshima University, Japan. He holds a Ph.D. in Resources Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, awarded with the DST-INSPIRE Fellowship of the Government of India.

His research focuses on sustainability, and climate change, with expertise in urban climate, sustainable buildings, high-resolution climate modeling, remote sensing, and GIS. His work aims to support climate-resilient, low-carbon, and energy-efficient urban development through interdisciplinary and data-driven research.

News and Highlights:

 Awarded KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists (2026-2028) as Principal Investigator,  "From Ocean to City: Assessing the Impacts of Marine Heatwaves on Urban Heat Exposure" 

Appointed Guest Editor for the special issue "Urbanization and Climate Change," IOP Environmental Research Communications (2026).

Convenor at AOGS 2026 (Japan).

Publication Alert: 

Bhanage, Vinayak, and Han Soo Lee. "Effects of nature-based green and cool roof mitigation strategies on the thermal environment: A case study of Sendai city, Japan." Case Studies in Thermal Engineering 83 (2026): 108236.

Bhanage, Vinayak, et al. "Statistical and machine learning-based development of future typical meteorological years using city-specific GCMs for major cities in Indonesia." City and Environment Interactions (2026): 100367.