About Me

About Me

I am an atmospheric and planetary scientist working at the intersection of Earth System Modeling, Remote Sensing, Scientific Machine Learning, and Space Exploration. I am interested in combining observations, physics-based models, and emerging computational technologies to better understand and predict complex planetary environments.

I am currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Michigan, where I work with the Atmospheric Dynamics Modeling Group on regional weather prediction and lake–atmosphere interactions in the Great Lakes. I contributed to technical development and evaluation of NOAA’s Unified Forecast System (UFS) to investigate how dynamically evolving lake temperature, ice, and surface conditions influence weather prediction. My current work focused on evaluating the physical consistency of AI weather forecasting models.

I received my Ph.D. in Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering from the University of Michigan, along with a Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. During my doctoral research, I worked as a scientific collaborator with NASA’s Juno mission, using microwave observations to investigate Jupiter’s deep atmosphere, atmospheric composition, and auroral environment.

My research has also taken me to NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory, where I worked on projects involving microwave remote sensing, scientific computing, and high-performance computing. Before coming to Michigan, I studied Mechanical Engineering at Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology Surat (NIT Surat).

What I Work On

My current interests span:

• Scientific AI and weather prediction — evaluating AI weather models, atmospheric dynamics, data assimilation, and multimodal Earth observations
• Earth-system modeling — regional weather prediction, coupled environmental models, and atmosphere–surface interactions
• Remote sensing and sensing systems — extracting physical information from microwave, environmental, and geospatial observations
• Planetary atmospheres — atmospheric composition, circulation, and space-environment interactions across the Solar System
• Scientific computing and data infrastructure — HPC, cloud-native scientific datasets, and reproducible computational workflows

Building Beyond Research

I am also interested in how science and technology translate into societal impact.

I have contributed to community-science projects involving sustainable fisheries, and urban heat resilience through the American Geophysical Union’s Thriving Earth Exchange.

As a Entrepreneurs Leadership Fellow (ELP), I worked on development of a non-electric neonatal incubator concept for low-resource environments with M-HEAL and UM Center for Entrepeneurship.

Beyond the Lab

Outside research, I enjoy writing, music, travel, and thinking about the connections between science, exploration, and society.

You can explore my Projects, Research, Publications, and GitHub.