Specialization
Forest ecosystem modelling, process-based modelling, drought-induced tree mortality, climate change impact assessment, forest dynamics
Educational & Professional Background
Education
- Master of Science in Environment Management, Forest Research Institute Deemed to be University, Dehradun, India (Specialization: Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System Advances and Application in Environmental Management
Professional Experience
- Currently a member of the Task Group on “Drought impacts on Forests” in COST-Action CROSS-Cascade
- Research Intern at Technical University in Zvolen, Slovakia (2024, 2025)
- Research intern (COST-Action Short term scientific mission) at Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany (2024)
- University Grants Commission- Junior Research Fellow in a research project titled, “Characterisation of plant functional types in Uttarakhand to assess the impacts of climate change” at Forest Research Institute, India (2022-2023)
- Data Manager in a project titled “Invasion Mapping of Prosopis juliflora and Lantana camara, Strategy for Invasion Eradication and Restoration of Degraded Forests in Uttar Pradesh” at Forest Research Institute, India (2021-2022)
- Guest Lecturer, Asutosh College, University of Calcutta, India (2022)
At Forest Risk Research Centre
PhD student, his work uses process-based models to study forest disturbances and tree mortality, evaluates how well such models capture novel disturbance regimes, and traces the consequences of these disturbances for forest ecosystem services.
Awards
- Best PhD Presentation at the European Landscape Ecology Congress, Bratislava, Slovakia (September, 2025)
- Popularization Award for the best blog post awarded by the Library, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
- University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test Junior Research Fellowship awarded by the University Grants Commission, India
- Best Speaker in a debate organized by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India
- Work exhibited at multiple photography exhibitions
Beyond Science
Birdwatching, Reading, Photography, Writing
