Deepesh Kumar Jain
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email : deepesh(at)caos.iisc.ernet.in
Phone : (+91)9901260529
Website : http://www.climcons.com
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Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore,
India-560012
Research Interests
Numerical modeling of Geophysical fluid flows, Atmospheric thermodynamics
and Cloud physics, Climate dynamics.
Education
Master of Technology in Climate Science
Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Bangalore, India
– Advisor: Arindam Chakraborty and Ravi S. Nanjundiah
– Thesis: Role of cloud relaxation parameter in Relaxed Arakawa
Schubert cumulus parameterization in simulating monsoon
precipitation from a general circulation model
(Seasonal Forecast model (SFM) from National Center for
Environmental prediction (NCEP)).
A cloud type dependent relaxation parameter is emphasized.
– Thesis grade : A(7.0/8.0)
– Relevant courses: Numerical methods in Geophysical flows,
Mathematical methods in climate science,
Geophysical fluid dynamics, Atmospheric
thermodynamics, Ocean dynamics, Satellite
meteorology and atmospheric radiation.
(GPA 6.10/8.0)
Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT) Nagpur, India
July,2004 –May,2008
– Advisors: Y. M. Puri and S. C. Bose Pulcharu.
– Thesis: Design and fabrication of portable table-top Computer Numeric
Control (CNC) drilling machine.
– Thesis Grade: AA (10.0/10.0 in phase one, penultimate semester)
and AB (9.0/10.0 in phase two, final semester)
– Relevant courses: Mathmatics, Heat transfer and thermodynamics,
Fluid mechanics, Computer applications, Energy
Management, Mechanical measurements, Digital
Electronics, Machine Design, Physics, Chemistry.
Other Academic Achievements
– Ranked in top 2 percent in Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineers, an
all India exam conducted by Indian Institute of Technology
for Gradute admissions, Won scholarship (Approximately $4000 for
2 years) (Fall 2008)
– Ranked in top 5 percent in All India Engineering Entrance Exam, an
all India exam for undergraduate admissions to National Institute of
Technology.
Secured admission to VNIT.
– Ranked in top 7 percent in IIT-Joint Entrance Exam screening, an all
India exam for undergraduate admissions to IIT’s (Fall 2004)
Work Experience
Project Associate (Curent Position)
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
August 2010–present
– Advisor: Professor Sulochana Gadgil
–Trying to improve the performance of Coupled forecast model
(CFS) from National Center for Environmental Prediction (NCEP), for
monsoon prediction over tropics.
–Analysing the effect of introducing convective downdraft in cumulus
parameterization using SFM, NCEP
Continental Tropical convergence Zone (CTCZ) cruise,
–Scientific cruise over Bay of Bengal
Fall 2009
– Was onboard ocean research vessel Sagarkanya for a period of
forty days with thirty scientists to determine the role of CTCZ in controlling monsoon over India.
Publications
1) On the role of relaxation parameter in simulating precipitation with
Relaxed Arakawa Schubert convection scheme.
(In preparation-2011)
2) Authors : G.S. Bhat, Deepesh Jain, Tarun Verma, Santosh
Muralidharan, S. S. Prijith
Title: Intercomparison of Vaisala and Pisharoty derived
atmospheric boundary layer properties over Bay of Bengal
during CTCZ pilot.
(Conference paper - Workshop on Continental Tropical
Convergence Zone (CTCZ) Pilot:Initial Results, April 2010)
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Participation in Workshops and Conferences
Summer School on Predictability of weather and climate
IISc, Bangalore
By Professor V. Krishnamurthy, George Mason University, COLA,
USA
(May 2010)
MEGHA-ROPIQUES,
ISRO, Bangalore
A joint conference on satellite MEGHA-TROPIQUES
By Indian Space Research Organization and French CNES
(March, 2009)
IISc centenary conference
IISc, Bangalore
A series of lectures by various Nobel Laureates to celebrate 100
years of IISc
December 2008
Projects during Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering
• Design and fabrication of table top Computer Numeric Control (CNC) drilling machine. April, 2008
• Design and fabrication of automated conveyor belt using mechanical sensor. April, 2007
• Design and fabrication of six link shoe stitching mechanism. September, 2006
Technical Skills
• Programming Languages
– C, Fortran, Unix shell programming
• Markup Languages
– LATEX
• Mathematical/Data analysis tools
– NCL, GRADs, Ferret, MATLAB
Extra - Curricular
• Member of Gymkhana Movie club of IISc.(January 2009 – present)
• Stood 2nd in Indian National Championship by Okhinawa martial arts, 1995. Maroon belt in martial arts.(Present)
• Head of Creative committee for annual cultural festival of VNIT.(2007-2008)
• Organizer of annual charity show at VNIT for donating collected funds to orphanages, old age homes etc. (2004–2008)
• Avid swimmer, painter.
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