National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

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BIOGRAPHY

Prof. Jagabandhu Panda received his B. Sc. Physics (Hons) and M. Sc. (Physics) degrees from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. He subsequently moved to the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi to pursue Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences after qualifying GATE. He started his research journey by working on Atmospheric Boundary Layer characteristics. He is one of the researchers to start implementing the Advanced Research WRF modeling system in the Indian region. After completing his Ph.D., he worked at TransWeb Educational Services, India Meteorological Department (New Delhi), and National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF, Noida), before joining Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore as a post-doctoral researcher. Thereafter, he worked at Academia Sinica for a few months as a post-doc before joining NIT Rourkela. He used the WRF modeling system extensively for his research works during both his Ph.D. as well as post-PhD tenures. As an accomplished researcher, he focuses on extreme/high-impact weather events, regional-scale weather and climate studies, urban meteorology and climatology, aerosol-climate interaction, planetary atmospheres of Mars and Venus, and applications of numerical modeling, data assimilation techniques, RS and GIS techniques, and ML/DL algorithms in atmospheric studies. He is one of the distinct researchers, who works on tropical cyclone climatology and published several research papers on this topic in international journals, significantly contributing to the scientific understanding in this direction, especially for the North Indian Ocean region. His contribution to the research on urbanization and its effects, and aerosol-cloud interaction has been quite prominent and significant. He is one of the few Indian researchers, who contributed appreciably to the scientific understanding of Mars Atmosphere too.

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Mesoscale Meteorology , Climate Dynamics and Modelling
Areas of Interest
  • EXTREME/HIGH-IMPACT WEATHER EVENTS
  • REGIONAL-SCALE CLIMATE
  • URBAN METEOROLOGY & CLIMATOLOGY
  • AEROSOLS-CLOUDS & CLIMATE INTERACTION
  • PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES
  • REMOTE SENSING & GIS APPLICATIONS
  • NUMERICAL MODELING & DATA ASSIMILATION
  • MACHINE LEARNING & DEEP LEARNING APPLICATIONS

Jagabandhu Panda
ଜଗବନ୍ଧୁ ପଣ୍ଡା Professor

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

pandaj@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2933

Biosketch

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DOCTORAL STUDENTS

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CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Jagabandhu Panda

Professor

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Room Number: ER-301

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

2010

Ph.D.
Atmospheric Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, New Delhi, India

2001

M.Sc
Physics
Utkal University, Bhubaneswar (Odisha), India

1999

B.Sc (Hons)
Physics
N. C. College (Affiliated to Utkal University), Jajpur (Odisha), India

Teaching Experience
  • Atmospheric Science,  NIT Rourkela,   20 Mar 2014 - Present
Post Doctoral Research Experience
  • Mesoscale Modeling of Regional Weather,  Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan,   09 Jul 2013 - 11 Mar 2014
  • Urban Effects on Mesoscale Weather over Singapore,  School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore,   30 Sep 2010 - 31 May 2013
  • Numerical regional scale modeling,  National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF),MoES, NOIDA, India,   31 May 2010 - 20 Sep 2010
  • Assimilation of satellite data in WRF Simulations,  Satellite Meteorology Division, India Meteorological Department (IMD), New Delhi, India,   10 Nov 2009 - 21 May 2010
Industrial Experience
  • Senior consultant-Academics,  TransWeb Educational Services Pvt. Ltd, NOIDA, India,   01 May 2009 - 31 Oct 2009
Laboratory Development
  • Modeling and Simulation Lab,  NIT Rourkela,   For research and teaching

Land-atmosphere interaction during thunderstorms over major urban areas of India using high resolution mesoscale modeling framework and climatological data sets. Moes
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Running   Sponsored
Preparing a size based database of North Indian Ocean cyclones and Studying their meteorological characteristics using scatterometer products and two numerical models during warming climate scenario SPACE APPLICATIONS CENTRE
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Analysis dust stroms,dust devils,dunes,clouds ands associated meteorological features in the martian atmosphere using satellite observation and numerical model SAC-ISRO
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Interaction of Urban boundary layer with mesoscale weather in costal and continental city environment SERB
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored

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GOOGLE SCHOLAR H-INDEX 31
GOOGLE SCHOLAR I10-INDEX 16
SCOPUS H-INDEX
Total Publications: 83
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J. Panda, T. Koh, A. Mukherjee, X. Li, and L. Norford,"Numerical modeling of the distinct urbanization impact over Singapore during two contrasting weather scenarios", Urban Climate, vol.55, no.101924, pp.1-24, Elsevier 2024, View Details       Article

D. Paul, J. Panda, A. Sarkar, S. Kumar, Y. Zhu, and J. Collins,"Comparing the atmospheric and ocean characteristics associated with two distinctly intensified pre-monsoon tropical cyclones over the Bay of Bengal", Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, vol.150, no.761, pp.1926-1952, Royal Meteorological Society (Wiley), April 2024, View Details       Article

S. Kumar, J. Panda, D. Paul, and I. Bhasi,"A study on radial characteristics of North Indian Ocean tropical cyclones and associated energy indices through numerical modeling", Atmospheric Research, vol.309, no.107587, pp.1-14, ELSEVIER 2024, View Details       Article

A. Sarkar and J. Panda,"Significance of anthropogenic black carbon in modulating atmospheric and cloud properties through aerosol-radiation interaction during a winter-time fog-haze", Atmospheric Environment, vol.334, no.120720, pp.1-20, ELSEVIER 2024, View Details       Article

A. Mukherjee, J. Panda, A. Choudhury, S. Singh, and S. Bhattacharyya,"Analyzing urban footprints over four coastal cities of India and the association with rainfall and temperature using deep learning models", Urban Climate, vol.57, no.102123, pp.1-20, Elsevier, September 2024, 10.1016/j.uclim.2024.102123       Article

National Conference on Land-Atmosphere Interactions Controlling Weather & Climate: Applications of Numerical Models and Observations (LAI-2023) Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (Conference)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 09 Jan 2023 - 12 Jan 2023
  • Brochure

  • ER201 : Physics of Atmosphere {Theory}
  • ER205 : Introduction to Weather and Climate {Theory}
  • ER5401 : Physics of Atmosphere {Theory}
  • ER545 : Atmospheric Physics {Theory}
  • ER546 : Satellite Meteorology {Theory}
  • ER548 : Cloud Physics {Theory}
  • ER550 : Applied Meteorology {Theory}
  • ER5502 : Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography {Theory}
  • ER5603 : Parameterization of Physical Process {Theory}
  • ER601 : Theoretical Meteorology {Theory}
  • ER6011 : Theoretical Meteorology {Theory}
  • ER6014 : Physics of Clouds {Theory}
  • ER602 : Applied Atmospheric Dynamics {Theory}
  • ER605 : Introduction to Microscale and Mesoscale Meteorology {Theory}
  • ER606 : Mesoscale Meteorology and Modeling {Theory}
  • ER5442 : Satellite Remote Sensing Laboratory {Practical}
  • ER5571 : Basic Programming Laboratory {Practical}
  • ER562 : Modeling and Simulation Laboratory {Practical}
  • ER568 : Numerical Simulation Laboratory {Practical}
  • ER569 : Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography Laboratory {Practical}
  • ER580 : Remote Sensing and GIS Laboratory {Practical}
  • ER585 : Fortran Programming Laboratory {Practical}
  • ER5880 : Field Work {Practical}
  • ER6074 : Remote Sensing Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [13]
Response of Local Weather to Urban Induced Land-use Change: A Study over Eastern and Southern Indian Cities
Sudhansu Sekhar Rath
Enrolled: Jan 2015
Graduated :  Feb 2021
Supervisor
A Study on Clouds, Precipitation and Radiation Response to Aerosols over Different Parts of Indian Region
Sunny Kant
Enrolled: Jul 2014
Graduated :  Jan 2020
Supervisor
Martian Atmospheric Characteristics Associated with Dust Storms and Clouds Realized through Satellite Observations and MarsWRF
Bijay Kumar Guha
Enrolled: Jan 2017
Graduated :  Nov 2021
Supervisor
Impact of Changing Climate on North Indian Ocean Cyclonic Disturbances and Associated Meteorological Features
Kasturi Singh
Enrolled: Jan 2015
Graduated :  Oct 2020
Supervisor
A Study on the Structural Characteristics of North Indian Ocean Tropical Cyclones during 2001-2020
Subodh Kumar
Enrolled: Jul 2017
Graduated :  Oct 2023
Supervisor
Oceanic and Atmospheric Characteristics Associated with Distinct Intensification Scenarios of North Indian Ocean Cyclonic Disturbances
Debashis Paul
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Thesis Submitted
Supervisor
Aerosol-cloud-climate interaction over Indian region
Ankan Sarkar
Enrolled: Jul 2019
Continuing
Supervisor
Remote Sensing, GIS, and Urban Meteorology
Asmita Mukherjee
Enrolled: Jan 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
Tropical Cyclones and Impact Assessment
Ipshita Bhasi
Enrolled: Aug 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
Planetary Atmospheres
Anirban Mandal
Enrolled: Aug 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
Urban Meteorology and Climatology
Animesh Choudhury
Enrolled: Mar 2022
Continuing
Supervisor
Tropical Cyclones and risk assessment
Geo Tom
Enrolled: Jul 2022
Continuing
Supervisor
Urban Meteorology and Climatology
Debjyoti Roy
Enrolled: Feb 2023
Continuing
Supervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [2]
Application of machine learning techniques in tropical cyclone studies
Ajay Kumar Maurya
Enrolled: Aug 2023
Continuing
Supervisor
Extreme weather and risk assessment
Umasankar Das
Enrolled: Jul 2024
Continuing
Supervisor

Awards And Honours
  • Best paper publication in Atmospheric Sciences from Indian Society of Remote Sensing,   2016
  • Senior Research Fellowship by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India (CSIR-SRF) during 2006-07,   2006
  • Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) organized by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development, Government of India,   2001
Memberships / Fellowships
  • Life Member (LM-594), Ocean Society of India (OSI),   2023
  • Life Member, International Association for Urban Climate (IAUC),   2023
  • Life Member (SAMA-LM-IND-112), South Asian Meteorological Association (SAMA),   2022
  • Patron Member (237), Orissa Physical Society (OPS),   2021
  • Life Member (IASTA-LM-642), Indian Aerosol Science and Technology Association (IASTA),   2018
  • Life Member (LM-3197), Indian Meteorological Society (IMS),   2017
  • Associate Member (0409301), American Meteorological Society (AMS),   2015
  • Life Member (l-4109), Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS),   2013
  • Member (17A764), Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS),   2012