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Physical Resource Theory,
Department of Space, Earth and Environment, Chalmers University of Technology
412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
Contact: +46-317 721 603

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Education

Jan., 2023 | Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

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Awarded in Sustainability Science
Thesis: “Rooting for forest resilience: Implications of climate and land-use change on tropical rainforests” [Link]

May, 2018 | Master of Technology (M.Tech.)
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-ISM) - Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India

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Awarded in Environmental Science and Engineering (First Class with Distinction)
Thesis: “Estimation of biomass using remote sensing and GIS for tropical forest”

July, 2015 | Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)
Bharati Vidyapeeth University - Pune, Maharashtra, India

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Awarded in Civil Engineering (First Class)
Thesis: “Study of Nano-concete”

Employment

Feb., 2023 – present | Postdoctoral Researcher
Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden

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- Investigating deforestation carbon footprint of agricultural commodities and the role of global supply-chains in driving deforestation
- Working with high-resolution remote sensing and agricultural census data; and trade models
- Developed a global scale commodity-driven deforestation (carbon) footprint model – DeDuCE
- Assisting with teaching, presenting at conferences and developing potential publications and grant opportunities

Nov., 2018 – Jan., 2023 | Doctoral Candidate
Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

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Visiting Researcher: Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), The Netherlands — 1 year
Visiting Researcher: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria — 3 months

- Investigated how hydroclimatic changes brought on by climate and land-use change influence forest resilience and lead to rainforest tipping
- Examined subsoil forest dynamics and their impact on the ecohydrology of terrestrial ecosystems
- Worked with remote sensing, climate datasets, and process-based models
- Assisted with teaching and presented my research at international conferences

July, 2018 – Sep., 2018 | Junior Research Fellow
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Bombay, Maharashtra, India

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- Investigated the influence of water scarcity on Indian agriculture

July, 2016 – May, 2018 | Part-time Graduate Teaching Assistant
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-ISM) - Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India

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- Helping faculty with lectures and labs as part of the master’s scholarship

Teaching

  1. 2023 and 2024 : Lecturer and Teaching assistant for a Master’s course ’Science of Environmental Change’ at Chalmers University of Technology – 7.5 credits. Lectured on ’Land-sphere dynamics’ (4 hours).
  2. 2023 : Lecturer and Teaching assistant for a Master’s course ’Quantitative Methods for studying Social- Ecological Systems’ at Stockholm Resilience Centre – 5 credits. Lectured on ’Introduction to complex data analyses’ (4 hours).
  3. 2017 and 2018 : Teaching assistant for a Bachelor’s course ’Geoinformatics: Remote Sensing and GIS application - Lab’ at IIT-ISM Dhanbad— 3 credits.
  4. 2017 : Teaching assistant for a Master’s course ’Air and Noise pollution - Lab’ at IIT-ISM Dhanbad— 2 credits.
  5. 2016 : Teaching assistant for a Master’s course ’Environmental Chemistry - Lab’ at IIT-ISM Dhanbad— 2 credits