Dr Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay is Scientist F at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, where he leads high-resolution general circulation and mesoscale modelling research. He obtained his PhD in Physics from Pune University in 2005, following a BSc in 1985, an MSc in 1987, and an MTech in Atmospheric Science in 1990 from the University of Calcutta. His expertise encompasses cloud microphysics, convective parameterization, and simulating monsoon and heavy precipitation events in numerical weather prediction models. Under his leadership, the IITM team developed the indigenous 6 km IITM High-Resolution Global Forecast Model (IITM-HGFM), slated for operational deployment in 2025, marking a key Research-to-Operations achievement. He is a life member of the Indian Meteorological Society and holds membership of the International CLIVAR-GEWEX Working Group on Asian-Australian Monsoon. In 2022, he was elected Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences for his significant contributions to atmospheric science. Dr Mukhopadhyay serves on the Steering Group of the WMO WWRP Sub-seasonal Applications for Agriculture and Environment (SAGE) project and is a member of the WMO WWRP Tropical Meteorology Research Working Group. He also holds a Visiting Faculty appointment in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at IISER Berhampur, contributing to interdisciplinary teaching and research. He reviews for leading journals including Weather and Forecasting, Geophysical Research Letters, and Journal of Earth System Science. His ongoing research focuses on high-resolution GCM, mesoscale modelling, and physical parameterization improvements in numerical weather prediction systems.
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