Established under the scheme of the Institute of Eminence (IoE), the Centre for Atmospheric and Climate Sciences (CACS) at IIT Madras is dedicated to studying the Earth system science and climate in the Anthropocene. With a team of dedicated researchers and experts, we strive to understand the complex dynamics of the atmosphere and work towards strong fundamental and applied research to better understand and mitigate the impact of climate change on society.
DRIVEN BY
Faculty
Prof. Sachin S. Gunthe
Civil Engineering
Professor and former Head of Max Planck Partner Group on bioaerosol research at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
Prof. Chakravarthy Balaji
Mechanical Engineering
His research interests include Computational Heat Transfer, Optimisation in Thermal Sciences, and weather prediction.
Prof. R. Ravi Krishna
Chemical Engineering
In the capacity of Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the renowned Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
DR. Anubhab Roy
Applied Mechanics
Anubhab did his B.Tech in Civil Engineering from IIT (BHU), Varanasi and PhD in Engineering Mechanics from JNCASR, Bangalore.
Dr. Krishna Malakar
HSS
Krishna Malakar is associated with the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
SUPPORTED BY
Research Papers
Trends in sulfur dioxide over the Indian subcontinent during 2003–2019
Chutia L., Ojha N., Girach I., Pathak B., Sahu L.K., Sarangi C., Flemming J., et al. 2022, AtmEn,284, 119189.
Reduction in human activity can enhance the urban heat island: insights from the COVID-19 lockdown
Chakraborty, T., Sarangi C*., Xuhui Lee. Environmental Research Letters. 2021
Complex Hygroscopic Behavior of Ambient Aerosol Particles Revealed by a Piezoelectric Technique
Christi Jose*, Aishwarya Singh, Kavyashree N. Kalkura, George V. Jose, Shailina Srivastava, Rameshchand K. Ammini, Shweta Yadav
Urbanization amplifies nighttime heat stress on warmer days over the US Sarangi, C*
Qian, Y., Li, J., Leung, L. R., Chakraborty, T. C., & Liu, Y.Geophysical Research Letters, 2021, 48, e2021GL095678
COLLABORATION WITH
Global Research Groups
Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany.
Gordon McKey Professor of Environmental Chemistry and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, MA, USA.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of San Diego, USA and Max Planck Institute Mainz, Germany.
Director of the Manchester Environmental Research Institute and University of Manchester, UK.
School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, GA, USA.
Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.
Department of Environmental Sciences, Central University of Jammu, Jammu, India.
