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Lakshman Kesireddy

VISITING RESEARCHERS

Visiting PhD Student, Atmospheric Sciences (June 2025 - November 2025)

Biography

Lakshman Kesireddy is a weather and climate researcher focused on synoptic and mesoscale conditions and future climate extremes in changing climates. He has expertise in land surface and boundary layer interactions, urban climate, and the WRF model. He earned his Master of Technology in Atmospheric Sciences at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences at the National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India.

Research Interests

Lakshman's research focuses on improving the predictability of heatwaves and severe convective events using numerical weather models, with a particular emphasis on their interaction with urban morphology and future projections of heatwaves and associated heat stress.

Selected Publications

Lakshman, K., Nadimpalli, R., Srivastava, A., Osuri, K.K., Attada, R. and Parekh, A., 2025. High‐Resolution Analysis of Severe Heat Wave Dynamics and Thermal Discomfort Across India. International Journal of Climatology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/joc.8753 

Education

  • Ph.D. student, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India (Aug 2021–Present).
  • M.Tech, Atmospheric Sciences, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India (2019 - 2021)
  • M.Sc , Meteorology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India (2017 - 2019)

Professional Profile

  • Senior Research fellow, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India (Sep 2023 - Sep 2024)
  • Junior Research fellow, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India (Sep 2021- Sep 2023)

KAUST Affiliations

  • Climate and Livability Initiatives
  • Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering
  • Urban Lab

Non-KAUST Affiliations

National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India

Research Interests Keywords

Numerical Weather Prediction, Extreme weather events Mesoscale Modeling urban climate
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