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Curriculum Vitae
Aishwarya Raman
Atmospheric Sciences,
The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ-85719.
Email address: [email protected]
Phone: (520)-465-9021
EDUCATION
 M.S ., Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona – August 2011-May 2013
(Expected),
CGPA: 3.875/4 (present).
 B.E Geo-Informatics, 2007, August – 2011 May, College of Engineering (CEG), Guindy
- Anna University, India.
CGPA: 9.25/10.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
 Graduate Research Assistant, Institute of Physics and Atmospheric Sciences, UoA, Jan
2011-Present.
o Advisor – Avelino F. Arellano Jr., Ph.D. (Atmospheric Sciences).
o Thesis title: Modeling and Data Analysis of Haboobs in Arizona using a
coupled Weather-chemistry model (WRF-Chem).
 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Institute of Physics and Atmospheric Sciences, UoA,
August 2011-December 2011.
o Faculty – Dr.Mullen, Atmospheric Sciences.
o Course: Introduction to weather and climate, NATS101.
 Undergraduate research in B.E Geoinformatics
o Advisor: Dr.S.S.Ramakrishnan, Institute of Remote Sensing, CEG (Anna
University, Chennai, India).
o Thesis title: Aerosol optical properties of Venusian Clouds from Visible and
Infrared Thermal imaging Spectrometer (VIRTIS).
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE AND INTERNSHIPS
 Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIAP), Bangalore, India (May 2011-July 2011).
o Advisor: Prof.B.C.Bhatt, IIAP, Bangalore, India.
 Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad (PLANEX Student - January 2011),
o Project: Methane in Mars.
 Space Application Centre, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Ahmedabad
(Internship, May, 2010 –August 2010).
 Divecha Centre for Climate Change, Centre for Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences,
Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore, India (December 2009-January 2009).
o Advisors: Prof.J.Srinivasan, Prof.S.K.Satheesh.
 Regional Remote Sensing Centre (RRSC), ISRO, Bangalore (Internship, May 2009).
o Projects - Creation of high resolution image database from LISS-4 satellite data in
ArcGis.

o Impact of Aerosol Optical depth on PM10 concentrations over Chennai city.
Indian Geoinformatics Centre, Chennai (Internship, December 2008).
HONOURS AND AWARDS
 Best oral presentation award, 15th conference in Atmospheric Chemistry, AMS
2013, Austin, TX , Jan 5-10, 2013.
 Science Grad College Fellowship 2012, University of Arizona.
 Dean of Students stipend, University of Arizona.
 Institute of Environment travel award, 2012.
 Recipient, NASA Astrobiology Funding for Exoclimes, January 2012, Aspen, CO.
 Full support from JCSDA for attending the 2012 JCSDA meet in Santa Fe.
 Alumni Endowment Award for highest GPA (B.E Geoinformatics), CEG, Anna
University, India.
 Best paper Award, Techshow 2010, Anna University on the topic ‘Air pollution model
using remote sensing parameters’.
 Best student paper Award, CONTECH ’09, Nirma University Civil Engineering
Technical symposium, Ahmedabad- India.
 Student Invitee, PLANEX workshop, Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) Workshop,
Ahmedabad, India. Recruited as project associate in PRL.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
M.S, Atmospheric Sciences
 A.Raman and A.F.Arellano et al., 2013, “Modeling and Data Analysis of 2011 Phoenix
Dust Storm”, 15th conference on Atmospheric Chemistry –January 2013 (Austin, TX) Oral presentation. This was one of the award winning presentations in AMS 2013, 15th
conference in Atmospheric Chemistry.
 A.Raman and A.F.Arellano et al., 2012, “Investigating Massive Dust Events Using a
Coupled Weather-Chemistry Model”, American Geophysical Union fall meeting, 2012
(San Francisco, CA) – Poster.
B.E Geo-Informatics
Oral Presentations
 “Sea Surface Temperature and Indian monsoon”, Geomatics 2010, Indian Space
Research Organisation, Ahmedabad, India.
 “Estimation of total suspended particulate matter using Remote Sensing parameters”,
National Conference in Advances in Environmental Engineering, November ,2010,
National Institute ofTechnology, Rourkela, India.
 “Impact of Aerosol optical depth on PM10 concentrations over Chennai city”,
CONTECH ’09, National level technical symposium in Civil Engineering, Nirma
University, Ahmedabad- India.
 ‘Air pollution monitoring using GIS’, National level Civil Engineering Symposium 2008,
Sri Venkateshwara College Of Engineering, India.
Poster Presentations
 “Impact of Sea Surface Temperature on Indian Monsoon”, MapIndia, 2010, New Delhi,
India.

“Regional climate Monitoring and adaptation issues”, Indo-Russian Workshop on
Regional Climate Change 2009, Kerela, India.
INVITED TALKS
 Southeast Arizona Chapter of the American Meteorological Society on the title
“Modeling and Data Analysis of 2011 Phoenix haboob” , Feb 21st, 2013.
 Invited talk: Menudo Society, Tucson, Arizona (Oct 22, 2012) - “Mineral Dust in South
west: A hike through saltating sand across I10 to Giant Phoenix Haboobs”.
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
 Workshop Organizer, Image Processing Workshop, 2011- kurukshetra, International
technomanagement conference, Anna University.
 Team leader, 3D Evolution Workshop 2010 – Kurukshetra, International technomanagement conference, Anna University.
 Workshops Organizer, 2010 and 2011, Geohorizon, Geoinfomratics Department
Symsposium, Anna University.
Extra-Curricular: Indian classical dance Instructor, UoA Recreation centre, Professional
Classical Dancer and Singer, Blogger (www.acelestialbinocular.blogspot.com).
REFERENCES
1. Dr.Avelino.F Arellano, Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona, tel no (w):
1-520-626-3015, email (w): [email protected]
2. Eric A. Betterton, Professor, Head, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of
Arizona.
Email : [email protected]
Declaration
I hereby declare all the above details are true to the best of my knowledge.
(Aishwarya.R)