S. K. Satheesh

S. K. Satheesh
Born (1970-05-01) 1 May 1970 (age 54)
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
Known forStudies on atmospheric aerosols
Awards
  • 1997 PRL Best Research Paper Award
  • 2001 START Young Scientist Award
  • 2001 INSA Young Scientists' Medal
  • 2001 WMO Young Scientist Award
  • 2007 AARA Asian Young Aerosol Scientist Award
  • 2007 SCOPUS Young Scientist Award
  • 2007 PRL Research Award
  • 2008 KU Rajib Goyal Prize
  • 2009 S. S. Bhatnagar Prize
  • 2009 AGU Editors’ Citation
  • 2011 TWAS Prize
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions

Sreedharan Krishnakumari Satheesh (born 1970) is an Indian meteorologist and a professor at the Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc).[1][2] He holds the chair of the Divecha Centre for Climate Change, a centre under the umbrella of the IISc for researches on climate variability, climate change and their impact on the environment.[3] He is known for his studies on atmospheric aerosols[4] and is an elected fellow of all the three major Indian science academies viz. Indian Academy of Sciences[5] Indian National Science Academy[6] and the National Academy of Sciences, India[7] as well as The World Academy of Sciences.[8] The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences in 2009.[9][note 1] He received the TWAS Prize of The World Academy of Sciences in 2011.[10] In 2018, he received the Infosys Prize (in Physical Sciences category), one of the highest monetary awards in India that recognize excellence in science and research, for his work in the field of climate change.[11]

  1. ^ "NASI profile". National Academy of Sciences, India. 2016. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  2. ^ Jethva, H.; Satheesh, S.K.; Srinivasan, J.; Moorthy, K.K. (2016). "Authors". IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 47 (7): 1990–1998. doi:10.1109/TGRS.2008.2010221. S2CID 26915210.
  3. ^ "About Us". Divecha Centre for Climate Change. 2016.
  4. ^ "Brief Profile of the Awardee". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Fellow profile". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2016.
  6. ^ "Indian fellow". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  7. ^ "NASI fellows" (PDF). National Academy of Sciences, India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  8. ^ "TWAS fellow". The World Academy of Sciences. 2016. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  9. ^ "View Bhatnagar Awardees". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  10. ^ "TWAS Prize". The World Academy of Sciences. 2016.
  11. ^ "Infosys Prize - Laureates 2018 - Prof. S.K. Satheesh". www.infosys-science-foundation.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.


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