About the Speaker:

Prof. A. D. Rao received his M. Sc. degree in applied Mathematics from Andhra University in 1978 and Ph.D. degree from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in 1982 for his doctoral work on Numerical Storm Surge Prediction in India. Prof. Rao joined the faculty of Centre for Atmospheric Sciences at IIT Delhi in 1982. He held the position of Professor from 2002 to 2022. After serving the Institute as a regular faculty for 40 years, he joined back at IIT Delhi as an Emeritus Professor in July 2022. His research interests are in developing numerical models for ocean state prediction system along the Indian coasts. This includes storm tides and associated coastal inundation, wind waves, coastal ocean processes and internal waves. He has published more than 200 research papers in various national and international journals of repute. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad and Fellow of Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences. Prof. Rao was visiting research fellow at the University of Reading, UK during 1983-84. He was Visiting Scientist during 1990-91 at the University of Reading, UK and Florida State University, USA during 1997-98.