INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Government of India
Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra
DGM IMD | Bio-data
Name of the Officer
: Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra
Date of Birth
: 12th Aug 1965
Designation
:
Director General of Meteorology, India Meteorological Department, Government of India
Education Qualifications
: M.Sc. (Physics) and Ph.D (Physics)
Areas of specialization
a) Discipline
i) WEATHER FORECASTING SERVICES
ii) PROJECT / PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT
iii) RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
iv) GENERAL ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENT
ii) PROJECT / PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT
iii) RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
iv) GENERAL ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENT
b) Research and Scientific Publications mainly based on:
i) Weather forecasting & cyclone warning
ii) Cyclonic disturbances
iii) Monsoonal low pressure systems
iv) Heavy rainfall
v) Thunderstorm
vi) Forecast verification
ii) Cyclonic disturbances
iii) Monsoonal low pressure systems
iv) Heavy rainfall
v) Thunderstorm
vi) Forecast verification
Professional and Research Career:
- Have over 70 Research Publications to the credit
- Director, Regional Meteorological Centre, IMD, Guwahati (2004-2005) Weather forecasting, Climatology, Aviation Meteorology
- Director, National Weather Forecasting Centre (NWFC) formerly Northern Hemispheric Analysis Centre (NHAC), IMD, New Delhi(2005 - 2010) Weather forecasting and Cyclone Warning
- Scientist-E, NWFC (Formerly NHAC), IMD, New Delhi (2010 - 2015) Weather forecasting and Cyclone Warning, Disaster management.
- Scientist-F, NWFC (Formerly NHAC), IMD, New Delhi (2015 - 2016) Weather forecasting, Numerical Weather prediction (NWP) and Cyclone Warning, Disaster management
- Scientist-G, IMD New Delhi (2016 - 2019) Weather forecasting, Numerical Weather prediction (NWP) and Severe weather warning, Disaster management
Awards & Distinctions:
- Chintamani Memorial Medal- 1985, Rotary Club of India, Bhadrak Branch, Odisha for securing highest mark in physics in B.Sc.
- Commendation certificate during 1989 from Defence Research and Development Organisation, Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India for significant contribution to Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme
- Certificate of Merit for Young Scientist– 2008 by Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India for outstanding contribution in the field of atmospheric science and technology
- 25th Biennial Mausam Award (2008-2009) for the research paper, entitled, "Daily summer monsoon rainfall over northeast India due to synoptic scale systems" published in the journal, MAUSAM (2008, Vol.59, No. 1)
- Achiever’s Award-2013 by IMD to Cyclone Warning Division on the occasion of Foundation Day, 2014 for excellence in cyclone monitoring, prediction and warning services
- Appreciations earned to IMD for Early Warning Services and publications
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