Pranab is a member of the PCAPS Steering Group, and brings his expertise on the physical processes driving surface melt and extreme weather events across Antarctic ice shelves.

Pranab holds a BSc (Hons) and MSc in Physics, and earned his PhD focusing on the physical drivers of sea ice variability in Antarctica. He graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India, and subsequently held postdoctoral positions at the British Antarctic Survey and the Climatic Research Unit (CRU), UK. Pranab is currently an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Ocean, River, Atmosphere and Land Sciences (CORAL) at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India. He leads and/or contributes to several national and international projects funded by the Ministry of Earth Sciences - India, Indian Space Research Organisation, National Geographic Society, NERC-UK, European Union. Pranab also serves on the editorial board of the journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences and is a leader of the subcommittee ‘’Climate-Ice sheet Processes in Antarctica’’ within the SCAR programme INSTANT (Instabilities and Thresholds in Antarctica). Pranab also serves as an affiliate member of the Understanding High-Risk Events Working Group (WCRP) and an associate member of LIGHTS–SaGAA (Science and Geopolitics of Arctic-Antarctic).

Pranab’s research focuses on Antarctic surface melt processes, extreme precipitation events, and their physical drivers, particularly the role of tropics-Antarctic teleconnections. He also investigates regional climate and cryospheric changes in the high-mountain Himalayas, examining how these sensitive environments interact with broader atmospheric circulation patterns.

Research interests:
Tropics-Antarctic teleconnection | Extreme weather events | Ice shelf melt processes