Prof. A.D. Rao

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 has joined 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. Prof. Rao has made significant contribution to these fields, which is widely recognized. 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. 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. Prof. Rao has guided 19 Ph. D. students. He is very actively involved in several consultancy and sponsored research of national importance. He is associate editor for International Journal of Ocean Climate Systems. He has been invited many times as a guest editor of Natural Hazards and Marine Geodesy to bring out special issues on the topics which are relevant to his field. He is also a member in the editorial board of Natural Hazards.

Research Areas of Interest:

• Numerical Modeling of Coastal Ocean Precesses

• Development of a Prediction System for Storm Tides and Associated Flooding

• Identification and Modeling of Internal Waves in the Arabian Sea & the Bay of Bengal including the Andaman Sea

• Modeling of Wind Waves and its Interaction with Storm Surges and Tides

• Ecosystem Modelling along the Indian Coast