Rainy Days Ahead: Comparative Analyses for Projected Future Total Precipitation Depth
Date and Time: Monday, November 13, 2023: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: NAS 125
Presenter
Rupsa Roy
Weston and Sampson
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Biography
Rupsa is a project scientist with over 10 years of expertise in climate change, climate modeling, and environmental geochemistry. Currently engaged in climate data modeling, she dedicates her efforts to predicting future climate shifts. Rupsa specializes in analyzing projections for vulnerability assessments and adaptation planning, particularly for projects along the East Coast. Collaborating with various municipalities and public agencies, she actively contributes to the writing of HMP and MVP reports. Her focus includes modeling exposure to extreme heat, sea level rise/storm surge, and extreme precipitation. Rupsa's proficiency extends to modeling and interpreting large datasets, utilizing platforms such as Excel, Python, and GIS.
Co-presenter(s)
Indrani Ghosh
Weston and Sampson
Biography
Indrani has nearly 20 years of experience as a water resources engineer and as a technical lead in climate change resiliency projects, specializing in leading interdisciplinary teams and stakeholders through risk-based prioritization of adaptation solutions. She has industry-leading experience in translating climate change projections to engineering design criteria for new and existing infrastructure and modeling climate impacts for the purposes of vulnerability assessment and adaptation planning for many projects in the Northeast. She has worked with numerous municipalities and public agencies to model their exposure to coastal and stormwater flooding using the best available and most appropriate sea level rise, storm surge, and rainfall projections. She has extensive experience integrating climate projections in hydrologic/hydraulic models of urban storm and sanitary sewer systems. Indrani is frequently invited to be part of panel discussions on climate risk and resiliency at New England universities and has won national awards for her contributions to the engineering profession. In addition, Indrani is fluent in Bengali, English, and Hindi.
Biography
Rainy Days Ahead: Comparative Analyses for Projected Future Total Precipitation Depth
Category
Resilience Adaptive Planning and Projects