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Sushovan Ghosh

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Sushovan Ghosh has been a RIFS Fellow since September 2026 and a Recognised Researcher in Earth System Services at Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS) since July 2024. Prior to joining RIFS, he worked on Destination Earth’s Climate Change Adaptation Digital Twin (Climate DT), contributing to the development of its energy use-case application package. He was awarded prestigious Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship by the Government of India during his doctoral studies. He received his PhD with distinction from Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. His research focuses on air quality, climate change, and their impacts on renewable energy resources. His doctoral research received an Editor’s Choice recognition. An enthusiastic science communicator, he has received several science communication awards, and his research has been featured in international media.

  • Air quality
  • Climate change
  • Renewable energy meteorology
  • Urban energy transition
  • Global and regional climate modelling
  • Kilometre-scale climate simulations

Selected Publications prior to joining the RIFS

  • Ghosh, S., Koutsantoni, P., Kosmopoulos, P. G., Andrikopoulos, G., & Katranitsas, A. (2026). Mapping urban energy transitions: Decoding solar PV potential, energy burden, and socio-demographic dimensions in the Athens metropolitan area.
  • Sustainable Cities and Society, 107746. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2026.107746
  • KA, A. A., Ganguly, D., Ghosh, S., Soni, V. K., & Dey, S. (2025). Insights into surface ozone variability in India (1980–2014) through CMIP6 model analysis.
  • Atmospheric Environment, 351, 121180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2025.121180
  • Ghosh, S., Ganguly, D., Dey, S., & Chowdhury, S. G. (2024). Future photovoltaic potential in India: Navigating the interplay between air pollution control and climate change mitigation.
  • Environmental Research Letters, 19(12), 124030. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad8c68
  • Chaudhary, E., Sekar, A., Ghosh, S., Singh, T., & Saha, S. (2026). Investigating the link between urban air quality, energy consumption, and respiratory health. In N. Singh, J. M. Chodkowska-Miszczuk, P. Singh, & P. Verma (Eds.),
  • Sustainable Urban Environments for Human Health (pp. 165–210). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-40407-8.00013-8
  • Ghosh, S. (2025, June). The climate bites: A tale of a warmer, sicker world.
  • Science Reporter, CSIR-NIScPR, Government of India. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F_oddlijo6ZCCrLsJGhUlSYDb-QdVMK9/view
  • Ghosh, S. (2025, January). India’s solar success with cleaner air: A candid conversation.
  • CSIR-NIScPR, Government of India. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1swK1uddJZk5Aud-y8NETHkBx8TjxAqhU/view

  • Ghosh, S., Roura-Adserias, F., Grayson, K., Lacima-Nadolnik, A., Soret, A., & Doblas-Reyes, F. J. (2025, June 25). The Energy Indicator application developed within the Climate DT – User engagement and experience story
  • 4th DestinE User eXchange, Vienna, Austria. https://destination-earth.eu/event/4th-destine-user-exchange/
  • Ghosh, S., Roura-Adserias, F., Grayson, K., Lacima-Nadolnik, A., Soret, A., & Doblas-Reyes, F. J. (2025).
  • Climate information in action: Advancing renewable energy services through streaming climate simulations* [Conference presentation]. EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria, EGU25-6239. https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-6239.html
  • Ghosh, S., Ganguly, D., & Dey, S. (2024).
  • Assessing the future solar resources over India at 1.5 °C and 2 °C warming worlds EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, EGU24-2418. https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU24/EGU24-2418.html
  • Ghosh, S., Kumar, A., Dey, S., Ganguly, D., & Katoch, V. (2023, December). Impact of urbanization on surface solar irradiance in India: A satellite remote sensing perspective . AGU Fall Meeting 2023, San Francisco, CA, United States, GC52L-0703. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2023AGUFMGC23E..04G/abstract

  • 2024: Research Communication Awards – Gewinner der Wettbewerbe Research Story Writing und 3-Minute Thesis, IIT Delhi.
  • 2022: Editor’s Choice Award – Early Career Researcher,
  • Environmental Research Letters, für „Cleaner air would enhance India's annual solar energy production by 6–28 TWh“.
  • 2022: 3. Platz, Saransh Thesis Competition, Indian National Young Academy of Sciences (INYAS).
  • 2018: Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF), indische Regierung.