Dr. Subhra Sekhar Maity
Postdoctoral Researcher
He is a hydroclimatology and water resources researcher working on climate change, hydroclimatic extremes, and their implications for water infrastructure and society. His research primarily focuses on understanding and modelling climate change-driven shifts in hydroclimatic regimes, particularly changes in precipitation extremes, droughts, flash droughts, aridity, and compound climate extremes. He has worked extensively on nonstationary precipitation intensity–duration–frequency relationships, aridity transitions, and the development of improved approaches for flash-drought characterization. His research also examines the characteristics of compound climate extremes and their societal consequences, including changes in population exposure under future warming. His current research focuses on drought-to-flood abrupt transitions, the mechanisms governing these transitions, and their impacts on ecosystems. His broader research interests encompass coupled hydroclimatic and ecological responses to climate change, particularly hydroclimatic regime shifts, land–atmosphere interactions, and climate-informed hydrological risk assessment.

Education
July 2019 – Feb. 2026
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
Department of Civil Engineering
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Major: Civil Engineering (under supervision of Prof. Rajib Maity)
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Title of PhD Thesis: Shift in Hydroclimatic Regimes under Changing Climate: A focus on Arditiy, Flash Droughts and Precipitation Characteristics
July 2017 – June 2019
Master of Technology (M.T.), Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
Department of Civil Environmental Engineening
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Title of M.T. Thesis: Development of Intensity-Duration-Frequency Curve Incorporating Changing Climate for Guwahati City
July 2009 – June 2013
Bachelor of Technology, Bengal Engineering and Science University, India
Department of Civil Engineering