Ponraj Arumugam
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Experience
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Wageningen Environmental Research
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Netherlands
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Research Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Climate Change Adaptation Specialist
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Sep 2021 - Present
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PIK - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
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Germany
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Research
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200 - 300 Employee
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Doctoral Researcher
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Jun 2018 - Sep 2021
• Geo-spatial real-time yield estimation using process-based modeling to support crop insurance schemes in India. • Remote sensing based yield estimation using downscaling and machine learning approaches • Identifying farming adaptation strategies for climate change inWest Africa • Geo-spatial real-time yield estimation using process-based modeling to support crop insurance schemes in India. • Remote sensing based yield estimation using downscaling and machine learning approaches • Identifying farming adaptation strategies for climate change inWest Africa
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CGIAR Climate Impact Platform
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Kenya
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Researcher Associate
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Jul 2016 - May 2018
• Weather Based Crop Insurance Schemes (WBCIS) • Index based crop insurance schemes using process-based models. • Integrated multiple approaches such as crop modeling, remote sensing, climate indicators, and statistical modeling to monitor crop growth • Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) • Contributing developer to ”CCAFS Crop-loss Assessment Monitor (CAM)” tool. • Weather Based Crop Insurance Schemes (WBCIS) • Index based crop insurance schemes using process-based models. • Integrated multiple approaches such as crop modeling, remote sensing, climate indicators, and statistical modeling to monitor crop growth • Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) • Contributing developer to ”CCAFS Crop-loss Assessment Monitor (CAM)” tool.
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International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
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Mexico
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Consultant
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Jan 2016 - Jun 2016
Re-designed ”Mitigation Options Tool for agriculture (CCAFS-MOT)” to estimate green-house emissions from agriculture practices in South Asia and developing mitigation options. Re-designed ”Mitigation Options Tool for agriculture (CCAFS-MOT)” to estimate green-house emissions from agriculture practices in South Asia and developing mitigation options.
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Indian Institute of Remote Sensing
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India
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Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Junior Research Fellow
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Sep 2014 - Dec 2015
• Climate Change impacts on crop productivity using process-based modeling • Deriving agro-meteorological products from satellite remote sensing • Analyzing various climate change scenarios • Climate Change impacts on crop productivity using process-based modeling • Deriving agro-meteorological products from satellite remote sensing • Analyzing various climate change scenarios
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Education
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Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Climate Risk and Food Security -
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing
M.Tech, Remote Sensing and GIS -
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Agricultural Information Technology