Anin Puthukkudy

Anin Puthukkudy is a dedicated Atmospheric Physicist affiliated with the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) as an Assistant Research Scientist at the Earth and Space Institute (GESTAR II). His primary focus is aerosol measurement and instrumentation, with expertise in remote sensing techniques using multi-angle polarimeters. He holds a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Physics from UMBC (2021), a Master's (2016), and a Bachelor's in Engineering Physics from NIT Calicut (2013).

His research emphasizes aerosol property retrieval using instruments like HARP2 and AirHARP, alongside algorithm development for aerosol and ocean color inversion. Key contributions include pre-launch calibration of AirHARP, HARP2 on-orbit performance analysis, and neural network-based radiative transfer models. He has authored/co-authored over 20 peer-reviewed articles and presented at major conferences like AGU and IAC.

Anin has secured awards including the CIDER2024 grant and travel fellowships. He leads projects on HARP2 aerosol retrieval algorithms, instrument calibration, and HPC cluster development for data analysis. Beyond academia, he is an active reviewer for journals like Remote Sensing of Environment and contributes to open-source tools like the NASA PACE Data Reader.

His technical skills span programming (Python, MATLAB), instrument design, and remote sensing algorithms. He is committed to advancing climate science through cutting-edge remote sensing technologies.