Current Role
PhD researcher in Environmental Hydrology investigating how atmospheric rivers influence extreme rainfall and flooding, with applications to climate-resilient infrastructure planning.
Environmental Hydrology Research
Understanding atmospheric rivers and flood risk at global scale.
PhD researcher at the University of Melbourne, combining hydro-climate science, statistical analysis, and large climate datasets to produce policy-relevant insights.
3+
Published papers on atmospheric rivers and flood risk
2022-Present
PhD in Engineering and IT at the University of Melbourne
Professional Summary
From catchments to climate signals
Core Strength
End-to-end analysis across hydrology and climate big data, including NetCDF workflows, advanced statistics of extremes, and reproducible research communication.
Research Goal
Build robust evidence that helps governments and practitioners design better flood risk management and sustainable water systems under climate uncertainty.
Research Interests
What I work on
Hydro-climatology
Atmospheric rivers, extreme precipitation behavior, and streamflow response across regions.
- Atmospheric river detection and comparison
- Global and regional precipitation signatures
Flood Dynamics
Compound events and recurrence of flood events under changing climate conditions.
- Global flood risk amplification
- Catchment-scale hydrologic impacts
Data Science for Hydrology
Machine learning and advanced statistics for large hydro-climate datasets.
- Time-series analysis and PCA
- NetCDF processing and feature extraction
Selected Work
Publications and conference outputs
Atmospheric rivers increase global flood risk
Pradhan, S., Wasko, C., Peel, M. (2026). Environmental Research Letters.
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ae362aAtmospheric Rivers intensify extreme precipitation and flooding across Australia
Pradhan, S., Wasko, C., Peel, M. (2025). Weather and Climate Extremes.
DOI: 10.1016/j.wace.2025.100812Atmospheric rivers and Australian precipitation: Impact of detection algorithm choice
Pradhan, S., Wasko, C., Peel, M. (2025). Journal of Hydrology.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.132586Global trends in Atmospheric River-induced precipitation
Pradhan, S., Wasko, C., Peel, M. Under review at npj Natural Hazards.
Atmospheric Rivers as Drivers of Precipitation Variability and Flood Extremes
Pradhan, S., Wasko, C., Peel, M. (2026). EGU General Assembly.
DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-3710Multivariate Approach Reveals a Higher Likelihood of Compound Heat Stress-Pluvial Floods in Urban India
Ganguli, P., Pradhan, S. (2022). Authorea Preprints.
DOI: 10.1002/essoar.10510858.1Academic Journey
Education and experience
Doctor of Philosophy, Engineering and IT
The University of Melbourne. Thesis on atmospheric rivers and impacts on extreme rainfall and flooding in Australia.
Academic Tutor / Instructor
University of Melbourne. Tutored Earth Processes for Engineering (ENEN20002), appointed for Environmental Analysis Tools (ENEN90032).
M.Tech, Agricultural and Food Engineering
IIT Kharagpur, CGPA 9.34/10. Thesis on compound heat stress-rain induced flood risk in urban India.
B.Tech, Agricultural Engineering
CAET OUAT, CGPA 8.76/10. University Gold Medalist (Rank 1).
Awards and Scholarships
- Best Journal Paper Award, IEGRC 2025 Conference
- Graduate Research Scholarship, University of Melbourne
- University Gold Medal, OUAT
- GATE 2020, Rank 106
- M.Tech stipend, IIT Kharagpur
Skills
Contact
Let's collaborate
Sucheta Pradhan
Research Scholar, Environmental Hydrology
Department of Infrastructure Engineering
The University of Melbourne
Academic References
Referees
Dr. Murray Peel
Senior Lecturer
Department of Infrastructure Engineering
The University of Melbourne, Australia
Dr. Conrad Wasko
Sydney Horizon Fellow (Senior Lecturer)
Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
The University of Sydney, Australia