Swathy Krishna P.S
Postdoctoral Associate
Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Education: PhD Cochin University of Science and Technology, MSc Cochin University of Science and Technology, BSc Kerala University
Research Websites: Mubadala Arabian Center for Climate and Environmental ScienceS (ACCESS)
Research Areas: Coastal ocean dynamics, ocean modelling, climate change, coastal vulnerability
Swathy Krishna P.S is a physical oceanographer, specializing in coastal hydrodynamics and ocean modeling. Since January 2024, she has been serving as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Mubadala Arabian Centre for Climate and Environmental Science (ACCESS). Swathy obtained her PhD from Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), where her research focused on coastal flooding and related processes along the southwest coast of India. She also holds a master's degree in Physical Oceanography from CUSAT, Kerala, India. With over six years of experience in various research institutions, including the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur and the National Centre for Earth Science Studies (NCESS) in India, Swathy has made significant contributions to the study of coastal dynamics along the Indian coast. In particular, the vulnerability of the Southwest coast of India to man-made structures and coastal resilience were analyzed, developed a coupled coastal monitoring framework for medium wave energy coasts. Furthermore, a database for coastal flood events along the Kerala coast was formed for the establishment of an early flood warning system.
Currently, she is investigating on the impacts of brine discharge from desalination plants in the Arabian Gulf region, considering the effects of climate change. Her work involves utilizing numerical model simulations to enhance the understanding of the ocean dynamics of the Arabian Gulf and future climate impacts.