Hemant Khatri
Senior Scientist at Met Office
Exeter, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolHemant Khatri is a Senior Scientist at the UK Met Office with eight years' experience applying theoretical and computational methods to understand how ocean circulation shapes regional climate change. He holds a PhD in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics from Imperial College and advanced training in atmospheric dynamics from IISc, combining rigorous theory with practical climate modelling. His research and code contributions to the widely used MOM6 ocean model include new diagnostics for the barotropic momentum budget and improvements to mixing and viscosity calculations, bridging model development and physical interpretation. Prior roles at Liverpool, Princeton and in industry reflect a track record of translating research-grade tools into operationally relevant insights. Based in Exeter, he brings a rare mix of mathematical depth and hands-on back-end modelling expertise that helps close the gap between ocean dynamics theory and climate prediction. Colleagues value his attention to dimensional consistency and incremental code improvements that make complex models more robust and transparent.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics, Master of Science - MS, Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics at Indian Institute of Science (IISc)BITS Pilani, Birla Institute of Technology and ScienceDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Theoretical and Mathematical Physics at Imperial College London
Github Skills (8)
climate-model10
fortran10
ocean10
numerical10
ocean-modelling10
numerical-methods10
numeric10
modeling10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
mom-ocean/MOM6
Apr 2020 - May 2021
Modular Ocean Model
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:3 reviews, 30 commits, 9 PRs in 1 year
Contributions summary:Hemant primarily contributed to the MOM6 ocean model by adding and modifying diagnostics related to the barotropic momentum budget. They introduced new diagnostic fields and implemented calculations to return fractional layer thicknesses for various momentum budget terms. Furthermore, they modified code related to diapycnal mixing and horizontal viscosity, including the addition of new diagnostics and the adjustment of existing ones. The user also worked on related dimensional consistency checks and made minor code improvements.
numerical-modelingocean-circulationoceanfortranocean-model
hmkhatri/MOM6
Apr 2020 - Mar 2023
Modular Ocean Model
Contributions:131 pushes, 9 branches in 2 years 11 months
oceanocean-modelmodular
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