Table of Biography
Jagadish Shukla is an Indian-born scientist living in the United States of America. Jagadish Shukla is a meteorologist and professor at George Mason University in the United States of America. Likewise, he was also the recipient of the Padma Shri Awards in the year 2012.
Early Life and Childhood
Jagadish Shukla whose birth name is Jagadish Shukla was born in the year 1944 and is currently 79 years old. However, as Jagadish has not yet shared his exact date of birth in media there is no information about his zodiac sign available in media. Likewise, Jagadish was born in the village of Mirdha in the Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh, India but holds American citizenship as he lives in the United States of America.
Similarly, talking about his ethnicity and religion, he belongs to the Indian ethnic group and follows Hinduism. However, no information is available about his family members and parents. Similarly, there is no information about his parents and siblings available in the media.
Talking about his childhood, Jagadish spent his early childhood in a village. The village he lived in had no electricity, no roads, and no transportation. Similarly, he got his primary school education under a large banyan tree. Following this, he went to S.R.S. High School in the first class with distinction in subjects like Mathematics and Sanskrit.
Similarly, he then studied Science at S.C. College, Ballia. He then passed his BSc. (honors) at the age of 18 with a degree in Physics, Mathematics, and Geology followed by brief intervals from studies. He then did an MSc in Geophysics in the year 1964. Likewise, he then did a Ph.D. in Geophysics in 1971 and a ScD in Meteorology from MIT in the year 1976.
Jagadish Shukla – Professional Life
Jagadish then became a Distinguished University Professor at George Mason University in the United States of America. There he worked as the founder of the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Earth Sciences, and Climate Dynamics Ph.D. Program. His work as researcher led to the notion of predictability in the middle of chaos and the development of the slow variations of the atmosphere’s lower boundary conditions and their interactions with the atmosphere. Likewise, he also recognizes the importance of land surface processes in climate variability and predictability. He then established the Center of Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies.
Caption: Jagadish receiving an award. Source: cola.gmu.edu
Similarly, he made another contribution to in research his proposal in the early 1980s while carrying out a retrospective analysis of atmospheric observations. His scientific contribution includes studies of the dynamics of monsoon depressions, the influence of snow, albedo, soil wetness, and surface roughness on climate variability. Likewise, Jagadish then worked closely with many notable scientists in India, Italy, Brazil, and South Korea. Similarly, he then worked to establish the National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting in New Delhi. He also helped to form a weather and climate research group at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy training many students from developing countries.
Likewise, Jagadish Shukla has also worked as the founding president of the Institute of Global Environment and Society which has been directing the Center for Ocean Land Atmosphere Studies. It aims to improve the understanding of climate variability and predictability on intraseasonal to decadal time scales within a changing climate. Similarly, he has also been with several organizations working for social justice, poverty reduction, and rural development. Likewise, he has also worked as a long-time member of the Board of Trustees of the Seghal Foundation.
Awards
Moreover, this talented scientist has been quite famous throughout his career. Likewise, in the year 2016, he became an Honorary Member of the American Meteorological Society recognizing his outstanding achievements in atmospheric and related science. Similarly, he also received the Padma Shri Award in the year 2012. Jagadish then in the year 1982 received the Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal, the highest honor given to a civilian by NASA.
Jagadish Shukla – Net worth 2023
Talking about her net worth and earnings, Jagadish Shukla is a scientist by profession who has been making a good amount from his career. However, he has not yet shared any information about his net worth available in the media.
Jagadish Shukla – Relationship Status
Regarding his relationship status, Jagadish Shukla is straight and in a marital relationship. However, as he prefers to keep his personal life away from the media, he has not shared anything about it.
Body Measurement and Social Media
Unfortunately, there is no information about his body measurement details given in the media. Looking at his physical appearance, he has a dark skin type with grey hair color and dark brown pair of eyes.
Reflecting upon his social media presence, Jagadish Shukla is not active on any social media channel.