Member Since 2011
Kaustubh Thirumalai
Assistant Professor, University of Arizona
Professional Experience
University of Arizona
Assistant Professor
2019 - Present
Education
University of Texas at Austin
Doctorate
2016
University of Texas at Austin
Masters
2012
National Institute of Technology Karnataka
Bachelors
2010
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Honors & Awards
Nanne Weber Early Career Award
Received December 2022
Outstanding Reviewer Award - Geophysical Research Letters
Received December 2020
Current Roles
Member
Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology Executive Committee
Member
Sullivan Award Committee
Publications
An Inconsistent ENSO Response to Northern Hemisphere Stadials Over the Last Deglaciation

The dynamics shaping the El Niño‐Southern Oscillation's (ENSO) response to present and future climate change remain unclear, partly due ...

June 20, 2024
AGU Abstracts
What is your average monsoon? Seasonal links between stratification and Indian summer monsoon outflow since the last Ice Age
NOT YOUR AVERAGE MONSOON: DEVELOPING PROXIES AND RECORDS FOR PALEOSEASONALITY POSTER
paleoceanography and paleoclimatology | 15 december 2023
Kaustubh Thirumalai, Steven C. Clemens, Yair Rosen...
Indian summer monsoon (ISM) hydrology fuels biogeochemical cycling across South Asia and the Indian Ocean, impacting Earths most densely-populated are...
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Stratification and Surface Salinity Variations across the Last Two Glacial Cycles with Maldivian Planktonic Foraminifera
NOT YOUR AVERAGE MONSOON: DEVELOPING PROXIES AND RECORDS FOR PALEOSEASONALITY POSTER
paleoceanography and paleoclimatology | 15 december 2023
Siyao M. Yu, Ronan Keating, Kaustubh Thirumalai, ...
The South Asian Monsoon (SAM) is the dominant driver of precipitation and productivity across the tropical Indian Ocean. At the heart of the equatoria...
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Hydrological Reconstruction Supports the Impacts of Drought on the Indus Valley Civilization
UNDERSTANDING PAST CLIMATES AND ENVIRONMENTS OF MONSOON ASIA AND THE INDO-PACIFIC BY COMBINING MODELS AND DATA II POSTER
paleoceanography and paleoclimatology | 15 december 2023
Hiren Solanki, Vikrant Jain, Kaustubh Thirumalai, ...
Hydroclimatic variations during the 5000 to 3000 year Before Present (BP) played a crucial role in the rise and fall of the Indus Valley Civilization ...
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Volunteer Experience
2023 - Present
Member
Sullivan Award Committee
2020 - 2027
Associate Editor
Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
2023 - 2024
Member
Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology Executive Committee
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