Dr. Aditi Sheshadri

Biography

Aditi Sheshadri is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth System Science at Stanford University. She joined in 2018 and is also a Center Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment. Sheshadri's professional journey includes a postdoctoral research position at Columbia University, where she worked in the Department of Applied Physics and Applied Math and the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. She obtained her Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where she conducted research on atmospheric dynamics under the guidance of R. Alan Plumb. Her research interests encompass atmosphere-ocean dynamics, climate variability, and general circulation, focusing on mid-latitude jets, storm tracks, and the stratospheric polar vortex. Sheshadri employs a mix of theoretical, observational, and numerical experiment methodologies to address fundamental questions in atmospheric dynamics. She has received several awards throughout her career, including a Google Scholar Award in 2023 and various fellowships and honors during her academic pursuits at MIT. Additionally, she is active on the advisory committee for the Stratospheric Network for Assessment Predictability.

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