DevNiyogi

Bio
Dev Niyogi is the PI for the University of Texas Extreme Weather and Urban Sustainability “TExUS” Lab and co-lead for the UT-City CoLab. His research focuses on understanding and enabling improved prediction and mitigation of weather hazards, such as heavy rains, urban thunderstorms, landfalling hurricanes and extreme heat.

Niyogi has coauthored over 300 peer-reviewed papers for international journals, and coedited two books (one recent one on Global Urban Heat Island Mitigation). According to Google Scholar, his research has been cited over 28,000 times, and his work has been viewed over 200,000 times, as per ResearchGate statistics. His work has been highlighted in various national and international popular press outlets, including NPR, Wired, Fox News, CNN and National Geographic, as well as TEDx Talks.

Before joining The University of Texas at Austin in 2020, he was at Purdue, where he continues to serve as an emeritus professor and was the state climatologist for Indiana. At The University of Texas at Austin, Niyogi is also part of the Theme Organizing (Executive) Committee of Planet Texas 2050, and part of the Ethical AI-Good Systems- Smart City initiative.

Educational Qualifications
Ph.D., Marine Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, 2000
M.S., Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, 1996
B.S., Civil Engineering, 1984

Additional Appointments
Professor, Jackson School of Geosciences

Select Awards & Honors

• Helmut E. Landsberg Award – American Meteorological Society (2023)
• Indiana Governor’s Team Award for Environmental Excellence (2018)
• USDA NIFA Partnership Award (2015)
• Council for Scientific Society Presidents honorary member

Related Websites
Oden Institute for Computational Engineering & Sciences
TExUS Lab
Niyogi Research Group

Select Publications