Rohan Agrawal

Rohan is a DPhil candidate studying urban overheating at high spatio-temporal resolution using data from citizen weather stations. By combining this non-conventional dataset with urban features, he investigates the key drivers of the urban heat island effect and overheating. His work provides actionable insights for climate adaptation and resilient city planning. He is supervised by Prof. Jesus Lizana and fully funded by UKRI EPSRC (2928092).

Prior to his doctoral studies, Rohan spent three years as a Research Associate under Prof. David Wallom, contributing to projects including the European Commission’s SWForum.eu, supporting the open-source community to track and benchmark EC-funded initiatives.

He also conducted energy analytics for the UK Department of Energy Security and Net Zero. His analysis of smart-meter data was pivotal in quantifying the impact of heat pump adoption on secondary substations, supporting the UK’s transition to a decarbonized grid.

He holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of Mississippi (2021) with minors in International Relations and Mathematics. An avid aviation and space enthusiast, he spends his time flying sailplanes, building rockets, and planning his next travel adventure.

• Urban climate
• Energy analytics 
• Climate adaptation and resilience
• Climate analytics