Feba Francis: Climate Scientist Specializing in large-Scale Circulation, Climate Variability and Sea-Ice
Feba Francis is a climate researcher focused on large-scale atmospheric and oceanic variability, with expertise in ENSO Dynamics, the Indian Summer Monsoon and Antarctic sea ice. She is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at Université catholique de Louvain in Belgium, where she works on modelling the variability of Antarctic sea ice and its links to global climate systems.
Feba earned her PhD from the University of Hyderabad, India, where she studied decadal variability and prediction of tropical climate drivers, the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD). Her research has contributed to understanding the decadal prediction skill of the IOD.
🌏 Current Roles & Contributions
- Postdoctoral Researcher – Université catholique de Louvain
→ Antarctic sea ice modeling and climate variability analysis - Steering Group Member – WCRP Academy
→ Supports early-career researcher engagement and science communication
📚 Academic Background & Research
- PhD in Climate Science – University of Hyderabad
- Research topics include:
- Climate variability and modelling
- Antarctic sea ice
- ENSO and Indian Ocean Dipole
- Indian Summer Monsoon
- Published in journals such as Climate Dynamics, Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Climate, and Communications Earth & Environment
🌍 Science Communication & Outreach
- Active contributor to early-career climate science events and training initiatives
- Contributions to WCRP Academy
- Young Earth System Scientists (YESS) Community Council Member since 2019
- Editor of APECS Belgium blog (2023-2024)
