Kaushal Gianchandani
NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) Fellow at Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS)
I am an oceanographer by training and currently an NPP Fellow at GISS.
My research examines how ocean circulation shapes climate on Earth and on other ocean worlds. I currently model the subsurface oceans of Europa and Enceladus to study how material released at the seafloor, including potential biosignatures, moves through these oceans toward locations that a spacecraft may observe.
I earned my PhD from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where I studied ocean circulation during Neoproterozoic "Snowball Earth" events and the Cretaceous greenhouse climate.
Research
View research →Icy moon oceans
How turbulent circulation moves heat and seafloor-derived material through oceans beneath the ice shells of Europa and Enceladus.
Neoproterozoic Snowball Earth oceans
Exploring ocean circulation and biogeochemistry during Neoproterozoic Snowball Earth events.
Dynamic controls on surface ocean circulation
How the shape of an ocean basin influences western boundary currents, heat transport, and implications for past and future climate.