Elif Kılıç
India Energy & Climate Center
Elif Kılıç is a Research Associate at the India Energy and Climate Center at UC Berkeley, where she develops heat stress metrics for outdoor workers.
She holds an M.S. in Environmental Engineering from UC Berkeley, a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from Georgia Tech, and a B.A. from Emory University.
Working with Dr. Ashok Gadgil, she developed EHI-N*, a modified Extended Heat Index incorporating variable metabolic rates, solar radiation, and physiological limits on sweating and vasodilation, and compared it against the NOAA Heat Index, WBGT, and UTCI across Indian climate zones.
She leads SHRAM, a public dashboard delivering real-time heat stress assessments for India’s 380+ million outdoor workers, and has produced district-level vulnerability maps and policy briefs.