Dr. Harleen Kaur completed her B.Sc. (Agriculture) in 2012, and M.Sc. (Agricultural Meteorology) in 2014, and Ph.D. (Agricultural Meteorology) in 2018 from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. Since November 26, 2019, she has been working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Climate Change & Agricultural Meteorology at Punjab Agricultural University, where she is involved in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses. She has participated in 07 national seminars, symposia, and workshops. She has delivered 08 lectures during trainings organized by PAMETI, PAU, Ludhiana. Her research contributions include 11 research papers, 05 presentations at national conferences, 01 bulletin, 01 folder, 02 bilingual folders, 06 book chapters, and 14 extension articles. She has served on the advisory committee for 06 students and currently guiding 02 M.Sc. student as major advisor. She is guiding UG students batch of B.Sc (Agri). She is an active organizer during the college level cultural activities. She holds administrative responsibilities as Assistant Warden of girls’ hostel and Store Incharge in the department. She actively contributes to various departmental, college, and university-level committees. 

Professional Accomplishments

Research Projects completed

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Research Publications:

1. Prabhjyot-Kaur, Kaur Harleen, Singh H and Sandhu S S (2019) Effect of Elevated Temperature Regimes on growth and yield of rice cultivars under Temperature Gradient Tunnel (TGT) environments. Journal of Agrometeorology21(3):241-48. (NAAS Rating: 6.64)
2. Kaur Harleen, Kingra P K, Singh Ramandeep, Kaur Samanpreet and Singh Som Pal (2022) Simulation of climate change impact on water productivity of maize in central Punjab. Mausam73(3):673-82. (NAAS Rating: 6.91)
3. Kaur Sukhjeet, Prabhjyot-Kaur and Kaur Harleen (2022) The role of meteorological parameters in determining yield of rice cultivated under flooded transplanted conditions in Ludhiana district – A case study. Journal of Agrometeorology24 (3): 299-304. (NAAS Rating: 6.56)
4. Prabhjyot Kaur,Kaur Harleen and N. S. Bains (2025)Rice cultivation a contributor to climate change in Indian Punjab – A perspective.Theoretical and Applied Climatology 156:138. (NAAS Rating: 8.80)
5. KrishnaA B, Prabhjyot‐Kaur, KaurSamanpreet, Kaur Harleen and Sandhu S S (2025)An assessment of the Statistical Bias Correction Techniques for CSIRO-Mk 3–6-0 model Rainfall and Temperature in Punjab, India. Theoretical and Applied Climatology 156:388. (NAAS Rating: 8.80)

Awards and Recognitions:

1. Conferred with the Dr. P.S.N. Sastry Award (2016) by the Association of Agrometeorologists, Anand, Gujarat, during the International Conference on AGMET-2016 held at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.
2. Secured a Merit Certificate in M.Sc. Agrometeorology from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.
3. Received the Best Poster Presentation Award at the National Symposium on “Climate Driven Food Production Systems: Agrometeorological Interventions” organized by the Association of Agrometeorologists, Anand, Gujarat, at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore (December 20-22, 2016).
4. Honoured with a Certificate of Appreciation (2022) for teaching contributions by the College of Agriculture, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.
5. Received certificate of appreciation (2023) from the Govt. of India, Ministry of micro, small and medium enterprises for valuable contributions during evaluation of innovative ideas received under MSME awarded by Govt. of India, New Delhi.
6. Awarded Best Poster Presentation Award at the National Seminar on “One Health for Sustainable Future: Issues & Challenges” held at Government College for Girls, Ludhiana, sponsored by CDC, Panjab University, Chandigarh (March 16, 2024).
7. Awarded Certificate of Appreciation in ensuring the resounding success of 37th Inter-University National Youth Festival HUNAR-2024 hosted by Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.
8. Awarded Certificate of Appreciation for successful conduct of Diamond Jubilee Alumni Meet-2025 of College of Agriculture, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.
9. Received the Best Oral Presentation Award at the National Seminar on “Frontier Technologies for Weather and Climate-based Decisions in Agriculture and Allied Sectors (AGMET-2025)” organized by the Association of Agrometeorologists, Jorhat, Assam, at Assam Agricultural University (February 13-15, 2025).