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Academic Details

Educational Qualification

2019 - Present

Ph.D. Student (PMRF Fellow)

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

I joined as a research scholar at IIT Madras in 2019. My Ph.D. research is focused on understanding the implications of microphysical and chemical properties of atmospheric aerosols on the seasonal variations or vice-versa over the Indian subcontinent.

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2017 - 2019

M.Sc. Environmental Science

Punjab University (PU)

Chandigarh, Punjab India

I have done my Masters at Department of Environmental Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh. 

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Here I got the opportunity to study many aspects of Earth System science, Starting from Ecology to Meteorology. 

2014 - 2017

B.Sc. Botany (Hons.)

Delhi University (DU)

New Delhi, India

I did my B.Sc. (Hons.) in Botany from Gargi College, University of Delhi (DU).

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It was during this time that I was exposed to scientific research through the Innovation project I did on DNA barcoding of grasses. 

Research Interests

Atmospheric and Climate Sciences

Especially Aerosols, Bio-aerosols, New particle formation, Aerosol-cloud-climate interaction, Impact of Aerosols on Agriculture and Human Health in the aspect of climate change, Impact of Extreme Environments on aerosol distribution, Atmospheric Dust Cycle, Cloud Physics, Remote Sensing, Extreme Events under Climate Change, Impact of Climate Change on Precipitation, Monsoon, etc.

Fellowships and Awards

  • Recipient of prestigious Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF), February-2021.

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  • Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in Ecology and Evolution (EY) with All India Rank-43 in 2019.

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  • Qualified University Grants Commission (UGC) National Eligibility Test (NET) for –Lectureship (LS)/Assistant Professorship, Govt. of India, based on excellence in the National Eligibility Test in Environmental Sciences in June/December- 2018.

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  • Recipient of Summer Research Fellowship through Indian National Science Academy (INSA) at CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, 2018.

Experimental and Analytical Skills

Working experience in operating various aerosol and environmental analysis instruments like Cloud Condensation Nuclei Counter (CCN Counter), Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor (ACSM), Aethalometer, Condensation Particle Counter (CPC), Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer (SMPS), Wide-Range Aerosol Spectrometer (WRAS), Automatic Weather Station (AWS), Inductively Coupled Plasma- Atomic Emission Spectrometer (ICP-AES), Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AAS), Cold-Vapor Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (CVAAS), and Environmental Dust Monitor (EDM).
 

Scholastic Achievements

  • Sara Thomas Award for Best student in Botany at Gargi College, Delhi University, 2017.

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  •  Green Revolution Certification program by the United Nations (UN), 2016.

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  •  Rank holder of Delhi University South campus in bachelor’s exam in 2017.

Professional skillset

Entrepreneurial Mindset

NGO Planning

Teamwork & Collaboration

Climate Data analysis

Languages

Hindi (native)

Bengali 

English (proficient)

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