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DR. GAUTAM SAIKIA

Department: PHYSICS
Designation: Assistant Professor
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Education


1. Integrated MSc in Physics, Tezpur University, 2015

2. PhD: Tezpur University, in collaboration with the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, Title: “Study of dust characteristics in the Milky Way and nearby galaxies”, 2019

Professional Experience

  • Aug 2015 - July 2018, Visiting Research Scholar, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, India

  • Jan 2019 - Feb 2021, Post-doctoral Research Associate, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, India

  • March 2021 - present, Assistant Professor, North Gauhati College, Assam, India

Awards and Grants

  • Amul Vidya Shree Award (STD 10) in 2008.

  • PRL Summer Research Internship Program fellowship in 2014.

  • ISRO ‘Space Science Promotion Scheme’ fellowship in 2014.

  • Gold medal for academic excellence, Integrated MSc in Physics (2010-15), Tezpur University in 2016.

  • SERB International Travel Support (ITS) grant for travel to Tohoku University (Aobayama Campus), Sendai, Japan in 2016.

  • TMT Future Leaders grant for travel to University of California, Santa Cruz, USA in 2017.

  • JAXA grant for travel to the University of Tokyo, Japan in 2017.

  • SERB International Travel Support (ITS) grant for travel to European Southern Observatory (ESO), Munich, Germany in 2019.

Professional Society Memberships

  • Life member, Astronomical Society of India (ASI), since 2019.

  • Life member, Assam Physical Society (APS), since 2021.

  • Life Member, Assam Science Society, since 2023.

  • Junior Member, International Astronomical Union (IAU), since 2023. -Click Here

Resource Person and Outreach

  • Workshop on Astrophysical Data Analysis, Assam Don Bosco University, Assam, India, 2016.

  • Southampton IUCAA Training for Astronomical Research and Education (SITARE), Tezpur University, Assam, India, 2018.

  • Workshop on ‘Introductory Astronomy & Astrophysics’, Digboi College, Assam, India, 2018.

  • Vigyan Samagam Exhibition, Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum (VITM), Bengaluru, India, 2019.

  • IUCAA Centre for Astronomy Research & Development (ICARD) Webinar, Tezpur University, Assam, India, 2020.

  • Workshop on Astronomical Data Analysis (WADA 2022), Jagannath Barooah College (Autonomous), Jorhat, Assam, India, 2022.

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  • May 10, 2024


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