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Talks
I give public talks to inform and inspire kids, students and people at large about space exploration. This page links to recorded podcasts and videos.
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Q&A and Podcast appearances
Outcomes of India’s Mars orbiter – NewSpace India
Does India have a space exploration roadmap? – Tech2
Space presentations
Why aren’t we living on the Moon already? – Chai and Why?
Why explore space – Asan Vigyan
Technical careers in space exploration as a physics graduate – Mumbai University
My writing career
Career options in science writing and communication in India – Mumbai University
How to become a science writer – Mumbai University
Interview: Space and Science communicator – The Interview Portal
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Space exploration writer ✨ Moon evangelist 🌗
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More about me
thanks
My parents, for their unconditional support and trust
My Physics professors, for patiently teaching me complex concepts
Emily Lakdawalla, for being ever-inspiring
Mukunth, for kickstarting my writing career, and beating academic writing out of me
Jason Davis, for pushing me to prune my words to their simplest form, being a mentor, and an empathetic supporter
space research
As a science officer at TeamIndus, I selected landing sites for their Moon missions, identified science objectives and converted them to engineering requirements.
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Co-developed a framework with veteran scientist Dr. Jim Head and peers for maximizing science in lunar landing missions. Abstract and poster, presented at LPSC 2019.
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Part of the TeamIndus group collaborating with Brown University on a science-optimized rover traverse in a Moon landing mission. Paper published in NewSpace.
I also have some research experience in Astrophysics, specifically in analyzing X-rays from cosmic objects as measured by Astrosat, India’s first space telescope.