CURRENT RESEARCH INTEREST

Experimental particle physics

Experience

• 05/2006 – Present: Assistant Research Scientist, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
• 05/2002 – 04/2006: Post-Doctoral Research Associate, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
• 08/1998 – 04/2002: Ph.D student supported by KEK, Tsukubashi, Ibaraki-Ken, Japan.

Qualification

• 1998 – 2003 Ph.D in Experimental Particle Physics, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India
• 03/2001 – 04/2001 Attended ICFA’s 2001 School of Instrumentation in Elementary Particle Physics, National Accelerator Center, Faure, South Africa.
• 09/1997 – 08/1998 M. Phil. in Physics, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India.
• 09/1993 – 08/1997 M. Sc. in Physics (Particle physics specialization), Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India

• 09/1990 – 05/1993 B. Sc. in Physics (Physics Honors), Kendrapara College, Kendrapara, India.

Professional Services And Committees

• One of the two QCD physics contacts for US ATLAS physics group.
• Referee of Physical Review Letters for the American Physical Society since 2006.
• Supervisory Roles for Graduate Students
• Thesis defense committee member
• Member of the American Physical Society since 2003

Professional Recognition

• Received one of the two best participants award (more than 100 participants from around the world) from the organizing committee of XXXIX International Symposium on Multiparticle Dynamics ”Gold Sands”, Gomel Region, Belarus, 4-9 September 2009.• Received one of the two best participants award (more than 100 participants from around the world) from the organizing committee of XXXIX International Symposium on Multiparticle Dynamics ”Gold Sands”, Gomel Region, Belarus, 4-9 September 2009.