I am currently developing the Science Popularization program at Centre for Cosmology and Science Popularization (CCSP), Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentennary (SGT) University, India. I am associated with science education, communication and outreach for the past 8 years. I take interest in developing low-cost hands-on activities and teaching-learning materials to reach the grassroots specially in the field of astronomy. I studied M.Sc. Physics with specialization in Spectroscopy and Astrophysics.
Before this as In-charge of Astronomy Lab, Program Officer – Scientist, I developed an astronomy lab with activities, programs and publications at Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre (VASCSC), Ahmedabad. This lab is catering to around 2000+ students and 200+ teachers per year. I was one of the team members to implement Space Clubs at Gujarat and conduct workshops for Indian space scientists to implement Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Space Clubs.
I am Principal Investigator in two under review projects submitted to National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC), DST. I am one of the external resource person for the National Astronomy Olympiad Exposure Camp for school and college teachers at Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Mumbai. I have contributed talks in different international conferences and workshops like Public Awareness of Research Infrastructures (PARI), organised by Square Kilometer Array Observatory (SKAO), Shaw-International Astronomy (IAU) workshop etc. I have been invited to conduct hands-on workshops for students, teachers, and scientists at various INSPIRE and YUVIKA, National Children Science Congress camps, institutions, state, national and international platforms on astronomy and model rocketry training 18000+ students and 2000+ teachers over the years.
I have research interests in low mass star and/or planet forming regions and its related phenomenon. I attended the European Radio interferometry School, 2022 at ASTRON, Netherlands, IAU-OAD Accessing Archival Data Astronomy from Archival Data, Aries Training School For Observational Astronomy (ATSOA) etc.
Avik Dasgupta
I/c Science Popularization
Sr. Project Scientist
Centre for Cosmology and Science Popularization (CCSP)
SGT University