About me.

I'm a scientist with an amazing job that allows me to think, plan, and share ideas! I love teaching and education and have taught at all levels of university astronomy and physics. I enjoy the opportunity to solve research problems that yield new insights into the origin of our solar system or the formation of gravitationally collapsed structures across our universe. I lead a research group of many graduate students and postdoctoral associates.

I am a Bengali-American, with roots in Kolkata, India. Canada is the fifth country in which I have lived, and I have a circle of friends and relatives that are scattered across the globe. Below is a picture taken at the Kolkata Flower Show, 2016. Held every February, you should not miss it if you are anywhere near.