I am the GANGOTRI Mars Mission Postdoctoral Researcher at Louisiana State University’s Geology & Geophysics Planetary Science Lab. I am interested in understanding the compositional and thermophysical properties of a variety of landscapes, such as terrestrial planets, asteroids, dwarf planets, and icy moons, as well as understanding the critical zone of crust-atmosphere exchange on planets and moons. I also concentrate on advancing future robotic and human exploration missions with a habitability focus, which is central to my interest in expanding astrobiological investigations in planetary science towards exoplanetary science.

Background Image: NASA Perseverance view of surface and clouds on Mars​, Credit: Rogelio Bernal Andreo/NASA/JPL-Caltech/Kevin M. Gill