EDUCATION

• Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences. 2023 The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
• M.Sc. Physics. 2017 Presidency University, Kolkata, India.
• B.Sc. Physics. 2015 Presidency University, Kolkata, India.
   

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

• Graduate Research Assistant, The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2017-2023  (Advisor: Dr. Larry Di Girolamo)
• Conducted validation & error analysis of climate records of multiple Earth-observing satellites (1^st author publication).
• Developed and implemented a fused satellite algorithm for improved cloud detection (manuscript in review).
• Conducted a big-data analysis of NASA satellite records and global climate reanalysis to quantify the large-scale patterns of cloud changes between 2000-2022 (manuscript being prepared).
   
• M.Sc. Dissertation Research, Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, Mumbai, India, 2017 (Advisor: Dr. Tulasiram Sudarsanam)
• Conducted time-series analysis and developed a Neural Network-based prognostic model for the prediction of ionospheric electrodynamics. Led to 2 publications (1 coauthorship, 1 acknowledged).
   

PUBLICATIONS

• Mitra A., Loveridge J., & Di Girolamo L. (2022) Synergistic Application of MISR Stereo Cloud Heights and Terra-MODIS Thermal Infrared Radiances to Estimate Multi-layered Cloud Properties. Preprint: https://​essope​nar​chive​.org/​d​o​i​/​f​u​l​l​/​1​0​.​1​0​0​2​/​e​s​s​o​a​r​.​1​0​5​1​2​795.1 (Advanced Review).
• Mitra A., Di Girolamo L., Hong Y., Zhan Y., Mueller K.J. (2020) Assessment and Error Analysis of Terra-MODIS and MISR Cloud-top Heights through Comparison with ISS-CATS lidar. JGR: Atmospheres. https://​doi​.org/​1​0​.​1​0​2​9​/​2​0​2​0​J​D​0​34281 
• Tulasi Ram, S., Sai Gowtam, V., Mitra, A., & Reinisch, B. (2018). The improved two-dimensional artificial neural network-based ionospheric model (ANNIM). JGR: Space Physics. https://​doi​.org/​1​0​.​1​0​2​9​/​2​0​1​8​J​A​0​25559