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2025

  1. Paper published: Das, A., Xi, B., Zheng, X., & Dong, X. (2025). Marine Boundary Layer Cloud Boundaries and Phase Estimation Using Airborne Radar and In Situ Measurements During the SOCRATES Campaign over Southern Ocean. Atmosphere, 16(10), 1195. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos16101195
  2. Awarded the University of Arizona, Earth Dynamics Observatory (EDO) Seed Fund for research on marine cloud microphysics. https://edo.arizona.edu/research/spring-2025-earth-dynamics-observatory-seed-grants
  3. Awarded the Krider Endowed Scholarship in Atmospheric Sciences and Physics by the Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona, for demonstrating excellent merit in physical meteorology and Atmospheric Physics.
  4. Awarded the Science Graduate College Fellowship for Fall 2025 semester by theUniversity of Arizona. 
  5. Paper published: N., Tewari, A., & Das, A. (2025). Associations of Trace Gases and Meteorological Parameters and Particulate Matter with Ozone under Smog Conditions. Pollution, 11(3), 758780. https://doi.org/10.22059/poll.2025.383221.2585
  6. Paper published: Dong, X., Das, A., Xi, B., Zheng, X., Behrangi, A., Marcovecchio, A. R., & Girone, D. J. (2025). Quantifying the differences in Southern Ocean clouds observed by radar and lidar from three platforms. Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2024GL112079. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL112079
  7. Research presented at the 105th AMS Annual Meeting: Dong, X., Das, A., Xi, B., Girone, D., Marcovecchio, A. R., Zheng, X., & Behrangi, A. (2025, January). Quantifying the differences of clouds observed by radar and lidar from three platforms over the Southern Ocean. American Meteorological Society (AMS).
  8. Completed a course on Geotechnical Radar Monitoring Professional Development offered by the Geotechnical Centre of Excellence, School of Mining and Natural Resources, University of Arizona, issued January 2025.

2024

  1.  Poster presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2024 at Washington DC – Das, A., Xi, B., Zheng, X., & Dong, X. (2024). Estimating cloud boundaries, phase, and macrophysical properties of low-level clouds using in-situ and radar measurements over the Southern Ocean during the SOCRATES campaign.https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1573644. 
    Cite As: Anik Das, Baike Xi, Xiaojian Zheng, et al. Estimating cloud boundaries, phase, and macrophysical properties of low-level clouds using in-situ and radar measurements over the Southern Ocean during the SOCRATES campaign. ESS Open Archive. February 06, 2025.
    DOI: 10.22541/essoar.173888267.71612728/v1
  2. Third-place winner of the University of Arizona International Student Services competition ‘Around the World in 7.5 Minutes‘ for presentation on race-based differential treatment of refugees across international borders. (Read here)

2023

  1. Completed a course on Responsible Conduct of Research – Basic offered by the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative, on August 23, 2023.
  2. Participated (virtually) in a weeklong series of lectures on Mathematical modeling of Climate, Ocean, and Atmosphere processes by the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS), Bengaluru, India from 26-30 June 2023. https://www.icts.res.in/

2022

  1. Completed a semester-long program on Inclusive STEM Teaching Project by Inclusive STEM Teaching Project as of November 30, 2022
  2. Started PhD program in Atmospheric Sciences at the Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (employed as part Graduate Research Assistant and part Graduate Teaching Assistant)
  3. Qualified GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) 2022 Environmental Science and Engineering exam with All India Rank 730. (https://gate.iitkgp.ac.in/)
  4. Qualified TOEFL iBT exam with a score of 114 (out of 120)

2021

  1. Completed Integrated MSc in Physics, BIT Mesra: Compiled a dissertation thesis project in Atmospheric Sciences (June 2021) on evaluating connections of Ozone generation with its precursors and meteorological conditions during the severe smog conditions over Delhi, by analyzing extensive data sets of Real-Time Ambient Air Quality from several Air Quality Monitoring Stations in and around Delhi focusing on particulate matter concentration and meteorological conditions and studying its implications on the generation of ozone in the atmosphere.
  2. Research Work published: Das, Anik. (2021). Comprehensive Analysis of Floods in Northern Bihar and some Amicable Solutions. Indian Journal of Spatial Sciences. Vol 12 Autumn Issue (Page 44-55); (available online at https://www.indiansss.org/journal/CurrentJournalReadMore?journal_id=300)
  3. Research work presented as a conference proceeding: Apurba Tewari, Nishi Srivastava, Anik Das, Ozone Connections with VOCs, Precursors and Meteorological Conditions during Severe Smog Condition over Delhi, International Symposium on Tropical Meteorology (INTROMET-2021), ON Changing Climate: Consequences and Challenges (C4-21), November 23-26, 2021, Cochin Chapter of the Indian Meteorological Society (IMS), Cochin Chapter, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Cochin
  4. Awarded the Don Lavoie fellowship for the 2021-22 academic year at the Mercatus Centre at George Mason University, USA to pursue academic interests in political economics and policy research.
  5. Selected as a Local Coordinator to represent the Students for Liberty South Asia Chapter for actively advancing (and participating in) pro-libertarian ideas, dialogue, and events.
  6. Participated in Youth Climate Conclave 2021 and worked towards drafting the Youth Pledge from 29 Sept to 1st Oct 2021 at TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute), New Delhi.