Sandip Chakrabarti | |
|---|---|
 Sandip Chakrabarti | |
| Born | 15 November 1958 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago (Ph.D) IIT Kanpur (M.Sc) Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur (B.Sc) |
| Known for | Research in Black Hole Astrophysics, low cost balloon borne science, Astrochemistry leading to biomolecules, ionospheric science and earthquake predictions. |
| Awards | Received DSc from University of Gour Banga, Received Banga Ratna from Government of West Bengal. |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | Director and Distinguished Professor at Indian Centre for Space Physics, Kolkata |
| Doctoral advisor | W. David Arnett, University of Chicago |
Sandip Chakrabarti is an Indian astrophysicist. He developed a computer model to show how life on earth could have originated in outer space.[1]
- ^ Britt, Robert Roy (24 January 2000). "How Comets Might Seed Planets". Space.com. Retrieved 31 August 2010.