User:Mkjaswal/sandbox/Moumita Dutta

A physicist at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s Space Applications Centre, Moumita Dutta was part of the team that put a probe into Mars orbit in 2014. The instruments they designed for the Mangalyaan are still beaming back data.

Life, Education and Career
Read about the Chandrayaan mission as a student, she now works as a Project Manager for the Mars Mission. Moumita Dutta obtained her M Tech degree in Applied Physics from the University of Kolkata. She joined the Space Application Centre, Ahmedabad in 2006. Since then she has been involved in many prestigious projects like Oceansat, Resourcesat, HySAT, Chandrayan I and Mars Orbiter Mission. She was chosen as Project Manager for the Methane Sensor for Mars and was given the responsibility for the development of the complete optical system, optimisation and characterisation and calibration of the sensor. Presently she is also leading a team in the indigenous development of optical sciences and working towards the realisation of the ‘Make in India’ concept. Her research area includes miniaturisation of gas sensors which involves state-of-the-art technologies in the field of optics.

Awards
She is a recipient of the ISRO Team of Excellence Award for the Mangalyaan.

Interests
Besides being a space scientist, she is interested in literature, creative writing, recitation and music.