Solar System Ambassadors
Koustav Sinha
Koustav Sinha has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Maryland, College Park. He currently works as a full time researcher working on the development and failure analysis of multi-functional material systems present in electronic assemblies. In his professional career he has published technical papers, book chapters, presented in conferences regularly to research communities and lead team projects on a regular basis. Currently he supports the development and qualification of electronic assemblies used in various applications like telecommunications. His fascination about space with all its mysteries originated from looking at the night sky as a child and then subsequently reading books/articles about the exploration of this new frontier. One of his first experience with telescope was viewing the Moon and Saturn. The craters in Moon and gorgeous rings of Saturn left a deep impression in him. It also fascinates him to recreate the same experience to others who maybe seeing these objects for the first time. He has interacted with people of various ages and spectrum of life including professional astronomers who may not have had the opportunity to be in a dark site and look through the telescope and actually get a direct feel of the various objects in the night sky. Koustav is a recurring member of his local amateur astronomy club where he attends and supports various club meetings and activities. He is also in the process of becoming a volunteer in a local science and arts foundation. Along with that he visits various dark sites in a regular basis in and around Dallas area where he does outreach as well as absorbs the glory of night sky. Koustav is very enthusiastic about space science and tries to infuse the same to the community around him.