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Profile Summary
In the office from Jul 2018 to Oct 2021
Awards Summary
Significant Awards
ORS Award of UK
JSPS Award of Japan
Fellow of the Geological Society, London
Awards
- In 1988 he was awarded the prestigious Cambridge Nehru Fellowship to pursue PhD in Earth Sciences at University of Cambridge, UK
- In the course of these assignments, he won several academic awards including the ORS Award of UK, JSPS Award of Japan and was elected as a Fellow of the Geological Society, London.
Profile
- Dr. Mitra served as Scientific Secretary in the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.
- After completing Master's in Geology from Patna University, Arabinda Mitra started his career in 1985 as a research scholar in the Dept. of Geology, Delhi University.
- In 1987 he joined the Indian Department of Atomic Energy and was involved in survey and exploration geology of the Himalayas.
- His work on Rare Earth Element geochemistry of mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal systems has been published in Nature, Marine Chemistry, Geochimica Cosmochemica Acta etc.
- He has to his credit the planning and launching of several scientific projects in Antarctica. At the National Centre for Polar & Ocean Research in Goa, he set up the first ice core study laboratory in the country.
- In 1988 he pursued PhD in Earth Sciences at University of Cambridge, UK
- On return from UK, he joined the Indian Antarctic Program of the Department of Ocean Development.
- He was a member of the 14th Indian Antarctic expedition and has participated in scientific cruises to the Indian, Atlantic, Southern Oceans and Sea of Japan.
- In 2001, he joined as Director in the Indian Department of Science & Technology (DST), responsible for S&T cooperation with USA.
- In Nov 2004, Dr. Mitra was confirmed as the founding Executive Director of the bi-national Indo-US Science and Technology Forum where he played a significant role in strengthening the Indo-American cooperation in science, technology and innovation.
- In 2011, Dr. Mitra took over the responsibilities of Adviser & Head of International Cooperation of DST. This job involved overseeing India's international science and technology engagements with 44 countries across the globe, including Africa.
- From June 2018 until October 2021, Dr. Mitra served as Scientific Secretary in the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India with the core mandate to develop national missions, provide policy interventions, and render periodic advice to the government in matters related to science, technology and innovation.