Paramita Barai

Researcher specializing in Astronomy & Astrophysics, with work experience at various institues in five countries (India, USA, Canada, Italy, Brazil). Bachelors degree (B.Tech.) in Electronics & Electrical Communication Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur (India), Masters (M.S.) and Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Physics & Astronomy from Georgia State University (USA). Post-doctoral research at universities in various countries: Université Laval (Canada, 2006-2009), University of Nevada-Las Vegas (USA, 2009-2011), INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste (Italy, 2011-2015), Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa (Italy, 2015-2016). Working in Brazil since 2017. Coordinator of FAPESP Jovem Pesquisador grant hosted at Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas - Universidade de São Paulo (IAG-USP, 2017-2019) and at Núcleo de Astrofísica - Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul (NAT-UniCSul, 2020). Currently Professor Visitante in Physics at the Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas - Universidade Federal do ABC (CCNH-UFABC). Total 57 Publications (papers, conference proceedings, book chapters), h-index=20. This includes 29 peer-reviewed Journal Papers, including 16 First-Authored Journal Publications. Total 920+ Google Scholar citations. Given 50+ invited seminars and colloquia at various institutes in the world. Travels to 2-3 international conferences per year. Reviewer of scientific articles published in Astrophysics journals. Research areas: Cosmology, Galaxy formation & evolution, Black holes, Active galactic nuclei (AGN), Radio galaxies, processes of Accretion, Feedback, Jets and Outflows, Co-evolution of Galaxies & AGN, Magnetic fields & Chemical enrichment of the Intergalactic medium & Intracluster medium. Executes numerical simulations (Cosmological Hydrodynamical Simulations) and analyze them to study various astrophysical objects in our Universe. (Fonte: Currículo Lattes)