Background
Basu, Sunanda was born on December 9, 1940 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. Daughter of Chunilal and Amita Chatterjee Ganguli.
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Sunanda Basu
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Bachelor of Science in Physics, Calcutta (India) U., 1960; Doctor of Philosophy in Radio Physics, Calcutta (India) U., 1972; Master of Arts in Physics, Boston University, 1963.
Career
Research associate, Institute Radio Physics, U. Calcutta, India, 1973-1975;
NAS resident research associate, Air Force Geophysics Laboratory, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, 1975-1978;
senior physicist, Emmanuel College, Boston, 1978-1989;
senior research physicist, Institute Space Research, Boston College, 1989-1992;
program director aeronomy, atmospheric science division, National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia, since 1992. Member committee Solar Terrestrial Research Panel on Jicamarca Radio Observatory, Peru, 1980-1983. Chairperson CEDAR Working Group on High Latitude Plasma Structure, 1987-1992, STEP WG3 Project on Global Aspects of Plasma Structures, 1990-1997, USNC/Union Radio - Scientifique Internationale (International Union of Radio Science) Commm.
G, 1994-1996, member Executive Committee, 1988-1990,vice chairperson, 1991-1993. Member of advisory committee atmospheric science National Science Foundation, 1988-1992. Organizer CEDAR/HLPS & STEP/GAPS Workshop, Peaceful Valley, Colorado, 1992.
Consultant Center Space Research Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1991-1992. Mem.U.S. national delegate to International Science Radio Union General Assemblies, 1981, 84, 87, 90, 93, 96. Member steering committee S-RAMP/SCOSTEP, since 1998.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Geophy. Union, International Science Radio Union (member commissions G and H), Sigma Xi (president Hanscom chapter 1986-1987).
Connections
Married Santimay Basu, April 5, 1961. 1 child, Susanto.
