Summary
Sukrit Ranjan is an Assistant Professor and interdisciplinary computational scientist with a decade of experience modeling planetary atmospheres, surface chemistry, and pathways relevant to the origin and detection of life. He combines rigorous PhD training from Harvard with postdoctoral work at MIT and Northwestern to bridge laboratory experiments and numerical models, producing high-impact publications and leading successful NASA- and ASTROSAT-funded projects. Comfortable working across disciplines, he has a track record of mentoring students, leading teams that resolved long-standing photochemical disagreements, and translating complex science for both technical and public audiences. Based in Tucson, he brings a rare mix of theoretical, experimental, and programmatic experience that accelerates discovery in astrobiology and planetary science.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Astronomy and Astrophysics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Astronomy and Astrophysics at Harvard University
S.B., Physics, History, Astronomy, S.B., Physics, History, Astronomy at M.I.T.
Hindi, Spanish