Susmita Garai

PhD Student

Photo: Susmita Garai
Education: 
M.Sc. Applied Geophysics, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad, India, 2021; B.Sc. Physics, University of Calcutta, India, 2018
Email: 
sgarai@unm.edu

Research Interests:

Susmita's research focuses on pebble accretion as a mechanism for Earth’s formation. She investigates whether the accretion of millimeter-sized chondritic components could account for Earth’s mass, bulk composition, and early water inventory.

 

Advisors: Dr. Zachary Sharp, Dr. Peter Olson