Adamas Joint Research Hub

Our Team

Prof. (Dr.) Moumita Gangopadhyay

Director — ACASST & AGROCENTRE | Associate Professor, Dept. of Biotechnology

Dr. Moumita Gangopadhyay is the founding Director of both the Aryabhatta Centre for Advanced Studies in Space Science and Technology (ACASST) and the Agrotechnology and Rural Development Centre (AGROCENTRE) at Adamas University. Her research spans plant cell biochemistry, space biology simulations, microgravity plant growth, and automated agricultural sensors. She leads key funded R&D projects with collaborators including IIT Kharagpur, ISRO, PRL, IIT Indore, and Debgiri Agro Products.

School School of Life Science & Biotechnology, Adamas University

Email moumita.gangopadhyay@adamasuniversity.ac.in

Patent National Patent — Publication No. 202631017900 (2026)

Established ACASST & AGROCENTRE — November 2025

ACASST Executive Advisory Council

A 14-member advisory panel of veteran space scientists, atmospheric physicists, astrophysicists, and payload design engineers guiding the strategic direction of the Centre.

#	Name of Member	Designation / Role	Primary Focus Area
1	Prof. (Dr.) Moumita Gangopadhyay	Officer-in-Charge & Associate Professor	Space Biology & Plant Geotropism
2	Prof. (Dr.) A. M. Bose	Senior Advisor	Space & Atmospheric Physics
3	Prof. (Dr.) R. K. Mukherjee	Senior Advisor	Engineering Systems
4	Dr. S. Bhattacharya	Member Secretary	Atmospheric Dynamics
5	Dr. P. Sen	Advisor	Theoretical Astrobiology
6	Prof. (Dr.) K. Ray	Senior Member	Space Systems
7	Dr. A. Ghosh	Member	Signal Processing & Telemetry
8	Dr. S. Dutta	Member	Astrophysics & Solar Physics
9	Dr. T. Roy	Member	Telemetry & Telecommunications
10	Dr. B. Das	Member	Planetary Surface Observations
11	Dr. M. Sen	Member	Space Weather Calibrations
12	Dr. N. Roy	Member	Advanced Computational Modeling
13	Dr. D. Bose	Member	Space Biology Assorted Assays
14	Dr. P. Sengupta	Member	Space Advisory Liaison

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AGROCENTRE Executive Advisory Council

A 7-member expert panel of agrotechnological scientists, rural development specialists, and crop genetics researchers guiding the Centre's innovation agenda.

#	Name of Member	Designation / Role	Primary Focus Area
1	Prof. (Dr.) Moumita Gangopadhyay	Officer-in-Charge & Associate Professor	Crop Biochemistry & Sensor Systems
2	Prof. (Dr.) D. Sengupta	Senior Consultant	Soil Geochemistry & Biochar Parameters
3	Dr. S. K. Bose	Member	Agrotechnology Hardware Sensors
4	Dr. P. K. Ghosh	Member	Crop Genetics & Plant Breeding
5	Dr. A. Roy	Member	Farm Business & Agribusiness Economics
6	Dr. S. Sen	Member	Protective Cultivation Training Liaison
7	Dr. K. Dutta	Member	Regional Rural Development Outreach

Download Full AGROCENTRE Committee List (PDF)

Notable Recognitions

Ms. Parama Mahapatra Sir John Mason Award — PhD Scholar

Selected for the Sir John Mason PhD Scholar Award at the first Round Table on Astro Science & Planetary Analogues, Udaipur, Rajasthan for outstanding contribution in space science.

International Collaboration with Prof. Nigel Manson

International Collaboration Prof. Nigel Manson — University of Kent, UK

Strategic academic collaboration with Professor Nigel Manson of the University of Kent, establishing joint research programs in astrobiology and space life sciences.