PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION       College/University                                          Major                                      Degree & Year Jadavpur University, India                             Geology                                  B.Sc, 2006 Jadavpur University, India                             Applied Geology                    M.Sc, 2008 Rice University, TX                                      Earth Science                         PhD, 2014         APPOINTMENTS   2020- present:             Assistant Professor (The RealReal Inc. Endowed Chair in Gem Science), Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 2019-2020:                  Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island 2018:                           Postdoctoral Research Associate, DEEPS, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 2016-2018:                  Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow, Bayersiches Geoinstitut, Bayreuth, Germany 2015-2016:                  Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow, Bayerisches Geoinstutut, Bayreuth, Germany