CURRICULUM VITAE CHANDANA MITRA, Ph.D. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF GEOSCIENCES, AUBURN UNIVERSITY Professional Preparation Ph.D, Geography, 2011, University of Georgia, Georgia, USA M.A., Geography, 1994, University of Calcutta, India B.A., Geography, 1992, University of Calcutta, India Appointment 8/2017-present - Associate Professor, Department of Geosciences, Auburn U. 8/2011-7/2017 - Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences, Auburn U. 8/2005-5/2011 - Teaching Assistant & Research Assistant, University of Georgia List of Honors and Awards: Received ‘Spirit of Sustainability’ Award, Office of Sustainability, Auburn University, Spring 2021. http://sustain.auburn.edu/people/ssa/chandana-mitra/ Invited to be a member of Union of Concerned Scientists, December 2020 https://www.ucsusa.org/ Featured in Bloomberg Law newspaper https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/world-leaders-call-for-go-slow-approach-tomining-the-oceans June 2020 Featured on SciLine, an American Association of Advancement of Science (AAAS) as a climate expert in September 2020 https://www.sciline.org/election/expert-quotes/climate-plan Elected chair of ‘Bureau of Urban Environment’, American Meteorological Society (AMS) – 2020 to 2023 - (A member since 2015) Invited to serve on the scientific committee of the next International Conference on Urban Climate (ICUC-11) in Sydney, Australia, 2021 (2019) Nominated as a World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Technical Commission Representative in the Urban Expert Team (UET), WMO Secretariat Urban Focal Points, Demo City Summary Contributor and the Writing Team member. UET Geneva WMO workshop, 6-9th March 2019 Featured on public media: https://www.alreporter.com/2020/04/22/earth-day-mother-earth-as-art-online-exhibit-at-auburnblends-art-and-science/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPtBDZF0DRM&feature=youtu.be https://www.alreporter.com/2019/08/01/heat-stagnation-impact-of-climate-change-in-alabama/ https://www.alreporter.com/2019/08/08/july-hottest-global-month-ever-recorded/ https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/aug/20/death-blackouts-melting-asphalt-ways-the-climatecrisis-will-change-how-we-live https://omny.fm/shows/newstalk1010/august-25-2019-not-mild-in-the-city Featured on www.WLTZ.com - Auburn Scientists Study Hurricanes and their Impacts on 09/22/2017 http://www.wltz.com/2017/09/22/auburn-scientists-study-hurricanes-impacts/pic/90158/ Featured on Auburn University front page news ‘Auburn researcher compares heat produced by large and small urban areas’ on 07/25/2016. http://ocm.auburn.edu/newsroom/news_articles/2016/07/auburn-researchers-compare-heat-producedby-large-and-small-urban-areas.htm Featured in an online news website ‘India Climate Dialogue’ on 06/29/2016. http://indiaclimatedialogue.net/2016/06/29/kolkatas-heat-islands-show-increased-intensity/ Elected as ‘Co-chair of South Asia’, Asian Geography Specialty Group, American Association of Geographers (AAG) for 2015-2017 terms (Declared December 2014, effective through 2017). *Xia Li – One of six award winners for the Auburn University Graduate School’s 2015 Master’s Thesis Awards (2015). Invited and funded to attend the WUDAPT workshop at Dublin, Ireland as a team member and researcher on an urban global project (July 2014) Invited to join ‘Climate Voices’ – Science Speakers Network a new climate communications initiative of University for Atmospheric Research and the united Nations Foundation. (May 2014) http://climatevoices.org/speakers/?region=south Awarded the 2014 Distinguished Service Award as the chair of Regional Development and Planning Specialty Group, AAG (Apr 2014) Interviewed on public media on climate change – e-newspaper (al.com; http://blog.al.com/wire/2014/04/global_warming_auburn_universi.html) and radio (WVAS Radio News) (April 2014) Teaching: Graduate students (alumni) Major Advisor: - Alamin Molla, Master of Science, (Advisor), Geography, completed by spring 2020 - Shihab Nur, Master of Science, (Advisor), Geography, completed by spring 2020 - Megha Shrestha, Master of Science (Advisor), Geography, completed in spring 2019 - Austin Bush, Master of Science (Advisor), Geography, completed in spring 2018 - Seth Greer, Master of Science (Advisor), Geography, completed in fall 2017 - Tracy Bowen, Master of Science, (Advisor), Geography, completed in spring 2016. - Xia Li, Master of Science, (Advisor), Geography, completed in spring 2015 - Andrew Hug, Master of Science, (Advisor), Geography, co