A Summer on Mars

Today we have a  post from Gauri Sharma who will be working on Planet Four this summer as part of the ASIAA Summer Student Program.

Meet Gauri

Name: GAURI SHARMA

What is your current position and where/institution?

I am undergraduate in MATHEMATICS from jiwaji university, INDIA. I was working as research assistant in Indian institute of astrophysics. This year going to pursue my master’s in astrophysics from Aix Marseille university, France.

Where are you originally from/where did you grow up?

I grew up in Gwalior, madhya pradesh India

What are your research interests/what do you work on?

Right now I am interested to know about whole astronomy , and after my master’s, I am going to select one if them, for my further research.

Why are you interested in Mars?

It’s my first planet from where I started my first sky watch, my celestial object, from where I am going to start my research. And it’s a planet if my dream where, I wanted to be land  so finally I got it… At least for look up deeply.

What is your favorite movie?

Any fairytale …..

What is your favorite book?

Mahabharata, by vedvyas

What is the song you currently can’t get out of your head?

Mangal bhawan yaa mangal hari, drabhu su dashrath ajar bhiri

What three albums would you bring with you to a desert island?

No songs

Favorite cocktail or beverage?

Ginger tea