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