KOCHI:
Two young researchers from Cochin University of Science and Technology have been selected to participate in
the Thirty-nineth Indian-Antarctic Science Exploration.
Manoj Mani, Electronics Department and Amal Joy, Department of Atmospheric Sciences are the young researchers got selected to participate in the notable exploration program which will be organised during 2019 December-2020 February. These researchers are selected to review the data collected by the Radar for Movable Atmospheric Radar (MARA), located at ‘Maitri’, the Indian exploration site in Antarctica. Dr K. Satheeshan, Head, Department of Atmospheric Sciences is the Principal Investigator of ‘Mara’ the Swedish radar Which had been handed over to CUSAT for up keep and maintain well on the basis of tripartite MoU between Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Goa-Antarctic Marine Research Center and CUSAT signed in the year 2017.
