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Statement from Tapasi Ghosh addressing the Selection Criteria
Point 1: I have been involved in many astronomical research pro jects where internationally competitive telescope time has been granted on the basis of the scientific merits of the proposals. These include the VLA, VLBA, Arecibo, GMRT, EVN, WSRT, MERLIN, and Mt. Palomar. Results from many of these are now published in refereed journals. I have been invited to referee articles for the Astrophysical Journal and Radio Science. I have also participated as a panel member in the refereeing of a few grant applications to the US National Science Foundation (NSF). In 1999, I was invited to serve on the Committee On Radio Frequency (CORF) in the US, but declined due to personal reasons at that time. Points 2 & 3: The focus of my research has so far been the application of Radio Astronomical techniques to the studies of Active Galactic Nuclei and their hosts, the intergalactic medium as seen via absorption lines against compact radio sources, and the magneto-ionic interstellar medium. Apart from pulsar observing techniques, I think that I have had a wide exposure to single-dish and interferometric observations both in continuum and spectral-line mode. In addition, my years as the coordinater for the Spectrum Management and RFI-protection group (SMARG) at Arecibo has provided me with experience of general radio techniques. Point 4: The staff at a US national facility are not eligible to apply for research grants to their funding body, the NSF. Hence, I have not been in a position to seek individual research grants. However, in the mid-1990s, Dr. Chris Salter and I secured the long term loan of a hydrogen maser clock and an S2 VLBI recorder allowing Arecibo Observatory to participate in space-VLBI with the Japanese orbiting antenna, HALCA. In the following years, we were successful in obtaining an NSF Ma jor Research Instrumentation grant of USD $500,000 to upgrade the VLBI equipment at Arecibo. Recently, through efforts of a small group of staff demonstrating Arecibo's ability to conduct e-VLBI observations with the EVN, Arecibo has been awarded $700,000 from the EVN EXPReS pro ject sponsored by the EU, for improving our internet connectivity. Point 5: Between 1997 and 2000, I co-supervised the PhD thesis of Josґ Francisco Salgado, e who was registered with the University of Michigan, . In addition, most of the research pro jects that I have offered to the NSF's REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) summer students are of post-graduate level, albeit curtailed in scope to fit into the 10 week-long program. I have also lectured to and conducted data-reduction workshops for, all of the biennial NAIC/NRAO Single-Dish Summer Schools. The level of this school is appropriate for post-graduates and professional astronomers from other fields.


Point 6 & 7: In most of my research pro jects I have worked with (often many) collaborators. Further, during my 6 years as the SMARG coordinater at the Arecibo Observatory, I worked with a team of about 10 staff members representing engineers, scientists and technicians. Point 8: I have always complied with the Occupational Safety and Health regulations at Arecibo Observatory, and I am in complete agreement with such regulations for the benefit of the work environment. I am a proponent of Equal Opportunity as well. Were it not for such policies, I, as a (Asian) woman would not have been able to pursue the career of my choice. In return, I hope to practice such policies to the best of my abilities whenever such situations present themselves. On a very small scale, I have followed this principle when choosing my summer students. Point 9: I believe that I communicate effectively with both my peers and students in verbal and written form. In addition, I served as the Co-Editor of the NAIC/Arecibo Observatory Newsletter for over 6 years giving me an exposure to desk-top publishing methods, and editorial skills. I enjoy working with students, although to date I have not had a lot of experience in classroom teaching.