Curriculum Vitae — Shibaji Chakraborty

Appointments

Sep 2024 –
Present

Research Scientist

Space and Atmospheric Instrumentation Lab (SAIL)

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University · Daytona Beach, FL

May 2021 –
Sep 2024

Postdoctoral Associate

Bradley Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University · Blacksburg, VA

Advisors: Prof. J. B. H. Baker & Prof. J. M. Ruohoniemi

Sep 2010 –
Jul 2015

Information Technology Analyst

Tata Consultancy Services Innovation Labs

Kolkata, India

Home Energy Management, Device Management, PaaS gateway development (Python, Java, Scala, Akka)

Education

2015 – 2021

Ph.D., Electrical Engineering

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)

Dissertation: Characterization and Modeling of Solar Flare Impacts on the Ionosphere Observed by SuperDARN HF Radars
Advisors: Prof. J. B. H. Baker & Prof. J. M. Ruohoniemi

2019 – 2020

M.A., Data Analytics and Applied Statistics

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)

2015 – 2017

M.S., Electrical Engineering

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)

2006 – 2010

B.Tech., Electronics and Communication Engineering

West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT) · Kolkata, India

Research Grants & Funding

2025

PI — Google Unrestricted Award (GARA) Google

Quantifying Geomagnetically Induced Voltages in Global Submarine Cables Using the SCUBAS Model

2024 – 2027

PI — NSF-GEM Research Award NSF

Collaborative Research: GEM: Modeling Ionospheric and Magnetospheric Current Interactions with Submarine Cables

2024 – 2027

PI — NSF Research Award NSF

Collaborative Proposal: Investigation of Ionospheric Density Response to American Solar Eclipses Using Coordinated Radio Observations with Modeling Support

2024 – 2025

Co-I — NASA Research Award NASA

Determining the Connections Between Driving Conditions, Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Ground Properties, and Extreme Geomagnetic and Geoelectric Disturbances

2022 – 2026

Co-I (Institutional PI) — NASA LWS Research Award NASA

Ionospheric Responses to Thunderstorm-Generated Acoustic and Gravity Waves over the Continental US

Fellowships & Awards

2022

JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship (Short-term)

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science · Nagoya University, Japan

2022

ISEE International Joint Research Fellowship

Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research (ISEE), Nagoya University

2021

Best Conference Paper Award

IEEE/WiSEE 2021 — Probabilistic Short-Wave Fadeout Detection

2020

ASP Graduate Visitor Program (GVP) Fellowship

NCAR/UCAR Advanced Study Program

2019

Pratt Fellowship

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

2018

Vella Fellowship & ISR-1 Summer School

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) / ISR

2010

Best Project Award — 'Electronically Yours'

Techno India (Newron category)

Research Interests

Solar flare effects on the ionosphere SuperDARN HF radar Geomagnetically induced currents Submarine cable space weather Solar eclipse ionospheric dynamics Acoustic & gravity waves (AGW/TID) Machine learning for space weather Radio wave propagation

Technical Skills

Languages

Python, R, MATLAB, Julia, C/C++, Java, SQL

Data Science / ML

TensorFlow, scikit-learn, Pandas, NumPy, Dask

Space Physics Models

SAMI3, WACCM-X, TIEGCM, IRI, pyDARN, SCUBAS

Tools

Git, Docker, LaTeX, Flask, JavaScript, HPC/SLURM

Publications Summary

37

Journal Articles

6

Conf. Papers

3

Invited Talks

250+

Citations

Valentine, H. C., Barjatya, A., Chakraborty, S., Graves, N. P., Clayton, R. E., Debchoudhury, S., et al. (2026). Simultaneous multi-point in situ plasma density measurements of a mid-latitude sporadic E layer. J. Geophys. Res.: Space Physics, 131, e2026JA035164.

Chakraborty, S. et al. (2025). G-condition following 2017 eclipse. Earth & Space Sci., 12, e2024EA004007.

Boteler & Chakraborty, S. et al. (2024). Geomagnetic induction in submarine cables. Space Weather, 22, e2023SW003687.

Chakraborty, S. et al. (2022). Modeling geomagnetic induction in submarine cables. Front. Phys., 10, 1022475.

Chakraborty, S. et al. (2022). Driving influences of the Doppler flash. JGR: Space Physics, 127, e2022JA030342.

Chakraborty, S. et al. (2021). Ionospheric sluggishness. JGR: Space Physics, 126, e2020JA028813.

Chakraborty, S. & Morley (2020). Probabilistic Kp prediction. J. Space Weather Space Climate, 10, 36.

View full publication list (J1–J37) →

Professional Service

2022

Primary Convener

AGU Fall Meeting

Since 2021

OSPA Judge

AGU Outstanding Student Presentation Awards

2022, 2024

Judge

CEDAR Workshop

2023

Panel Reviewer

NASA Research Program

2024

Panel Reviewer

NSF Research Program

2018

Mentor

Google Summer of Code · Virginia Tech

Since 2021

Active Member

SuperDARN Data Visualization Working Group

Since 2019

Peer Reviewer

Nature Communications · JGR: Space Physics · Space Weather · Radio Science · Astrophysical Journal · Earth Planet and Science · IEEE TGRS · Advances in Space Research · EGU Sphere · Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

Outreach & Teaching

Since 2021

Volunteer Faculty — Summer Pre-College Programs

Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED) · Virginia Tech

Imagination (rising 7th–8th graders) and Pathways for Future Engineers (first-generation rising 10th–12th graders)

Since 2021

Volunteer Faculty — Science & Collaborative Talks

CEED · Virginia Tech (freshmen orientation sessions)

References

Joseph B. H. Baker

Professor, ECE Department
Virginia Tech · Blacksburg, VA
bakerjb@vt.edu · (540) 231-3355

J. Michael Ruohoniemi

Professor, ECE Department
Virginia Tech · Blacksburg, VA
mikeruo@vt.edu · (540) 231-1482

David Boteler

Scientist, LMS/HAOB/CHIS
Natural Resources Canada · Ottawa, ON
david.boteler@NRCan · (613) 837-2035

Liying Qian

Project Scientist III
High Altitude Observatory, NCAR · Boulder, CO
lqian@ucar.edu · (303) 497-1529

Michael Hartinger

Research Scientist
Space Science Institute
mhartinger@spacescience.org

Aroh Barjatya

Professor, Physical Sciences
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Aroh.Barjatya@erau.edu