Dr. Smriti Mahajan is our director of educational partnerships. She is an astronomer with a distinguished career, specializing in multi-wavelength observations of galaxies. She received several prestigious fellowships, including the Overseas Research Studentship from the University of Birmingham (UK), the Harvard-Smithsmonian Predoctoral fellowship (USA), and the DST INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship (India). Dr. Mahajan has been an associate of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru, and the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), and is a member of the Astronomical Society of India (ASI) and the International Astronomical Union (IAU).

With a strong foundation in both research and teaching, Dr. Mahajan brings a wealth of knowledge and international experience to mentoring students at all levels. She has supervised and examined numerous Masters and PhD theses in India, UK and Australia. She regularly serves as a reviewer for leading international journals, and on the time allocation committees for large research telescopes and observing missions.

Dr. Mahajan is a passionate science communicator who writes popular astronomy articles for renowned publications such as The Hindu, Science Reporter and The Print, making complex astronomical concepts accessible to a broader audience.