Experts
Susmita Mohanty
Former Nonresident Scholar, Technology and Society Program
About
Susmita Mohanty is a former nonresident scholar at Carnegie India. She is the director general of Spaceport SARABHAI, a ‘space’ think tank. She has co-founded space companies on three different continents: MOONFRONT (San Francisco), LIQUIFER (Vienna), and EARTH2ORBIT (Bangalore). In a career spanning 25 years, Susmita has worked with the Americans, Japanese, Europeans, Russians, and Indians in various capacities. She is a member of the World Economic Forum Global Future Council for Space Technologies. In 2019, she was selected as one of BBC’s 100 women laureates who inspire and influence a female-led future. Educated in India, France, and Sweden, she has multiple degrees, including a PhD.
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Education
Education: PhD, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden, Licentiate in Engineering, Lund Institute of Technology, Lund, Sweden, MSS, International Space University, Strasbourg, France, MDes, National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India, BE, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India