Mausumi Dikpati

Who is Mausumi Dikpati?

Mausumi Dikpati is the eldest daughter of Ms. Niva Dikpati and Mr. Sakti Sadhan Dikpati. She was born at Ranaghat, West Bengal, India. She has two younger siblings, Ms. Dipanwita Sengupta and Dr. Ansuman Dikpati. She is married to Dr. Siddhartha Ghosh.

Mausumi is currently a scientist at the High Altitude Observatory operated by the National Center for Atmospheric Research. She was the first person to predict, in March 2006, the strength and timing of the next solar cycle based on simulations of the physics of the solar interior. Dikpati's prediction in early 2006 was that the next solar cycle would begin in late 2008 and would be 30%-50% stronger than the previous cycle. While her onset timing prediction for cycle 24 has already been validated, amplitude of cycle 24 is yet to be verified in late 2014.