Kumar Mitra

Post-Secondary Education

University of Texas Austin
Doctor of Philosophy
Astronomy

University of Texas Austin
Master of Arts
Astronomy

Teaching Experience

Austin Community College, Austin, Texas                 1988 - present

Adjunct Professor in Physics

• Taught astronomy and physics courses

Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas            1990 – 1997

Assistant Professor of Physics

• Taught undergraduate physics and astronomy courses. 
• Directly involved in the site selection and establishment of a 16-inch Meade telescope.

Professional Publications

• Mitra, S., et al., 2005, Proceedings of FIE 2005 Conference.
• Gomez, R., et al., 1998, Phys. Rev. Lett., Vol. 80(18), p. 3915.
• Cook, G. B., et al., 1998, Phys. Rev. Lett., Vol. 80(12), p. 2512.
• Abrahams, A. M., et al., 1998, Phys. Rev. Lett., Vol. 80(9), p. 1812.

• Buta, R., Mitra, S., de Vaucouleurs, G., Corwin, H. G., 1994, Astronomical Journal, Vol. 107(1), p. 118.
• Mitra, S., 1989, Astronomical Journal, Vol. 98(4), p. 1175.
• Mitra, S., 1989, Bull. of the American Astron. Soc., Vol. 20, No. 4, p. 1101.
• Mitra, S., 1989, The World of Galaxies, (New York: Springer-Verlag), p. 426.