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{{short description|Indian physicist}}
{{Orphan|date=September 2018}}

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| occupation = Indian Physicist, ISRO
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| notable_works = Mars Orbital Mission, 2014
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'''Moumita Dutta''' is an Indian Physicist working at the [[Space Applications Centre]] (SAC), [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] (ISRO) - Ahmedabad, as a scientist/engineer. She has expertise in the development and testing of the Optical and IR sensors/instruments/payloads (i.e. cameras and imaging spectrometers). She was part of the team [[Mars Orbiter Mission]] (MOM) to put a probe into orbit around [[Mars]] in 2014. She contributed significantly in the development of one of the five payloads of MOM.<ref name="Kiser 2018">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.nature.com/aviewfromthebridge/2017/11/29/rocket-woman/|title=Rocket woman|last=Kiser|first=Barbara|date=29 November 2017|website=A view From the Bridge|publisher=Nature.com|access-date=26 March 2018}}</ref>

==Life, education and career==
Dutta was raised in [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vogue.in/content/the-women-of-isro/|title=The women of ISRO|last=Daswani|first=Divia Thani|date=2016-03-01|work=VOGUE India|access-date=2018-03-26|language=en-US}}</ref> She read about the [[Chandrayaan-1|Chandrayaan]] mission as a student and became interested in joining the [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] (ISRO) in 2004.<ref name="Kiser 2018" /> Dutta's interest in [[physics]], studied in the ninth grade, led to her career as an [[engineer]].<ref name="Agarwal 2018">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/2017/03/these-scientists-sent-a-rocket-to-mars-for-less-than-it-cost-to-make-the-martian/|title=These Scientists Sent a Rocket to Mars for Less Than It Cost to Make "The Martian"|last=Agarwal|first=Ipsita|date=17 March 2017|work=Wired|access-date=26 March 2018}}</ref> Dutta currently works as a Project Manager for the Mars Mission.<ref name="Devnath 2018">{{Cite web|url=https://www.storypick.com/isro-women-scientists/|title=8 Hardworking ISRO Women Scientists Who Are Breaking The Space Ceilings With Their Work|last=Devnath|first=Vinay|date=16 February 2017|website=Storypick|access-date=26 March 2018}}</ref> Dutta obtained her M Tech degree in Applied Physics from the [[Rajabazar Science College]], [[University of Calcutta]].<ref name="Devnath 2018" /> She joined the [[Space Applications Centre]], [[Ahmedabad]] in 2006. Since then she has been involved in many prestigious projects like Oceansat, Resourcesat, HySAT, Chandrayan I and [[Mars Orbiter Mission]]. She was chosen to work as Project Manager for the [[Methane]] Sensor for Mars and was given the responsibility for the development of the complete optical system, optimisation and characterisation and calibration of the sensor.<ref name="Agarwal 2018" /> Presently she is also leading a team in the indigenous development of optical instruments (i.e. imaging spectrometers) and working towards the realisation of the ‘Make in India’ concept. Her research area includes miniaturisation of gas sensors which involves state-of-the-art technologies in the field of optics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://corporatecitizen.in/v2-issue21/women-power-moms-of-mars-mission.html|title=Women-Power Moms of Mars Mission|date=January 2017|website=Corporate Citizen|access-date=26 March 2018}}</ref>

==Awards==
She is a recipient of the ISRO Team of Excellence Award for the [[Mars Orbiter Mission|Mangalyaan]].

==Interests==
Besides being a space [[scientist]], she is interested in [[literature]], creative writing, [[recitation]] and [[music]].

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