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NRI, Subrata Ghoshroy
Senior Associate, MTA's Strategic Security Project
NRI, Mr. Subrata Ghoshroy was a Senior Research Associate at the
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University.
He holds the same position at the Federation of American Scientists
in Washington, D.C. Mr. Ghoshroys areas of interest include
the weaponization of space and nuclear weapons in South Asia.
Until his arrival at the Belfer Center, Mr. Ghoshroy was a Senior
Defense Analyst at the U.S. General Accounting Office, which he
joined in 1998. Mr. Ghoshroys primary responsibility has been
to provide independent technical advice to GAO staff and managers
on GAO evaluation of weapons systems that employ sophisticated technology.
In this capacity, Mr. Ghoshroy has contributed among others to reviews
of National Missile Defense, Airborne Laser, Land Warrior, and Joint
Tactical Radio. He was the technical leader in GAOs review
of the allegations of fraud in a missile defense test. Mr. Ghoshroy
did original analysis that led to the finding that a cooling system
problem in the infrared sensor on the interceptor missile resulted
in very poor data quality.
From 19971998, Mr. Ghoshroy was a Professional Staff Member
of the House Armed Services Committee. He was responsible for the
Science and Technology programs in the RDT&E account. He was
additionally responsible for the Department of Energy defense programs.
In 1996, Mr. Ghoshroy served as a Congressional Science and Engineering
Fellow with the House International Relations Committee. He was
awarded the Fellowship by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers. His responsibilities included non-proliferation of nuclear,
chemical, and biological weapons; arms control, land mines ban,
and ballistic missile defense.
Before moving to the policy and legislative world, Mr. Ghoshroy
worked for 20 years as an engineer. From 19841996, he was
with Textron Defense Systems in Everett and Wilmington, Massachusetts.
From 19841990, he was a Member of the Senior Technical Staff
at Avco Research Laboratory, a division of Textron. From 19901996,
Mr. Ghoshroy was a program manager for high-energy laser programs.
He was credited with the development of a prototype laser for a
satellite-based laser radar system for global atmospheric research.
The laser operated for a number of years at the Air Force Maui Optical
Station in Maui, Hawaii, for space research.
In his early professional career, Mr. Ghoshroy worked at Princeton
Plasma Physics Laboratory in Princeton, New Jersey, where he developed
pulsed energy conversion systems for the Tokamak fusion test reactor.
He spent also two years at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton,
New York. His contribution at Brookhaven was the development of
a new beam extraction system for the AGS proton accelerator.
He has written numerous technical reports and authored or coauthored
several scientific papers. He has also written about science policy
and arms control in South Asia. Mr. Ghoshroy holds B.S. and M.S.
degrees in electrical engineering and an M.S. degree in Public Policy.
He is a naturalized U.S. citizen. He is married and has one son.
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