External doctoral student at IMPRS
        IMPRS for the Physical Processes
        in the Solar System and Beyond
        Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
        Max-Planck-Str. 2
        37191 Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany
        Tél : +49 5556 979 273
        giri@mps.mpg.de

        Research Interests
           COSAC experiment on ESA's Rosetta Mission
           Exploration of extra-terrestrial biogenic material
           Small bodies
           Bio-geophysical interactions
           Inter-planetary manned missions

Price

• Dieter Rampacher Price of the Max Planck Society 2014 for PhD thesis
  

Publications (see also Chaitanya Giri's 2014 Interview in Science)

• Giri G., Goesmann F., Steele A., Gautier T., Steininger H., Krueger H., Meierhenrich U. J.: Competence evaluation of COSAC flight spare model mass spectrometer: In preparation of arrival of Philae lander on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Planetary and Space Science 106 (2015), 132-141.
• Meinert C., Hoffmann S. V., Cassam-Chenaï P., Evans A. C., Giri G., Nahon L., Meierhenrich U. J.: Photonenergy-controlled symmetry breaking with circularly polarized light. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 53 (2014), 210-214.
• Evans A. C., Meinert C., Bredehöft J. H., Giri C., Jones N. C., Hoffmann S. V., Meierhenrich U. J.: Anisotropy Spectra for Enantiomeric Differentiation of Biomolecular Building Blocks. Topics in Current Chemistry 341 (2013), 271-300.
• Giri C., Goesmann F., Meinert C., Evans A. C., Meierhenrich U. J.: Synthesis and Chirality of Amino Acids under Interstellar Conditions. Topics in Current Chemistry, 333 (2013), 41-82.
• Komatsu G., Kumar P. S., Goto K., Sekine Y., Giri C., Matsui T.: Drainage systems of Lonar Crater, India: Contributions to Lonar Lake hydrology and crater degradation. Planetary and Space Science 95 (2014), 45-55.
• Evans A. C., Meinert C., Giri C., Goesmann F., Meierhenrich U. J.: Chirality, Photochemistry and the Detection of Amino Acids in Interstellar Ice Analogues and Comets. Chem. Soc. Rev. 41 (2012), 5447-5458.

Conferences

• Evans A.C., Meinert C., Hoffmann S.V., d'Hendecourt L., Nahon L., Goesmann F., Giri C., Meierhenrich U.J.: Photochemical Synthesis, Chirality and Detection of Amino Acids in Interstellar Ice Analogues and Comets. 21st IUPAC International Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry, ICPOC21, Durham University, UK, 9-13 September 2012.
  
• Evans A.C., Meinert C., Hoffmann S.V., d'Hendecourt L., Nahon L., Goesmann F., Giri C., Meierhenrich U.J.: Photochemical Synthesis, Chirality and Detection of Amino Acids in Interstellar Ice Analogues and Comets. AbGradCon, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States, 27-30 August 2012.
  
• Giri C., Meinert C., Hoffmann S. V., Evans A., d'Hendecourt L., Nahon L., Goesmann F., Meierhenrich U. J.: Formation and chiroptical properties of amino acids in interstellar ice analogues. 39th Scientific Assembly of the Committee on Space Research COSPAR, Mysore, India, 14–22 July 2012.
• Giri C.: The future of India's space exploration program with heavy-lift launch vehicles - interaction with global frameworks and indigenous technologies. 39th Scientific Assembly of the Committee on Space Research COSPAR, Mysore, India, 14–22 July 2012.
• Giri C., Meinert C., Evans A., Goesmann F., Meierhenrich U. J.: The sojourn of chiral organics from ISM to comets – the COSAC experiment onboard Rosetta. AstroChem Conference, Kolkata, India, 10–13 July 2012.
  
• Evans A.C., Meinert C., Hoffmann S.V., d'Hendecourt L., Nahon L., Goesmann F., Giri C., Meierhenrich U.J.: Photochemical Synthesis, Chirality and Detection of Amino Acids in Interstellar Ice Analogues and Comets. Astrobiology Science Conference AbSciCon, Atlanta, United States, 16-20 April 2012.
  
• International Workshop on Advances in Planetary Atmospheres and Exploration organized by Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India (Department of Space, Government of India) (2010)
• National Conference on “Radiation & Radioisotopes: Awareness & Applications” organized by Indian Society for Radiation Biology, MET Complex, Mumbai, India (2010)

Ph.D.
Title: The organic composition of a cometary nucleus, the COSAC experiment on Philae
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Uwe Meierhenrich, University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France
Dr. Fred Goesmann, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany
Period: August 2011 to September 2014


Previous Projects
A progressive study in comprehending the carbon cycle of the Lonar Crater using SCIAMACHY and SeaWiFS data – master thesis supervised by Dr. A.V. Chitre at Department of Biophysics, University of Mumbai, India

Invited Talks
Title: “Lonar, Shiva and Deccan Traps- a Geological Wonder” Venue: Planetary Exploration Research Center (PERC), Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan (2010)
Title: “Lonar Crater- A Martian Analogue” Venue: Department of Complexity Science and Engineering, Kashiwa Campus, University of Tokyo, Japan (2010)

Poster Presentations
International Workshop on Planetary Atmospheres and Exploration held at Physical Research Laboratory (Department of Space), Ahmedabad, India. (2010). Poster Title: Methane of the Martian Analogue