Sandip Pal is an atmospheric scientist. He received Bachelor of Science and Masters of Sciences in Physics from the University of Calcutta (2000) and the University of Kalyani, respectively. Having interests in the physics of the atmospheres, Sandip did Masters of Technology in Atmospheric Sciences in 2004 from the University of Pune, India. Later, he earned his Ph.D. (magna cum laude) in Atmospheric Sciences from the faculty of natural sciences, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany in 2008. His thesis work involves development and application of an eye safe mobile scanning aerosol lidar system for studying atmospheric boundary layer and aerosol transport mechanisms in the lower troposphere. Please visit my personal webpage. https://sites.google.com/site/sandnowlsce/