CLCC 270 4701 W. Thunderbird Road
Glendale, AZ 85306
Mail code: 2352
Campus: West
Long Bio
Dr. Nilesh Dixit is the Graduate Program Director and Assistant Teaching Professor in the Biological Data Science MS program at Arizona State University’s School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences. Known as a "Lego scientist," his diverse expertise includes biomedical instrumentation, earth sciences, and entrepreneurship. With over a decade of experience in earth sciences, particularly in energy resource exploration and carbon sequestration, Dr. Dixit has focused on leveraging large-scale datasets and computational models to study natural phenomena. At ASU, Dr. Dixit is now combining his passion for life sciences and mathematics with data science and biology.
Education
MBA. Foster School of Business, University of Washington, 2023
Ph.D. Geophysics, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2017
M.Sc. Marine Geosciences, University of Plymouth, England 2010
B.Tech. Instrumentation and Control Engineering, University of Pune, India 2007