Nilesh Dixit
Assistant Teaching Professor,
School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences
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CLCC 270 4701 W. Thunderbird Road Glendale, AZ 85306
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Mail code: 2352Campus: West
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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
Courses
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 595 | Continuing Registration |
| BIO 593 | Applied Project |
| BIO 595 | Continuing Registration |
| LSC 585 | Capstone I in Biol Data Sci |
| LSC 586 | Capstone II in Biol Data Sci |
| LSC 541 | Statistics for Bio Data Sci II |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 593 | Applied Project |
| LSC 540 | Statistics for Bio Data Sci I |
| LSC 556 | Evolutionary Biology |
| LSC 540 | Statistics for Bio Data Sci I |
| BIO 595 | Continuing Registration |
| BIO 595 | Continuing Registration |
| BIO 592 | Research |
2025 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| LSC 585 | Capstone I in Biol Data Sci |
| LSC 586 | Capstone II in Biol Data Sci |
| LSC 595 | Continuing Registration |
| LSC 595 | Continuing Registration |
| BIO 595 | Continuing Registration |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CHM 113 | General Chemistry I |
| CHM 113 | General Chemistry I |
| BIO 595 | Continuing Registration |
| BIO 595 | Continuing Registration |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| LSC 540 | Statistics for Bio Data Sci I |
| LSC 556 | Integrative Biology II |
| LSC 540 | Statistics for Bio Data Sci I |