• Ph.D., University of Pune (Research on Hydrology, Department of Environmental Sciences), India, (2008)
• M.Sc., Agricultural Meteorology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India (2001)
• B.Sc., Agricultural Sciences, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, West Bengal, India (1999)

Multi-scale modeling of land surface fluxes / hydrology using remote sensing observations from imager/radiometer and sounder in optical-thermal (Polar & Geostationary) and Microwave bands; Quantifying land-atmosphere interaction using Earth observation sounder and imager derived fluxes; Land use/land cover dynamics and hydro-climatology.

• Resrearch Scientist (postdoc), Water and Carbon Cycle Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, California Institute of Technology, (2011 – Present)
• Post-doctoral Research Associate, NERC (Natural Environment Research Council), Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, UK, (2008 – 2011)
• Visiting Researcher, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University (Invited) (2010)
• Research Associate, Space Applications Centre, ISRO, India, (2008)
• Senior Research Fellow, Space Applications Centre, ISRO, India, (2005 – 2008)

• NERC (Natural Environment Research Council) postdoctoral research fellowship (2008 – Present) at Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, United Kingdom.
• Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) from Space Applications Centre (SAC), ISRO since (2005 – 2008).
• Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) from Space Applications Centre (SAC), ISRO since(2003 – 2005).
• Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) from Indian Council of Agricultural Research in Agricultural Meteorology (1999 – 2001).
• Best Oral Paper Presentation Award in Indian Society of Remote Sensing Annual Symposium, Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, India, (2005).

1. Jarvis AJ and Mallick K (2011). A numerical scheme for partitioning terrestrial eddy covariance latent heat observations into evaporation and transpiration (in prep. for Global Change Biology).
2. Mallick K and Jarvis AJ (2011). A cloud-proof satellite surface wetness index based on day-night microwave brightness temperature differences. Journal of Hydrology (in preparation).
3. Bhattacharya BK, Mallick K, Nigam R, Dakore KK, Sheikh AM and Patel NK (2011). Efficiency based wheat yield prediction in a semi-arid climate using surface energy budgeting with satellite observations, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 151 (10), 1394 - 1408.
4. Jarvis AJ, Mallick K, Wohlfahrt G, Gough C, Hirano T, Kiely G, Miyata A, and Yamamoto S (2010). Components of near-surface energy balance derived from satellite soundings: i. Net available energy. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discuss, 10, 14387-14415.
5. Mallick K, Jarvis AJ, Wohlfahrt G, Gough C, Hirano T, Kiely G, Miyata A, and Yamamoto S (2010). Components of near- surface energy balance derived from satellite soundings: ii. latent heat flux. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discuss, 10, 14417-14443).
6. Bhattacharya BK, Mallick K, Patel NK, and Parihar JS (2010). Regional clear sky evapotranspiration using remote sensing data from Indian geostationary meteorological satellite. Journal of Hydrology, 387, 65 - 80.
7. Mallick K, Bhattacharya BK, and Patel NK (2009). Estimating volumetric surface moisture content for cropped soils using a soil wetness index based on surface temperature and NDVI. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 149 (8), 1327 - 1342.
8. Mallick K, Bhattacharya BK, Rao VUM, Reddy DR, Banerjee S, Hoshali V, Pandey V, Kar G, Mukherjee J, Vyas SP, Gadgil AS, and Patel NK (2009). Latent heat flux estimation in clear sky days over Indian agroecosystems using noontime satellite remote sensing data. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 149 (10), 1646 - 1665.
9. Bhattacharya BK, Mallick K, Padmanavan N, Patel NK, and Parihar JS (2009). Retrieval of land surface albedo and temperature using data from the Indian geostationary satellite: a case study for the winter months. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 30 (12), 3239 - 3257.
10. Sarkar C, Bhattacharya BK, Gadgil A, Mallick K, Patel NK, and Parihar JS (2008). Estimation of relative evapotranspiration from NOAA PAL to derive grow characteristics in India. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 29 (11), 3271-3293.
11. Bhattacharya BK, Mallick K, Rao VUM, Raji Reddy D, Banerjee S, Hoshali V, Pandey V, Kar G, Mukherjee J, Vyas SP, and Patel NK (2008). Regional scale evapotranspiration from MODIS AQUA and NOAA AHRR: Validation over Indian Agroecosystems. Journal of Agrometeorology (special issue), 10, part II, 372 - 383.
12. Nigam R, Mallick K, Bhattacharya BK, Pandey V, and Patel NK (2008). Heat flux estimation from MODIS satellite and validation over a semi-arid agroecosystem using scintillometry and model simulation. Journal of Agrometeorology (special issue), 10, part II, 75 - 81.
13. Aich Bhowmick S, Bhattacharya BK, Mallick K, and Nigam R (2008). Retrieval of near surface air temperature in clear skies using Indian geostationary satellite data. Journal of Agrometeorology (special issue), 10, part II, 545 - 556.
14. Mallick K, Bhattacharya BK, Chourasia S, Dutta S, Nigam R, Mukherjee J, Banerjee S, Kar G, Rao VUM, Gadgil AS, and Parihar JS (2007). Evapotranspiration using MODIS data and limited ground observations over selected agroecosystems in India. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 28 (10), 2091-2110.