Dr. Chakraborty Thakur is an Associate Research Professor of Physics at Auburn University, specializing in plasma instabilities, turbulence and transport, and dusty plasma physics in unmagnetized and magnetized low temperature plasmas. He uses fast imaging and dust tracking as diagnostics to study plasma flows, instabilities and turbulence. He also plays a key role in the collaborative research facility, Magnetized Plasma Research Laboratory, supporting external collaborators while advancing research in basic plasmas and dusty plasmas at high magnetic fields (up to 4 Tesla). He has mentored over 100 students in plasma research including graduate, undergraduate, and high school students and loves engaging with the broader physics community via outreach activities such as science fairs, K-12 visits and teachers training programs.