Leipzig Institute for Meteorology, Leipzig University, Germany

• Awarded the Walter Benjamin Fellowship by the German Research Foundation (DFG; Grant No. 524386224) to pursue independent postdoctoral research.
• Received the Outstanding Publication Award from the Data Science Institute, Bar-Ilan University.
• Awarded the highest doctoral distinction, Summa Cum Laude, by Leipzig University.
• Awarded the Institute Medal by the National Institute of Technology Rourkela for securing first position in the M.Sc. program.
• Received the Srinivas Panda Memorial Award from Berhampur University for graduating as the university topper in the B.Sc. program.

• Goutam Choudhury, Tom Goren, and Matthias Tesche (2026). Satellite observations show negligible impact of mineral dust on cloud droplet number. Geophysical Research Letters, 53, e2025GL120234. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL120234
• Goutam Choudhury and Tom Goren (2025). Sampling bias from satellite retrieval failures of cloud properties and its implications for aerosol-cloud interactions. Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2025GL115429. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025GL115429
• Goutam Choudhury, Karoline Block, Mahnoosh Haghighatnasab, Johannes Quaas, Tom Goren, and Matthias Tesche (2025): Pristine oceans are a significant source of uncertainty in quantifying global cloud condensation nuclei. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 25, 3841–3856. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-3841-2025
• Goutam Choudhury and Matthias Tesche (2023): A first global height-resolved cloud condensation nuclei data set derived from spaceborne lidar measurements. Earth System Science Data, 15, 3747–3760. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-3747-2023
• Goutam Choudhury and Matthias Tesche (2022): Estimating cloud condensation nuclei concentrations from CALIPSO lidar measurements. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 15, 639–654. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-639-2022