Sangita Kalarickal has been in the magnetics group since the spring of 1999. Her Masters degree in Mathematics is from the University of Mumbai, in the city of Bombay (Mumbai), India. She taught Mathematics at H.R. College, Bombay, for four years, after which she shifted her field to Physics. She went on to do her Masters degree in Physics with an emphasis on Nonlinear Optics at the University of Mumbai. Her Master's degree constituted a thesis on a theoretical study of Stokes and Anti Stokes waves in transient stimulated Raman scattering.

In the magnetics group, she was involved in the investigation of static and microwave magnetic properties of ferrite-ferroelectric composite materials. She was also involved in setting up the Pulsed Laser Deposition laboratory, which is used to make thin ferrite films. Her main interest has now shifted to the study of relaxation mechanisms in magnetic materials

She has built the broadband ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) spectrometer, which has a capability to measure ferromagnetic resonance in a range of 1-7 GHz. Experiments at present concentrate on the investigation of relaxation mechanisms in metal thin films using FMR.

As her name suggests, ( S a n g i t in Sanskrit means music ) she loves music, and has been trained formally in Indian classical music. Her other interests include art (like sketching, and painting), pottery and writing. Though there are times when she does miss the whispers of the sea, living in the little town of Fort Collins, so close to the mountains, has been a wonderful experience.

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