He is the Yoda to my Skywalker, the Dumbledore to my Potter. Much of my knowledge of space research and the reason for my initial interest in space elevators came from Misra. He supervised my Masters project from 2004 to 2006, and we have published several papers together since then. He is kind and acts with integrity, and has served as a model for professionalism in my eyes.
I will never forget my initial meetings with Professor Misra in 2004, when I expressed my concern that the project will be difficult for me to carry out. He quietly laughed, and said "You know, building the first space elevator will be hard... Your project, studying its dynamics, will be easy." He curbed my definition of hard work, and in so doing, helped me mitigate a common fear that young professionals commonly face - that of daunting tasks.
