About me
I am working as Assistant Professor at Indian Institute of Astrophysics. I earned M.Sc (Physics) degree from University of Hyderabad,
Hyderabad in 2008 and Ph. D from Physical Research Laboratory in 2013.
The thesis problem that I had worked on was Solar Eruptive phenomena titled A Study on the Characteristics of Magnetic Field Structure and Evolution of Flaring Solar Active Regions under the advice of Prof. Ashok Ambastha. The specific objective of this thesis work is to understand eruptive nature of active regions based on photospheric magnetic field observations (2D) and modelled 3D-magnetic fields. It includes analysing the observational data of the Sun from various ground and Space based observatories using software packages like IDL, Python, Fortran (OpenMp) and C.
Present Research Interests
- Evolution of AR magnetic non-potential parameters
- Helicity and energy flux transport from Emerging ARs
- Flux rope formation and CME initiation
- Sun-Earth connection of flux rope CMEs
- Quasi-static evolution of AR magnetic structure and topological study
- Data driven MHD simulations of AR magnetic structure
- Data driven MHD simulations of Global magnetic structure
Academic Profile
- Aug 2019--Present Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Astrophysics
- Nov 2014--Aug 2019 DST Inspire Faculty Fellow, Indian Institute of Astrophysics
- Apr 2013--Oct 2014 Post Doctoral Fellow, Physical Research Laboratory
- Aug 2008--Apr 2013 Research Scholar, Physical Research Laboratory
- Aug 2006--Apr 2008 MSc student, University of Hyderabad
Awards
- Zirin studentship Award, AAS-SPD-2013, Bozeman, USA,
- K.D. Abhyankar Best Thesis Presentation Award, ASI-2014, Mohali, India
- Justice Oak Best Thesis Award, ASI-2015, NCRA, Pune
Membership
- Astronomical Society of India (ASI)
- International Astronomical Union (IAU)
- Committee on Space Research (COSPAR)
In the News
- Nature India press release (20 December 2012): Rotating sunspots shape solar flares
- RHESSI Science Nugget (19 March 2018): Homologous CME/flares from AR 12371
- HMI Science nugget (March 11, 2019): Very fast helicity injection and large eruptive activity in AR 12673
- HMI Science nugget (Sep 1, 2020): Finding the critical decay index in solar prominence eruptions
- RHESSI Science nugget (Oct 1, 2020): Relation of non-neutralized electric currents and the activity in active regions
- HMI Science nugget (October 14, 2020): Recurring homologous solar eruptions in NOAA AR 11429
- DST press release (October 19, 2021): Clue to mystery of solar flares & CMEs in regions on Sun with disturbed magnetic field can help improving solar weather predictions
- IndiaToday Science news (October 20, 2021): Indian astronomer reveals the hidden clue that could help predict violent eruptions from Sun
- DST press release Tracking a solar burst with multiple telescopes gives clues about source region characteristics affecting space weather
- The Hindu article (Dec 18, 2023) IIA scientists trace the source of solar burst which occurred in 2013
- DST Press release (Mar 1, 2024) Tracking the solar source of the most intense geomagnetic storm last year
- IndiaToday news article (Mar 1, 2024) Auroras seen in Ladakh: We finally know what triggered it
Over the Web
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