Academic interests
Radiative Transfer, Stellar Atmospheres, Spectropolarimetric inversions, Forward modeling, Spicules in the solar chromosphere and transition region, Long term evolution of the Solar Mean Magnetic field, Coupling of the Solar atmosphere- Photosphere to the Corona.
Courses taught
1. AST2210- Observational Astronomy
2. AST5210- Stellar Atmospheres I
Background
Ph.D. in solar physics. Well versed in multi-messenger astronomy and astrophysics of the solar atmosphere. I specialize in high-resolution observations of the solar atmosphere observed from the Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope in tandem with space-based IRIS and SDO satellites. Primary research focus is on spicules and jets in the solar atmosphere.
Appointments
- Researcher in solar physics
- European Space Agency (ESA) Science Planner, IRIS team, Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory (LMSAL).
Positions luck
- Visiting Research Fellow, Kiepenheuer Institute for Solar Physics.
- Ph.D. in solar physics - Rosseland Centre for Solar Physics.
- Master of Technology- Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore, India
- Space Exploration Researcher, NASA Frontier Development Lab (FDL)