Prantika Bhowmik

Assistant Professor

Ph.D.: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata (2019)

Visiting positions:

Department of Mathematical Sciences, Durham University, United Kingdom (2019-2024)

Research Interests:

Theoretical astrophysics, Computational modelling of the Sun's magnetic field evolution at different levels: solar interior, solar surface and solar atmosphere, Space weather, Developing mathematical tools to study magnetic field topology.

Rajeev Kumar Jain

Associate Professor

Ph.D.: Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad (2009)

Visiting positions:

Dept. of Theoretical Physics, Univ. of Geneva (2009-2012)
CP3-Origins, Univ. of Southern Denmark (2012-2016)
Visiting Associate of IUCAA, Pune (2018-2021)

Research Interests:

Theoretical cosmology, Early universe physics, Inflation and alternatives, Cosmic microwave background, Primordial magnetic fields, Non-gaussianities, Primordial black holes, Effective field theory of gravity, Modified gravity, Dark energy.

Banibrata Mukhopadhyay

Professor

Ph.D.: S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, Jadavpur University (2001)

Visiting positions:

Harvard University, U.S.A. (2004-06).
Max-Planck-Institute for Gravitational Physics, Golm, Germany (Regularly).

Research Interests:

Physics of gravitation and compact objects. Astrophysical fluid dynamics and accretion disk theory. Hydrodynamic and hydromagnetic stability and turbulence. Nuclear astrophysics. Astro-particle physics and cosmology. Field theory in curved space-time. Modied gravity theory.

Nirupam Roy

Associate Professor

Ph.D.: National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA-TIFR), Pune (2009)

Visiting positions:

Natioanl Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA (2009 – 2012)
Max Planck Institure for Radioastronomy, Germany (2013 – 2015)

Research Interests:

Astronomy & Astrophysics, Observational Cosmology
Interstellar Medium: thermal phases, turbulence, magnetic field, star formation
Galactic Novae: evolution of radio emission, accretion/ejection physics
Cosmology :epoch of reionization, neutral hydrogen at cosmological redshift

Tarun Deep Saini

Assistant Professor

Ph.D.: IUCAA, University of Pune (2001)

Visiting positions:

Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK (2001-2004)

Research Interests:

Cosmology: Dark energy, Gravitational lensing, Structure formation in the Universe, Large scale structure in the Universe.

Prateek Sharma

Associate Professor

Ph.D.: Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University (2006)

Visiting positions:

UC Berkeley (2006-2012)

Research Interests:

Computational Astrophysics, Accretion, Circumgalactic Medium, AGN/Supernova Feedback, Astrophysical Turbulence, galactic outflows (e.g., Fermi Bubbles).

Arnab Rai Choudhuri

Honorary Professor

Ph.D.: University of Chicago (1985)

Visiting positions:

High Altitude Observatory, Boulder (1985-87)
University of Chicago (1989))
University of St. Andrews (1991)
Kiepenheuer Institut, Freiburg (as Humboldt Fellow, 1994-95)
Montana State University (2000)
Max-Planck- Institut, Lindau (2002)
Eotvos University, Budapest (2004)
Cambridge University (2004)
Beijing Astronomical Observatory (2006)
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (2012)

Research Interests:

Plasma astrophysics. The origin of solar magnetic cycle. Formation of sunspots. Magnetic fields of neutron stars and pulsars. History of science.

He is the author of two advanced textbooks The Physics of Fluids and Plasmas: An Introduction for Astrophysicists (Cambridge University Press, 1998) and Astrophysics for Physicists (Cambridge University Press, 2010) as well as a popular science book Nature’s Third Cycle: A Story of Sunspots (Oxford University Press, 2015). He is a Fellow of the three science academies of India and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). He was an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow and a JC Bose National Fellow.

Chanda Jog

Honorary Professor

Ph.D.: SUNY Stony Brook (1982)

Visiting positions:

Princeton University (1982-84), University of Virginia (1984-86)
SUNY Stony Brook (1988, 1990, June-Dec. 1993)
Virginia Institute of Theoretical Astronomy (1990, 1992)
Univ. of Massachusetts (1992)
Observatoire de Paris, France (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
Univ. of Turku, Finland (2004)
Max-Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Garching, Germany (2007)
Ruhr University at Bochum, Germany (2007, 2010)
University of Oxford, UK (2009); and Univ. of Nottingham, UK (2009)

Research Interests:

Galactic Dynamics : spiral structure, lopsided galaxies, warps, vertical structure; Dynamics of interstellar molecular gas clouds; Starburst galaxies; Morphology and dynamics of interacting and merging galaxies.

She is a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences; INSA (Indian National Science Academy); NASI (National Academy of Sciences); and TWAS (The World Academy of Sciences).

She is a J.C. Bose National Fellow.