Academic interests
My primary research focuses on the multi-wavelength investigation of solar jets and flares using space-based observatories, including the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS), and Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO), as well as, more recently, the ground-based Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope (SST). Our work has utilized high-resolution observations to examine the role of magnetic flux emergence and arch filament systems in the initiation and evolution of solar jets. In collaboration with international research teams, I have conducted detailed imaging and spectroscopic analyses of solar jets and flares using IRIS and SST observations. More recently, together with my PhD student, I have expanded this research to investigate the fine-scale structure and dynamics of solar flare ribbons. My current research aims to unravel the origin and evolution of solar eruptions through high-resolution SST observations combined with comparisons to advanced numerical simulations and modeling efforts.
Background
I obtained my B.Sc. in 2012 and M.Sc. in Physics in 2014 from Kumaun University, Nainital, India. In August 2015, I joined the Department of Physics at DSB Campus, Kumaun University, as a Ph.D. candidate under the supervision of Prof. Ramesh Chandra. During my doctoral research, I worked on the topic "Study of Solar Jets and Related Flares", utilizing observations from a variety of space-borne and ground-based instruments to investigate the physical processes underlying solar jet activity and associated flare phenomena.
Awards
- IAC early-career visitor fellowship
- Guest Investigator (PI) award by Royal Observatory Belgium to work with Solar Orbiter Observations
- Best Ph.D. thesis At-large award 2021 by International Astronomical Union (IAU)
- The Raman Charpak Fellowship by the Indo French Centre for Promotion of Advanced Research (IFCPAR/ CEFIPRA)
- The Scientific Committee on Solar Terrestrial Physics (SCOSTEP) visiting scholar fellowship by International Council for Science (ICSU)
Appointments
- 2016 - 2021: INSPIRE Research Fellow by Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, Govt. of India at Kumaun University, Nainital, India.
- January - May 2020: Raman Charpak Fellow with Drs. Guillaume Aulanier and Brigitte Schmieder at Observatoire de Paris, Meudon, France.
- September - October 2019: SCOSTEP visiting fellow at University of Science and Technology, Hefei, China with Prof. Yuming Wang.
Positions held
- Researcher under the scheme "Recruitment of Talented Researchers to Norway" by Research council of Norway at Rosseland Centre for Solar Physics, Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Oslo (March 2026 - till Present)
- Postdoctoral researcher at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (March 2025 to March 2026)
- Postdoctoral researcher at Rosseland Centre for Solar Physics, University of Oslo (February 2022 to March 2025).
- Ph.D. Student at Kumaun University, Nainital, India (2015-2021)