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Dr. Nagendra Kumar
Dr. Nagendra Kumar
Assistant Professor (Contractual)
Qualification(s)
- Ph.D. in Physics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune)
- M.Sc. in Physics from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
- Qualified Joint CSIR-UGC-National Eligibility Test (NET) for Lectureship and Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in Physical Science
- B.Sc. (Hons.) in Physics from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Specialization
- High Energy Astrophysics, Molecular Biophysics (reaction mechanism)
Research Areas
- Wind from the thin accretion disk, X-ray polarization, X-ray Binaries, Gamma-ray astrophysics, Active galactic nuclei
Course Taught:
- Classical Mechanics, Mathematical Physics
- Statistical Mechanics, Thermodynamics
- Fluid Dynamics
Teaching and Training Experience:
- S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellow (2018 – 2020), Department of Physics, IISc, Bangalore
- Research Associate (2017-2017), Department of Physics, IISc, Bangalore
- Project Student (2007-2010), Department of Physics, BHU, Varanasi
Publications, Projects, Paper Presentations, Research Guidance and Participation:
- Published 10 research articles indexed in Scopus (Scopus ID – 57657139600)
- Presented more than 15 papers in national and international conferences.
- Engaged in outreach activities in Astronomy
Administrative Experience:
- Departmental academic and administrative responsibilities at CUAP