National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

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EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
Areas of Interest
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics

Ananta Charan Pradhan Associate Professor & Maintenance coordinating Warden (Chief Warden Office)

Physics and Astronomy

pradhana@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2735

Biosketch

27

PUBLICATIONS

4

SPONSORED PROJECTS

6

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

2

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Ananta Charan Pradhan

Associate Professor

Physics and Astronomy

Room Number: MC-210

Department of Physics and Astronomy, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

2011

Ph.D.
Astrophysics
Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore

2005

M.Sc
Physics
Utkal University, Vanivihar, Bhubaneswar

2003

B.Sc (Hons)
Physics
College Of Basic Science and Humanities, Odisha University of Agricultural Technology, Bhubaneswar

Teaching Experience
  • Astrophysics and any fundamental subject in Physics,  National Institute of Technology Rourkela,   30 Jun 2014 - contnuing
Post Doctoral Research Experience
  • Galactic Structure using UVIT (Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope) star counts,  Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai,   01 Nov 2011 - 30 Jun 2014

A comprehensive catalog and multiwavelength analysis of UVIT sources: Statistical properties and science applications: UV bright stars, Galactic globular clusters and galaxies. ISRO
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Running   Sponsored
Study of Structure of our Galaxy using Ultraviolet Star Counts of GALEX and UVIT-ASTROSAT Surveys ISRO
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Development of relativistic opacity code for hot and dense plasma DST
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Study of properties and distribution intersteller dust in the magellanic clouds SERB
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored

2
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Total Publications: 27
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A. Mohapatra, R. Srianand, V. Khaire, and A. C. Pradhan,"Physical conditions in high-z optically thin C III absorbers: origin of cloud sizes and associated correlations", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol.484, no.4, pp.5028-5048, Wiley, April 2019, 10.1093/mnras/stz158       Article

M. Das and A. C. Pradhan,"Spectroscopy of Na I and K I atoms embedded in weakly coupled plasma environment.", Physics of Plasmas, vol.24, no.11, pp.2706, American Institute of Physics 2017, 10.1063/1.4986022       Article

A. C. Pradhan, D. Ojha, A. Robin, S. Ghosh, and J. Vickers,"A stellar population synthesis model for the study of ultraviolet star counts of the Galaxy.", Astronomy & Astrophysics, vol.565, no.33, pp.13, EDP Sciences, May 2014, 10.1051/0004-6361/201321757       Article

R. Sarma, A. Pathak, A. C. Pradhan, J. Murthy, and J. Sarma,"On VI absorption in the Milky Way along the Large Magellanic Cloud lines of sight.", Advances in Space Research, vol.53, no.6, pp.963-966, Elsevier, March 2014, 10.1016/j.asr.2013.06.020       Article

A. C. Pradhan, A. Pathak, J. Murthy, and D. K. Ojha,"Observations of O vi absorption from the Superbubbles of the large magellanic cloud", in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, vol.9, no.296, pp.388-389, Cambridge University Press, s296-supernova environmental impacts, January 2013, 10.1017/S1743921313009964       Inproceedings

Multidisciplinary Approach to Understand the Mysteries of our Universe Physics and Astronomy (Workshop)
Workshop on Astronomy & Astrophysics Physics and Astronomy (Workshop)

  • PH1001 : Physics - I {Theory}
  • PH1002 : Physics - II {Theory}
  • PH1004 : Electromagnetic and Quantum Physics {Theory}
  • PH102 : Physics - II {Theory}
  • PH2003 : Electricity and Magnetism {Theory}
  • PH202 : Electricity and Magnetism {Theory}
  • PH4002 : Electrodynamics {Theory}
  • PH402 : Electrodynamics {Theory}
  • PH403 : Classical Mechanics {Theory}
  • PH6009 : Numerical Analysis in Computer Programming {Theory}
  • PH606 : Problems in Electrodynamics {Theory}
  • PH611 : Advanced Quantum Mechanics {Theory}
  • PH6117 : Introduction To Astrophysics {Theory}
  • PH618 : Special Topics in Theoretical Physics - I {Theory}
  • PH626 : Introduction to Astrophysics {Theory}
  • PH1070 : Physics Laboratory {Practical}
  • PH170 : Physics Laboratory {Practical}
  • PH4074 : Computational Physics Laboratory {Practical}
  • PH471 : General Physics Laboratory {Practical}
  • PH5071 : Computational Astrophysics Laboratory {Practical}
  • PH573 : Computational Physics Laboratory {Practical}
  • PH576 : Astronomy Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [6]
Probing the circumgalactic Medium with Quasar Absorption Lines.
Abhisek Mohapatra
Enrolled: Jul 2015
Graduated :  2021
Supervisor
Probing the Star-formation Activities of Galaxies Residing in Void and Filaments Using AstroSat
Divya Pandey
Enrolled: Jul 2017
Graduated :  2022
Supervisor
Study of UV-bright Stars in Galactic Globular Clusters using Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UVIT) Observations
Ranjan Kumar
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Graduated :  2023
Supervisor
Broadband Spectral Study of Blazars
Jyotishree Hota
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Continuing
Supervisor
A comprehensive catalog and multiwavelength analysis of UVIT sources
Sonika Piridi
Enrolled: Feb 2020
Continuing
Supervisor
Statistical properties and science applications UVIT sources: UV bright stars, Galactic globular clusters and galaxies.
Bibhuprasad Mishra
Enrolled: Jan 2023
Continuing
Supervisor

Memberships / Fellowships
  • Member International Astronomical Union (IAU),   2022
  • Member of Odisha Physical Society (OPS),   2018
  • Visiting Associate of Inter University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) Pune,   2016
  • Member of Astronomical Society of India (ASI,   2015