Hello! I am a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Solar Activity Reconstructions in the Department of Meteorology, Universiy of Reading and a member of the Space and Atmospheric Electricity Group (SPATE).

I submitted my PhD thesis recently from the Center of Excellence in Space Sciences India, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata. where I worked with Prof. Dibyendu Nandi. My primary research interest is to explore long-term solar magnetic activity with the aid of magnetohydrodynamic simulations and statistical data analysis techniques.

I obtained a Master of Science degree in Physics in 2020 from the Department of Physics, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics in 2018 from the Ramakrishna Mission Residential College (Autonomous), Narendrapur.

My work and research interests

I am exploring solar magnetism, its origin, and variability over and beyond decadal time scales. With the aid of numerical simulations and direct or reconstructed observation of the solar magnetic activity, I investigate the fundamental processes governing our Sun’s magnetic behavior – a key to understanding stellar evolution and space climate.

Research expertise

Evolution of Solar Magnetic Fields: Studied the generation and evolution of large-scale solar magnetic fields using kinematic flux-transport dynamo simulations and observational data analysis from HINODE/SOT, SDO/HMI, and Wilcox Solar Observatory, etc.

Long-term Sunspot Number Time Series Analysis: Analyzed multi-millennial reconstructed sunspot number datasets to validate numerical simulations of long-term solar magnetic variability.

Statistical Techniques: Skilled in analyzing dynamic physical systems using statistical time domain analyses, including Fourier and wavelet transforms, Monte Carlo simulations, and auto-regressive modeling.

Magnetohydrodynamic Modeling: Conducted 3D magnetohydrodynamic modeling of solar convection zone dynamics, including buoyant eruption of magnetic flux tubes, their post-emergence evolution, and thermally driven magneto-convection, employing numerical frameworks like PLUTO and Dedalus.