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Dr. Kuldeep Pandey

Dr. Kuldeep Pandey
Dr. Kuldeep Pandey
Professor E
H.Q Panvel
Email: 
kuldeep.p@iigm.res.in
Contact Number: 
022-27484037
Academic Record: 
  • 2013-2018   Ph.D. in Physics from Physical Research Laboratory, India  (degree awarded by Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar)
  • 2009-2011   M.Sc. in Physics from University of Mumbai, India
  • 2006-2009   B.Sc. in Physics from Bhavan's College, Mumbai, India   (under University of Mumbai)

  • National/State Level Examinations Qualified:  CSIR-UGC-NET Physical Sciences 2014; GATE Physics 2013 and 2014; Maharastra-SET Physics 2013
Research Area: 
  • Earth’s Ionospheric Dynamics Under Varying Space Weather Conditions
  • High Frequency (HF) Radio Propagation and Polarization
Professional Appointments: 
  • 2026 Sep - Present    Professor E, Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, India
  • 2024 Apr - 2026 Aug    Post-Doctoral Research Associate, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA
  • 2020 Nov - 2024 Mar    Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
  • 2018 Sep - 2020 Nov    Post-Doctoral Fellow, Physical Research Laboratory, India
Reseach Related information: 

Studies on Earth’s ionospheric dynamics and high frequency (HF) radio.

Ionospheric dynamics: focus primarily on equatorial electric fields and currents, low-latitude plasma distributions and irregularities under both geomagnetically quiet and disturbed conditions by utilizing ground- and space-based observations alongside a physics-based model of the equatorial electrojet.

HF radio: focus primarily on ground-to-ground and ground-to-space radio propagation, as well as polarization state analysis based on both scientific and amateur (ham) radio observations combined with raytrace modeling.

Scientific Honours: 

Best Paper/Poster/Young Scientist Awards

  • 2018    International Symposium on Equatorial Aeronomy (ISEA-15), Physical Research Laboratory, India – Among Top 5 Finalist for the Young Scientist Award
  •  2016    National Space Science Symposium, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, India
  • 2015    URSI-Regional Conference on Radio Science, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India

Invited Speaker

  • 2026    Invited Tutorial "Solar Eclipse Through Ham Radio: What the Bands Revealed" at HamSCI Workshop, New Britain, CT, USA
  • 2019    Short Course on Space Weather by CSSTEAP (affiliated to United Nations), Physical Research Laboratory, India

Reading/Ad-hoc Reviewer for Scientific Proposals submitted at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), USA; National Science Foundation (NSF), USA

Fellowships Awarded (not taken up due to acceptance of another position)

  • 2021    Nanabhoy Moos Research Fellowship (NMRF) by Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, India
  • 2020    National Post Doctoral Fellowship (N-PDF) by Science and Engineering Research Board, India
Publications: 

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