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Dr. Ram Singh

Dr. Ram Singh
Dr. Ram Singh
Assistant Professor Grade II
EGRL, Tirunelveli
Email: 
ram.singh@iigm.res.in
Contact Number: 
0462-2521465
Academic Record: 

•    Ph.D (2019): Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG), Mumbai, /University of Mumbai
Thesis Tittle: Coupling of the Solar-Driven Prolonged and Transient Processes to the Equatorial and Low-Latitude Ionosphere
•    M.Sc (2012): (Physics/Electronics)      
D.S College, Aligarh/Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University Agra
•    B.Sc (2010):  (Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics)  
D.P.B.S (PG) College, Anupshahr/Chaudhary Charan Singh University (CCS), Meerut 

Research Area: 

•    Magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling and associated electrodynamics
•    High-latitude ionospheric dynamics, including polar cap convection and ULF Pc5 waves
•    Equatorial and low-latitude ionospheric electrodynamics, including the equatorial electrojet, 150-km echoes, F-region plasma irregularities, spread-F, and radio-wave propagation
•    Ionospheric responses to geomagnetic storms and substorms, with emphasis on ionospheric currents, TEC variations, and plasma irregularities
 

Professional Appointments: 
  • Postdoctoral Researcher (February 2024-July 2026):

Jicamarca Radio Observatory (JRO)/Instituto Geofísico del Perú, Peru

Title of Projects: Investigation of Equatorial Ionospheric Electrodynamics, Plasma Instabilities, Irregularity Dynamics, and Radio Wave Propagation Using the Jicamarca Incoherent Scatter Radar (ISR) 

  • Postdoctoral Researcher (September 2021-November 2023):

 Dept. of Astronomy and Space Science, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea

Title of Projects: 1. A study of geomagnetic storm-time near-midnight fast plasma flow channel in the high-latitude D/E region ionosphere

2. 3D Investigation into the Origin of Mid-latitude Scintillation and its Effect on the trans-ionospheric signals (VHF/UHF)

  • Research Associate (September 2020-August 2021):

Space Physics Laboratory (SPL), Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Trivandrum, Kerala, India.

Title of Project: Role of the electric and magnetic fields in the coupling of the Ionosphere Magnetosphere system

 Research Associate (February 2020-August 2021): Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) Mumbai, India

Scientific Honours: 

2019 SCOSTEP Visiting Scholar (October 2019 - December 2019):

 Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research (ISEE), Nagoya University, Japan.

Publications: 
  1. Singh.R, Young-Sook Lee, Geonhwa Jee, Glenn C. Hussey, and Yong Ha Kim (2026). Latitudinal expansion of Pc5 wave activity detected by SuperDARN radar, GPS TEC, and ground magnetometers associated with solar wind dynamic pressure. Journal of the Korean Physical Society. 
  2. Guru, K.S.K., Sripathi, S., Singh, R., Rajesh Kumar Barad., Danny Scipion & A. P. Dimri (2026). A hybrid reconstruction approach for estimating topside ionospheric scale height and its altitudinal variation using Jicamarca ISR measurements. Sci Rep . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-59604-6. 
  3. Singh, R., Scipion, D. E., Pandey, K., Kuyeng, K., Condor, P., & DeLa Jara, C. (2026). Evidence of strong electric fields at the equatorial ionosphere driven by a substorm in the absence of geomagnetic storm. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 131, e2026JA035172. https://doi.org/10.1029/2026JA035172
  4. Singh, R., Pant, T.K., Sripathi, S., Rout, D., Bhaskar, A., Scipion, D.E. (2025). IMF By-Driven Electric Field Disturbances Over the Equator During Northward IMFs: PPEF Responses. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2025.106642.
  5. Barad, R. K., Sripathi, S., Singh, R., Gayathri, B., & Abadi, P. (2025). Observations and modeling investigations of ionospheric response to 23–24 April 2023, G4-class geomagnetic storm over the Indian sector. Space Weather, 23, e2024SW004253. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024SW004253.
  6. Singh R, Kumar S, and Pandey K (2025). Editorial: Space weather: magnetosphere, ionosphere, thermosphere (M-I-T) coupling. Front. Astron. Space Sci. 12:1632922. doi: 10.3389/fspas.. 2025.1632922.
  7. Singh, R., Scipión, D. E., Kuyeng, K., Condor, P., Flores, R., Pacheco, E., et al. (2025). Ionospheric responses to an extreme (G5‐level) geomagnetic storm using multi‐instrument measurements at the Jicamarca Radio Observatory on 10–11 October 2024. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 130, e2024JA033642. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JA033642.
  8. Rout, D., Kumar, A., Singh, R., Patra, S., Karan, D.K., Chakraborty, S., et al. (2025). Evidence of unusually strong equatorial ionization anomaly at three local time sectors during the Mother's Day geomagnetic storm on 10–11 May 2024. Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2024GL111269. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL111269.
  9. Singh, R., Scipión, D. E., Kuyeng, K., Condor, P., de la Jara, C., Velasquez, J. P., et al. (2024). Ionospheric disturbances observed over the Peruvian sector during the Mother's Day Storm (G5-level) on 10-12 May 2024. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 129, e2024JA033003. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JA033003.

 

For more details:

Google site:

https://sites.google.com/view/ram-singh-space-physics/home

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=cjumYz8AAAAJ&hl=en Research gate:

www.researchgate.net/profile/Ram-Singh-5 

Orchid:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8140-3500