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Dr. Amar Kakad

Dr. Amar Kakad
Dr. Amar Kakad
Professor F
H.Q. Panvel
Email: 
amar.kakad@iigm.res.in
Contact Number: 
91-22-27484188
Academic Record: 
  • B.Sc, Amravati University, 1997
  • M.Sc., Amravati University, 1999
  • Ph.D., Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, affiliated with University of Mumbai, 2005
Research Area: 
  • Plasma wave processes in space and astrophysical plasmas
  • Computer simulation of space plasma processes 
Professional Appointments: 
  • Visiting Professor, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi. (December, 2021)
  • Visiting Researcher, Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Japan. (October -November 2016)
  • Visiting Researcher, Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Japan. (February -March 2016)
  • Visiting Scientist, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa. (March 2014)
  • JSPS Post-Doctoral Fellow, Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Japan. (September 2011 - September 2013
  • Visiting Scientist, University of the Western Cape, Bellville and University of Kwazulu Natal, Durban, South Africa. (November 2009 - December 2009)
Scientific Honours: 
  • URSI Young Scientist Award 2008: An international award, administered by the International Union of Radio Science
  • AP-RASC Young Scientist Award 2010: An international award, administered by the Asia-Pacific Radio Science Conference
  • JSPS fellowship (2011-13): A prestigious postdoctoral fellowship, administered by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) at Kyoto University, Japan
  • BOYSCAT fellowship (2009-10): A prestigious BOYSCAST (Better Opportunities for Young Scientists in Chosen Areas of Science & Technology) fellowship, administered by the Ministry of Science of Technology, Govt. of India
Publications: 
  1. Aditi Upadhyay, Bharati Kakad, Amar Kakad, and Rahul Rawat. Effect of solar wind pressure and substorm linked particle injection on local time distribution of electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves. Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 9:866023, 2022. doi:10.3389/fspas.2022.866023.
  2. Amar Kakad and Bharati Kakad. An audit of geomagnetic field in polar and south atlantic anomaly regions over two centuries. Advances in Space Research, 69(5):2142–2157, 2022. doi:10.1016/j.asr.2021.12.011.
  3. Pankaj K Soni, Bharati Kakad, and Amar Kakad, Deepening of radiation belt particles in south atlantic anomaly region: A scenario over past 120 years. Advances in Space Research, 69(5):2090–2101, 2022. doi:10.1016/j.asr.2021.11.041.
  4. Bharati Kakad and Amar Kakad, Forecasting peak smooth sunspot number of solar cycle 25: A method based on even-odd pair of solar cycle. Planetary and Space Science, 209:105359, 2021. doi:10.1016/j.pss.2021.105359.
  5. Harikrishnan A., Amar Kakad, Bharati Kakad, and Peter H. Yoon. Structural characteristics of ion holes in plasma. Plasma, 4(3):435–449, 2021

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