Currently Funded Projects

Student Supervision

• Postdoctoral Researcher

1. Dr. Harsha Avinash Tanti, ANRF-NPDF, Physical Research Laboratory Jan 2026–Present
   Project Title: Development of Signal Processing Algorithms for Demonstration of Solar Observations in Microwave Frequencies
2. Dr. Ajaz Ahmed Mir, Institute PDF, Physical Research Laboratory Feb 2026-Present
   Project Title: Modeling Nonlinear Wave Interactions in Plasmas

• PhD Researcher

1. Ms. Divya Paliwal, Junior Research Fellow, Physical Research Laboratory and Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar July 2025–Present
   Thesis Title: Imaging and Spectroscopic Studies of the Sun in Radio Wavelengths

• Project Associate

1. Ms. Samruddhi Rohokale, ANRF-PA I, Physical Research Laboratory Jan 2026-Present
   Project Title: Advanced Radio Telescope Udaipur Network for Solar and Space Weather Research

• Masters Thesis

1. Mr. Abhishek Shard Potdar, Fergusson College (Autonomous), Pune, Maharashtra Feb–Apr 2025
   Thesis Title: Type III Radio Bursts and Their Association With X-Class Solar Flares
2. Ms. Nadiya K., Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala May–Jul 2025
   Thesis Title: Multilane Type II Radio Bursts
3. Mr. Jaideep Kandekar, Ahmednagar College, Pune, Maharashtra Jun 2025–Present
   Thesis Title: On the Role of CMEs, CME–CME Interactions, and CME–Streamer Interactions in the Generation of Successive Type II Radio Bursts

• Bachelors Thesis

1. Ms. Yamini Jangid, College of Technology and Engineering, Udaipur, Rajasthan Jul–Aug 2025
   Thesis Title: Designing and Characterization of Antenna and RF Components for Radio Telescopes

• Summer Students (Bachelors)

1. Ms. Sanna Normo, Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Finland May–Jul 2022
   Title: RadioCME: Signatures of CMEs in Radio Images
2. Mr. Jaideep Kandekar, Ahmednagar College, Pune, Maharashtra Feb 2022–Jan 2023
   Title: On the Limitations of Using Metric Radio Bursts as Diagnostic Tools for Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections

• Projects (Long-term)

1. Ms. Ketaki Deshpande, University of Pune, Maharashtra Jun 2019–Dec 2019
   Title: Observations of Thermal Radio Emission from a Solar Coronal Mass Ejection
2. Ms. Vrunda Maniya, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat Jan 2018–Dec 2018
   Title: Low‐Frequency Radio Observations of the “Quiet” Corona

Project Opportunities

Our group offers opportunities for short-term projects, summer internships, or long-term final-year training in the following areas:

• Instrumentation:
  • Digital Electronics: Digital correlators, FX correlators, data packetizers, and related systems.
  • Analog Electronics: Design and testing of filters, amplifiers, beamformers, and analog boards.
  • Antenna Design: Development, testing, and characterization of antennas (10–500 MHz, 1–12 GHz).
• Observations & Data Analysis:
  • Radio observations of coronal mass ejections (CMEs).
  • Long-term statistical studies of solar radio bursts and their relation to solar transients.
  • Radio observations related to Solar Energetic Particles (SEPs).

For final-year project opportunities, see here.

For summer internship opportunities, see here and apply directly.

PhD and Postdoctoral Opportunities

• If you hold an INSPIRE fellowship and wish to pursue a PhD in our group focusing on radio instrumentation and solar radio physics, please contact anshu [AT] prl.res.in.
• For external funding for postdoctoral positions, explore ANRF-NPDF or CSIR-RA.
• For institute-based postdoctoral positions at PRL, see here.
• PRL also offers the prestigious VISHWAS postdoctoral fellowship. More details are available here.

Teaching

• Solar Radiophysics (4-credit course)

• Udaipur Solar Observatory, Physical Research Laboratory
  Jan–May 2025
  Audience: PhD Researchers

• Solar Physics Course

• University of Helsinki
  Jan–Apr 2021, Sep–Dec 2022
  Audience: Undergraduate, Masters, and PhD Students

Awards

• Webby People’s Voice Awards as a part of 2024 NASA Eclipse Team 2025
• NASA Robert H. Goddard Award in Engineering as a part of NASA ROLSES Team 2024
• Young Scientist Award in Commission J (Radio Astronomy) by URSI-RCRS 2022 held at IIT Indore 2022
• Justice Oak Award for Outstanding Thesis 2021 (Honourable Mention) by Astronomical Society of India 2022
• K. D. Abhyankar Best Presentation of Thesis by Astronomical Society of India 2021
• Young Scientist Award by Madhawi-Shyam Educational Trust 2021
• Best Poster Award in Astronomical Instrumentation by Astronomical Society of India 2016
• Best Poster Award in Commission J (Radio Astronomy) by URSI-RCRS 2015 2015

Fellowships & Grants

• Awarded Prime Minister’s Early Career Research Grant (PM ECRG) of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Government of India
  for project titled "Advanced Radio Telescope Udaipur Network for Solar and Space Weather Research (ARUN-SSW)" 2025
• COSPAR grant to attend the 45th COSPAR Scientific Assembly at Busan, Republic of Korea 2024
• IAU and NASA NSF Travel grant to attend the IAUS 388: Solar and Stellar Coronal Mass Ejections at Krakow, Poland 2024
• NASA NSF Travel grant to attend the African Geophysical Society (AGS) International Conference at Lusaka, Zambia 2023
• Awarded NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) Fellowship 2022
• Awarded visiting scholar grant, Royal Observatory of Belgium (postponed due to COVID-19) 2020
• SCOSTEP travel grant award to attend COSPAR KSO Workshop - 2020, India 2020
• Nagoya University Travel Grant to attend 9th East Asia School & Workshop, Nagoya University, Japan 2019
• Awarded Summer Fellowship - 2018 at ASTRON, the Netherlands 2018
• Awarded Radionet travel grants to attend CESRA - 2018 2018
• SCOSTEP travel grant award to attend COSPAR Mekele Workshop - 2018, Ethiopia 2018
• Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) with 98.83 percentile 2013, 2014
• University 7th rank holder of 2008 - 2012 batch in Electronics & Communication 2012

Technical Skills

• Electronics: 4Nec2 Antenna Design Software, Xilinx Tool Suite, Simulink, CST Microwave, LabView
• Programming: MATLAB, C/C++, Python, Shell Scripting
• Data Analysis Packages: AIPS, CASA, IDL--SolarSoft, Origin
• Simulations: MPI-AMRVAC, CORMA, ELECTICIT, ZEMAX
• Data Visualisation: ParaView, VisIT
• Hardware: ROACH, Vector Network Analysers, Spectrum Analysers, Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes

Observation & Field Experience

• Observing Proposals: GMRT
  • 46_029 (30 hrs) - Radio Imaging observations of non-thermal emission from the Sun for CMEs and CME-driven Shocks 2024 PI
  • 45_076 (20 hrs) - Coronal Magnetic Field Estimation Using Polarimetric Observations of Crab Nebula 2024 Co-I
  • 45_100 (15 hrs) - Long term synoptic monitoring of the Sun using uGMRT - A pilot study 2023 PI
  • 30_077 (32 hrs) - Imaging Observations of Circularly Polarized Emission from Solar Transients at Decimeter Wavelengths using uGMRT 2016 PI
• Member (Science Working Group): LOw Freqency Array (LOFAR), New Extension in Nançay (NenuFAR), Gauribidanur Radio Observatory (GRO)
• VLBI: Low-frequency Radio Observations of the Solar Corona on ~200 km Long Interferometer Baseline at GRO and Indian Mesospheric-Stratospheric-Tropospheric Radar, India
• Measurements: Antenna patterns, performance and polarisation of radio instruments (MHz, GHz)

Academic & Outreach Experience

• Tutorials (Selected):
  • Radio Data analysis during Winter School at USO 2024
  • Solar EUV data analysis tutorial during Aditya-L1 workshop, MAHE, Manipal 2022
  • Solar radio data analysis tutorial during COSPAR KSO 2020 and Mekele 2018 Workshop
• PhD Committee: Royal Observatory of Belgium and KU, Leuven, Belgium 2022–2025
• Reviewer:
  • Journals: Nature, The Astrophysical Journal, Solar Physics Journal, Physica Scripta, Astrophysics and Space Science, Frontiers, Advances in Space Science, Journal of Atmospheric & Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Proposals: NASA-NSPIRES ECIP, Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT)
• Outreach (Selected):
  • Founder: Indian Network for Dynamical and Unified Solar Physicists (INDUS) community
  • Eclipse Outreach (All Things HELIO, All Things Eclipse), NASA-GSFC Jul 2023–Jul 2024
• Administration:
  • Scientific Session convener during EGU 2024 and AGU 2023
  • Early Career Representative of Solar Physics Lab (code 671) at NASA-GSFC
  • LOC for COSPAR KSO Workshop 2020
  • COSPAR Capacity building workshop representative for COSPAR Mekele and KSO

Publications

• Profiles:
  • Google Scholar
  • NASA/ADS
  • ORCID
  • ResearchGate
• Refereed Journals (Published):
  • Lead Author & Student Supervision Publications:
    1. A type II solar radio burst without a whitelight coronal mass ejection association
       Anshu Kumari, Nat Gopalswamy, 2025, Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy. DOI
    2. The source sizes of type II radio bursts with LOFAR
       Anshu Kumari, D.E. Morosan, V. Mugundhan, P. Zhang, J. Magdalenić, P. Zucca, E.K.J. Kilpua, F. Daei, 2025, Astronomy and Astrophysics. DOI
    3. Insights into chromospheric large-scale flows using Nobeyama 17 GHz radio observations. I. The differential rotation profile
       Srinjana Routh, Anshu Kumari, Vaibhav Pant, Jaydeep Kandekar, Dipankar Banerjee, Mohd. Saleem Khan, Dibya Kirti Mishra, 2025, Astronomy and Astrophysics Letters. DOI
    4. On the limitations of using metric radio bursts as diagnostic tools for interplanetary coronal mass ejections
       J Kandekar, Anshu Kumari, 2025, Astronomy and Astrophysics Letters, 697, L9. IF - 6.240. DOI
    5. Effects of optimisation parameters on data-driven magnetofrictional modelling of active regions
       Anshu Kumari, D. J. Price, F. Daei, J. Pomoell, E. K. J. Kilpua, 2023, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 675, A80. IF - 6.240. DOI
    6. Solar Radio Spectro-polarimeter (50 - 500 MHz) : I. Design, Development and Characterization of a Cross-Polarized Log-Periodic Dipole antenna
       Anshu Kumari, G.V.S. Gireesh, C. Kathiravan, V. Mugudhan, Indrajit V. Barve, R. Ramesh, C. Monstein, 2023, The Astrophysical Journal, 958, 181. IF - 5.874. DOI
    7. Type II radio bursts and their association with coronal mass ejections in solar cycles 23 and 24
       Anshu Kumari, D. E. Morosan, E. Kilpua, F. Daei, 2023, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 675, A102. IF - 6.240. DOI
    8. Type IV radio bursts and associated Active regions in the sunspot cycle 24
       Anshu Kumari, 2022, Solar Physics, 297, 98. IF - 2.961. DOI
    9. Exploring the circular polarisation of low–frequency solar radio bursts with LOFAR
       D. E. Morosan, Juska E. Räsänen, Anshu Kumari, et al., 2022, Solar Physics, 297, 4. IF - 2.961. DOI
    10. Interferometric imaging, and beam-formed study of a moving Type IV Radio burst with LOFAR
        Hongyu Liu, Pietro Zucca, Kyungsuk Cho, Anshu Kumari, et al., 2022, Solar Physics, 297, 9. IF - 2.961. DOI
    11. On the occurrence of type IV solar radio bursts in the solar cycle 24 and their association with coronal mass ejections
        Anshu Kumari, D. E. Morosan, E. Kilpua, 2021, The Astrophysical Journal, 906, 79. IF - 5.874. DOI
    12. New results on the direct observations of thermal radio emission from a solar coronal mass ejection
        R. Ramesh, Anshu Kumari, C. Kathiravan, D. Ketaki, T. J. Wang, 2021, Geophysical Research Letters, 48, 8. IF - 4.72. DOI
    13. Low frequency radio observations of the ‘quiet’ corona during the descending phase of sunspot cycle 24
        R. Ramesh, Anshu Kumari, C. Kathiravan, D. Ketaki, M. Rajesh, M. Vrunda, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters, 47, 18. IF - 4.72. DOI
    14. Estimates of the solar coronal magnetic field using extreme-ultraviolet, radio, and whitelight observations
        Anshu Kumari, R. Ramesh, C. Kathiravan, T. J. Wang, N. Gopalswamy, 2019, The Astrophysical Journal, 881, 24. IF - 5.874. DOI
    15. Strength of the Solar Coronal Magnetic field - A Comparison of Independent Estimates Using Contemporaneous Radio and Whitelight Observations
        Anshu Kumari, R. Ramesh, C. Kathiravan, T. J. Wang, 2017, Solar Physics, 292, 161. IF - 2.961. DOI
    16. Addendum to: Strength of the Solar Coronal Magnetic field - A Comparison of Independent Estimates Using Contemporaneous Radio and Whitelight Observations
        Anshu Kumari, R. Ramesh, C. Kathiravan, T. J. Wang, 2017, Solar Physics, 292, 177. IF - 2.961. DOI
    17. New Evidence for a Coronal Mass Ejection-driven High Frequency Type II Burst near the Sun
        Anshu Kumari, R. Ramesh, C. Kathiravan, N. Gopalswamy, 2017, The Astrophysical Journal, 843, 10. IF - 5.874. DOI
  • Co-author Publications:
    1. Source location and evolution of a multilane type II radio burst
       P. Zucca, P. Zhang, K. Kozarev, M. Nedal, S. Dey, M. Mancini,Anshu Kumari, D. E. Morosan, B. Dabrowski, P. T. Gallagher, A. Krankowski, C. Vocks, 2025, Astronomy & Astrophysics. DOI
    2. Spacecraft Radio Signal Polarization Calibration
       Elizabeth Jensen, Amanda Kepley, David B. Wexler, Adam Kobelski, Jason E. Kooi, Aahil Valliani, Aidan Cho, Egan Heisey-Grove,Anshu Kumari, Shing F. Fung, 2025, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences. DOI
    3. Indian solar and heliospheric physics vision: Fundamental science to a space weather resilient society
       D. Nandy, V. Pant,...,Anshu Kumari, et al., 2025, Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy. DOI
    4. Interplanetary type-IV solar radio bursts: A comprehensive catalog and statistical results
       A Mohan, Nat Gopalswamy, Anshu Kumari, S. Akiyama, G. Sindhuja, 2024, The Astrophysical Journal, 971, 386. IF - 5.287. DOI
    5. Spatially resolved radio signatures of electron beams in a coronal shock
       P. Zhang, D. E. Morosan, Anshu Kumari, E. K. J. Kilpua, 2024, Astronomy and Astrophysics. IF - 6.240. DOI
    6. The effect of data-driving and relaxation models on magnetic flux rope evolution and stability
       A. Wagner, D. J. Price, S. Bourgeois, F. Daei, J. Pomoell, S. Poedts, Anshu Kumari, T. Barata, R. Erdélyi, E. K. J. Kilpua, 2024, Astronomy and Astrophysics. IF - 6.240. DOI
    7. The Automatic Identification and Tracking of Coronal Flux Ropes - Part II: New Mathematical Morphology-based Flux Rope Extraction Method and Deflection Analysis
       A. Wagner, S. Bourgeois, E. K. J. Kilpua, R. Sarkar, D. J. Price, Anshu Kumari, et al., 2024, Astronomy and Astrophysics. IF - 6.240. DOI
    8. Connecting remote and in situ observations of shock-accelerated electrons associated with a coronal mass ejection
       D. E. Morosan, J. Pomoell, C. Palmroos, N. Dresing, E. Asvestari, R. Vainio, E. K. J. Kilpua, J. Gieseler, Anshu Kumari, I. C. Jebaraj, 2024, Astronomy and Astrophysics. IF - 6.240. DOI
    9. A type II solar radio burst without a coronal mass ejection
       D. E. Morosan, J. Pomoell, Anshu Kumari, E. K. J. Kilpua, R. Vainio, 2023, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 675, A98. IF - 6.240. DOI
    10. Modeling the formation and eruption of coronal structures by linking data-driven magnetofrictional and MHD simulations for AR 12673
        F. Daei, J. Pomoell, D. J. Price, Anshu Kumari, S. Good, E. K. J. Kilpua, 2023, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 676, A141. IF - 6.240. DOI
    11. The Automatic Identification and Tracking of Coronal Flux Ropes - Part I: Footpoints and Fluxes
        A. Wagner, E. K. J. Kilpua, R. Sarkar, D. J. Price, Anshu Kumari, F. Daei, J. Pomoell, S. Poedts, 2023, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 677, A81. IF - 6.240. DOI
    12. Solar coronal density turbulence and magnetic field strength at the source regions of two successive metric type II radio bursts
        R. Ramesh, C. Kathiravan, Anshu Kumari, 2023, The Astrophysical Journal, 943, 43. IF - 5.874. DOI
    13. Shock-accelerated electrons during the fast expansion of a coronal mass ejection
        D. E. Morosan, J. Pomoell, Anshu Kumari, R. Vainio, E. K. J. Kilpua, 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 668, A15. IF - 6.240. DOI
    14. Moving solar radio bursts and their association with coronal mass ejections
        D. E. Morosan, Anshu Kumari, E. K. J. Kilpua, A. Hamini, 2021, Astronomy and Astrophysics Letters, 647, 5. IF - 6.240. DOI
    15. Imaging and Spectral Observations of a Type-II Radio Burst Revealing the Section of the CME-Driven Shock that Accelerates Electrons
        Satabdwa Majumdar, Srikar Paavan Tadepalli, ..., Anshu Kumari, Ritesh Patel, Nat Gopalswamy, 2021, Solar Physics, 296, 4. IF - 2.961. DOI
    16. Trends and characteristics of high-frequency type II bursts detected by CALLISTO spectrometers
        A.C. Umuhirea, J. Uwamahoro, Raja, K. S., Anshu Kumari, C. Monstein, 2021, Advances in Space Research, 68, 8. IF - 2.611. DOI
    17. Electron acceleration and radio emission following the early interaction of two coronal mass ejections
        D. E. Morosan, E. Palmerio, ..., Anshu Kumari, et al., 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 642, 151. IF - 6.240. DOI
    18. On the usefulness of existing Solar-wind models for pulsar timing corrections
        C. Tiburzi, W. A. Coles, J. P. W. Verbiest, ..., Anshu Kumari, et al., 2019, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 487, 394. IF - 5.287. DOI
    19. The First Low-frequency Radio Observations of the Solar Corona on ~200 km Long Interferometer Baseline
        V. Mugundhan, R. Ramesh, C. Kathiravan, G.V.S Gireesh, Anshu Kumari, K. Hariharan, Indrajit V. Barve, 2018, The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 855, L08. IF - 7.69. DOI
• White Papers (Solar Decadal Surveys) Refereed Journals (Under Review):
  1. UK White Paper on Magnetic Reconnection
     Alexander JB Russell et al. (with A. Kumari), 2025, UK Space Frontiers 2035. DOI
  2. COMPLETE: A flagship mission for complete understanding of 3D coronal magnetic energy release
     A. Caspi et al. (with A. Kumari), 2023, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 55, 361. DOI
  3. Improving Multi-Dimensional Data Formats, Access, and Assimilation Tools for the Twenty-First Century
     D. B. Seaton et al. (with A. Kumari), 2023, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 55, 048. DOI
  4. Next Generation Machine to Study Heliophysics in the Laboratory
     S. Dorfman et al. (with A. Kumari), 2023, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 55, 099. DOI
  5. Enabling Discoveries in Heliospheric Science through Laboratory Plasma Experiments
     E. Lichko et al. (with A. Kumari), 2023, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 55, 03. DOI
  6. Magnetic Energy Powers the Corona: How We Can Understand its 3D Storage & Release
     A. Caspi et al. (with A. Kumari), 2023, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 55, 049. DOI
• Conference Proceedings:
  1. On the design requirements of space-based radio instrumentation for Faraday rotation measurements
     Anshu Kumari, Elizabeth A. Jensen, Shing F. Fung, Lihua Li, Manohar D. Deshpande, Nat Gopalswamy, 2024, URSI Atlantic Radio Science Meeting (AT-RASC 2024)
  2. Source Sizes of Type II Radio Bursts with LOFAR Interferometric Observations
     Anshu Kumari, Diana Morosan, Emilia Kilpua, Peijin Zhang, Pietro Zucca, 2023, 35th URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (URSI GASS 2023). DOI
  3. Solar Radio Spectro-polarimetry (50 - 500 MHz) : Design, Development and Characterization of a Cross-Polarized Log-Periodic Dipole antenna
     Anshu Kumari, G.V.S. Gireesh, C. Kathiravan, V. Mugudhan, Indrajit V. Barve, R. Ramesh, C. Monstein, 2023, 35th URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (URSI GASS 2023). DOI
  4. Type III Radio Bursts from Solar Eruptions and their Connection to GLE and SGRE Events
     Nat Gopalswamy, Anshu Kumari, Pertti Makela, 2023, 35th URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (URSI GASS 2023). DOI
  5. New Evidence for a Coronal Mass Ejection-driven High Frequency Type II Burst near the Sun
     Anshu Kumari, R. Ramesh, C. Kathiravan, N. Gopalswamy, 2019, URSI Asia-Pacific Radio Science Conference (AP-RASC) 2019. DOI
  6. A High Spectral and Temporal Resolution ROACH-based Digital Back-end for Low Radio Frequency Spectro-Polarimetry
     Indrajit Barve, Anshu Kumari, R. Rajaram, Kshitij Bane, 2019, URSI Asia-Pacific Radio Science Conference (AP-RASC) 2019. DOI