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Curriculum-Vitae of Bhuwan Joshi


Professional experience

Reader (January 2012 - present)
Physical Research Laboratory, Udaipur Solar Observatory

Research Professor (September 2014 - May 2015)
School of Space Research, Kyung Hee University, South Korea

Scientist-SD (August 2008 - December 2011)
Physical Research Laboratory, Udaipur Solar Observatory

Post Doctoral Fellow ( May 2007 - July 2008)
Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Daejeon, South Korea

Education

Ph.D., 2007: Physics, Solar Astronomy
Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital, India
Thesis title: Investigations of solar flares associated activities from near-Sun to interplanetary medium.

Master of Science, 2000: Physics with Astronomy
DSB Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital, India

Bachelor of Science, 1998: Physics & Mathematics
CSJM Kanpur University, Kanpur, India

Research interests

Solar eruptive phenomena and associated plasma processes: Multi-wavelength analysis of solar flares, hard X-ray imaging and spectroscopy, initiation and propagation of coronal mass ejection
Cyclic evolution of solar activity: Long and mid term behavior of solar activity, north-south asymmetry, periodic patterns.

Involvement in national R&D projects

Co-I and Science Team Lead in High Energy L1 Orbiting X-ray Spectrometer (HEL1OS) on board ADITYA, future mission of ISRO.

Supervision of PhD student

Dr. Upendra Kushwaha (Research Fellow at USO/PRL during 2010-2015).
Thesis title: “Multi-wavelength investigations of Solar Eruptive Phenomena”. PhD awarded in February 2016 by IIT Gandhinagar.

Publications

2017
Flux rope eruption from the sigmoid active region NOAA 11719 and associated M6.5 flare: A multi-wavelength study
Bhuwan Joshi, Upendra Kushwaha, Astrid Veronig, et al., The Astrophysical Journal, 2017, 834,  42 (16pp)

Blowout Jets and Impulsive Eruptive Flare in a Bald-Patch Topology.
R. Chandra, C.H. Mandrini, B. Schmieder, Bhuwan Joshi , G.D. Cristiani, H. Cremades, E. Pariat, F.A. Nuevo, A.K. Srivastava, and W. Uddin, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2017, 598, A41

Trigger of successive filament eruptions observed by SDO and STEREO
Sajal Kumar Dhara, B. Ravindra, Pankaj Kumar, R. Banyal, Shibu Mathew, Bhuwan Joshi, Solar Physics, 2017, under review

2016

Pre-flare coronal jet and evolutionary phases of a solar eruptive prominence associated with M1.8 flare: SDO and RHESSI observations.
Bhuwan Joshi, Upendra Kushwaha, Astrid Veronig, and Kyung-Suk Cho, The Astrophysical Journal, 2016, 832, 130 (15pp).

On the role of repetitive magnetic reconnections in evolution of magnetic flux-ropes in solar corona.
Sanjay Kumar, R. Bhattacharyya, Bhuwan Joshi, P. K. Smolarkiewicz, The Astrophysical Journal, 2016, 830, 80 (12pp).

2011-2015

Evolutionary aspects and north-south asymmetry of soft X-ray flare index during solar cycles 21, 22, and 23
Bhuwan Joshi, R. Bhattacharyya, K. K. Pandey, U. Kushwaha and Y.-J. Moon, Astronomy and Astrophysics,  2015, 514, A4 (11pp).

Large-scale Contraction and Subsequent Disruption of Coronal Loops During Various Phases of the M6.2 Flare Associated with the Confined Flux Rope Eruption.
Upendra Kushwaha, Bhuwan Joshi, Astrid M. Veronig, and Yong-Jae Moon, The Astrophysical Journal, 2015, 807, 101 (18 pp).

Impulsive Energy Release and Non-thermal Emission in a Confined M4.0 Flare Triggered by Rapidly Evolving Magnetic Structures.
Upendra Kushwaha, Bhuwan Joshi, Kyung-Suk Cho, Astrid Veronig, Sanjiv Kumar Tiwari, and S. K. Mathew, The Astrophysical Journal, 2014, 791, 1 (16pp).

RHESSI and TRACE observations of multiple flare activity in AR 10656 and associated filament eruption.
Bhuwan Joshi, Upendra Kushwaham, Kyung-Suk Cho, and Astrid Veronig, The Astrophysical Journal, 2013, vol 771, 1 (14 pp). 

Signatures of magnetic reconnection in solar eruptive flares: A multi-wavelength perspective (invited review). [download]
Bhuwan Joshi, Astrid Veronig, P. K. Manoharan, and B. V. Somov, Book title: Multi-scale Dynamical Processes in Space and Astrophysical Plasmas, Published in ASSP, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2012, vol 33, 29

Pre-flare activity and magnetic reconnection during the evolutionary stages of energy release in a solar eruptive flare.
Bhuwan Joshi, Astrid M. Veronig, Jeongwoo Lee, Su-Chan Bong, Sanjiv K. Tiwari, and Kyung-Suk Cho, The Astrophysical Journal, 2011, vol 743, 195.

2006-2010

Magnetic reconnection during the two phase evolution of a solar eruptive flare.
Bhuwan Joshi, Astrid Veronig, K. S. Cho, S. C. Bong, B. V. Somov, Y. J. Moon, J. Lee, P. K. Manoharan and Y. H. Kim, The Astrophysical Journal, 2009, vol. 706, 1438.

A coronal mass ejection and Hard X-ray emission associated with the Kink Instability.
K. S. Cho, J. Lee, S. C. Bong, Y. H. Kim, Bhuwan Joshi and Y. D. Park, The Astrophysical Journal, 2009, vol. 703, 1.

Multi-wavelength signatures of magnetic reconnection of a flare associated coronal mass ejection.
Bhuwan Joshi, P. K. Manoharan, Astrid M. Veronig and P. Pant, Solar Physics, 2007, vol. 242, 143.

Observations of total solar eclipse of March 29, 2006 and related atmospheric measurements.
Wahab Uddin, Bhuwan Joshi, T. S. Kumar, Saurabh Sharma and Ram Sagar, Current Sciences, 2007, vol. 93, no. 7, 957.

Periodicities of sunspot activity during solar cycle 23.
Bhuwan Joshi, P. Pant and P. K. Manoharan, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2006, vol. 452, 647.

North-south distribution of solar flare during cycle 23.
Bhuwan Joshi, P. Pant and P. K. Manoharan, Journal of Astrophysics & Astronomy, 2006, vol. 27, 151.

2001-2005

Distribution of Hα flares during solar cycle 23.
Bhuwan Joshi and P. Pant, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2005, vol. 431, 359.

Intermediate-term periodicities in soft X-ray flare index during solar cycles 21, 22 and 23.
Bhuwan Joshi and Anita Joshi, Solar Physics, 2005, vol. 226, 153.

North-south asymmetry of soft X-ray flare index during solar cycles 21, 22 and 23.
Bhuwan Joshi and Anita Joshi, Solar Physics, 2004, vol. 219, 343.
 
Dynamics of limb flare and associated primary and secondary post flare loops.
Wahab Uddin, Bhuwan Joshi, Ramesh Chandra and Anita Joshi, Bulletin of Astronomical Society of India, 2003, vol. 31, 303.

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