Curriculum Vitae


Positions
06/2018 -- 12/2022: Assistant Professor, Physical Research Laboratory

01/2023 -- present: Associate Professor, Physical Research Laboratory

Contact Information

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +91-79-26314613
Post: Dr. Manash Samal,
Room 213, Astronmy & Astrophysics Divison,
Physical Research Laboratory,
Ahmedabad 380009, Gugarat, India

Education
2004--2011: Ph.D. in Astronomy
Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), India
Thesis: Multiwavelength Investigation of Star Formation around the Galactic HII regions
2000--2002: Master of Science in Physics
Ravenshawa Autonomous College, Utkal University, India
1997--2000: Bachelor of Science
Vyasnagar College, Utkal University, India

Positions and Research Experiences
12/2015--05/2018: Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) Postdoctoral Fellow
National Central University (NCU), Taiwan
09/2013--09/2015: National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) Postdoctoral Fellow
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille (LAM), France
09/2011--09/2013: Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) Postdoctoral Fellow
Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille (LAM), France
04/2011--08/2011: Postdoctoral Fellow
Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), India
11/2010-02/2011: Visiting Fellow
National Central University, Taiwan

Supervisory or Mentoring Experience
Ph.D Thesis
2020--present: Vineet Rawat, Ph.D student, PRL
Postdocs
2021--2022: Dr. Ekta Sharma
2022--present: Dr. Jayanda Muriya
Master or Enginnering Thesis
2023: Ms. Vidhi Tailor (Msc; St. Xavier's College, Mumbai)
2021: Mr. Abhijeet Patil (Msc; St. Xavier's College, Mumbai)
2020: Mr. Mansih Chauhan (Msc; IIST, Thiruvananthapuram)
2020: Mr. Jitesh Kumar Tehalramani (Msc; Madhav University, Mount Abu)
2019: Mr. Ronit Patel (B.Tech; Charotar University of Science and Technology, Ahmedabad)
2019: Ms. Aditi Pathak (B.Tech; Charotar University of Science and Technology, Ahmedabad)
Summer or Visiting Students
2021: Mr. DEEPJYOTI SATPATHY (Msc; IISER Berhampur, Odisha)
2021: Ms. RAJRUPA MONDAL (Msc; IISER Kolkata)
2019: Ms. Swarali Patil (Msc; IISER Thiruvannanthapuram)
2018: Ms. Ashlin Varghese, (Msc; Christ University, Banglore)

Some Recent Talks
-- Jets and Outflows from the UWISH2 survey", International Conference on Exploring the Universe: Near Earth Space Science to Extragalactic Astronmy, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, 14-17 November, 2018
-- New insights into formation and evolution of bipolar HII regions with Herschel", International Workshop on Formation and Evolution of Star Clusters , Maulana Azad Urdu University, Hyderabad, 21-24 January, 2019
-- Early Phases of Star Formation and Star Cluster", Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences, Nainital, 28 November, 2018
-- New insights into the structure of the Galactic bubbles and their role in the subsequent star formation with the Herschel Space Observatory", Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati, 01 March, 2019
-- Understanding the formation and evolution of young massive clusters with TMT”, I-TMT Science and Instruments Workshop, ARIES, NainitaL, 2019
-- Insights into the structure of Galactic molecular clouds and star formation within them with the study of bipolar HII regions, Annual Meeting of the Astronomical Society of India (ASI), IISER, Tirupati, 2020

Professional Memberships:
Member of International Astronomical Union
Member of Astronomical Society of India
Member of Astronomical Society of France

Reserach Collaborations:
- Lise Deharveng (LAM, France), A. Zavagno (LAM, France), A.K. Pandey (ARIES, India), D.K. Ojha (TIFR, India), P. Tremblin (Uni. of Exeter, UK), and L. D. Anderson (Uni West Virginia, USA) on HII regions and their feedback effects
- A.K. Pandey (ARIES, India), J. Jose (IISER Tirupati). B. Neichel (LAM, France), Kumar, M.S.N (University of Porto, Portugal), W.P. Chen (NCU, Taiwan), M. Anderson (Gemini Observatory, Chile), M. Tamura (NOAJ, Japan), and Neelam Panwar (ARIES, India) on young star clusters and properties.
-I. Zinchenko (RAS, Russia), David Eden ( Liverpool John Moores University, UK), S. Takahashi (ALMA Observatory, Chile), S. Y. Liu (ASIAA, Taiwan), D. Russeil (LAM, France) and T. Liu (KASI, Korea) on molecular clouds and filaments.
- W.P. Chen (NCU, Taiwan), H. Takami (ASIAA, Taiwan), D. Frobrich (Uni. of Kent, UK), and A. Tej (IIST, India) on jets and outflows.

Awards / Honors:
2013: Justice Oak Award for Outstanding Thesis in Astronomy by the Astronomical Society of India (ASI), for the year 2011

Fellowships:
2015: MOST fellowship for attending 30-m TMT meeting in Japan, June 2015
2009: Marie Curie international research staff exchange fellowship; vistied University of Porto, Portugal and University of Kent, UK to conduct collaborive research
2010: Fellowship under Indo-Taiwan joint research pogramme; visited National Central University, Taiwan

Professional Services:
2019: SOC member of International Conference on Formation and Evolution of Star Clusters, Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), Hyderabad
2008-present LOC member of the ``Galactic to Extragalactic Star Formation'' meeting at Marseille, France and ``Indo-South Africa workshop on Astronomy'' at ARIES, India.
2012-present :Served as a referee for the (i) Astrophysical Journal (ApJ), (ii) Astronomy & Astrophysics (A\&A), (iii) Chinese Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics, (iv) Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS), (v) Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan (PASJ) and (vi) Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics (JoAA).
2014-present: Served as a referee for the JCMT, GMRT, ASTROSAT, HCT, and DOT time allocation proposals.

Publications:
Total number of publications : 74
Refereed journal publications : 63
Refereed journal publications as 1st to 3rd lead : 26

For details see my publication page