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Dr. Wageesh Mishra
Assistant Professor
Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA),
II Block, Koramangala, Bengaluru 560034, India
Email: wageesh[dot]mishra[AT]iiap.res.in,
m[dot]wageesh30[AT]gmail.com
About Dr. Wageesh Mishra
Dr. Wageesh Mishra is an Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru. He earned his Ph.D. in solar and heliospheric physics from the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Udaipur Solar Observatory, India.
Before taking a regular faculty position at IIA, Bengaluru, Dr. Mishra was a Post-doctoral Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Germany. He also worked as a Post-doctoral Fellow at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) and held a Visiting Researcher position at George Mason University (GMU), Virginia, USA.
Dr. Mishra is also a science team member for the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) payload onboard the Aditya-L1 space mission launched in Sep 2023 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
He has received several recognitions in India and abroad, such as Associate of the Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc), NASI-Platinum Jubilee Young Scientist Award from the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), and President’s International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI) from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
Dr. Mishra has published several articles in reputed international journals such as Astrophysical Journals (ApJ), Monthly Notices in Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS), and Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR), Solar Physics, etc. He has been the referee for several leading international journals. He also holds the position of Review Editor for Frontiers in Astrophysics and Space Science journal. He has delivered lectures at national and international scientific meetings and chaired several conference sessions.
His primary research interests are Solar Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs), heliosphere, space weather, and stellar activity. As a part of his hobby, he is interested in reading Hindi literature, doing yoga, and participating in science outreach activities.
Research Interests
Evolution of CMEs: Kinematic and thermodynamic evolution of Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) in the inner heliosphere, 3D reconstruction of CMEs, Abundances and charge state of heavy ions in ICMEs, Torsional Alfven waves in CMEs, Stealth CMEs and Problematic ICMEs
CME-CME Interaction: CME-CME interaction in the heliosphere and their in-situ observations at 1 AU, Nature of collision of CMEs and their signatures in terms of compression, heating, energy exchange, and magnetic field geometry in the flux-ropes
Evolution of CIRs: Formation of Corotating Interaction Regions (CIRs), Tracking of CIRs in the heliosphere and their identification, and Torsional Alfven waves in CIRs
Sun-Earth Connection: Geomagnetic storms, Forbush decreases, Space weather, Long-term variation in solar activity, Mass loss rate from the Sun, Acceleration, and transport of solar energetic particles, Magnetospheric ring current, and Radiation belts
Indian Space Mission: Science from Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) and other payloads onboard the Aditya-L1 mission of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
Stellar Physics: Magnetic activity on the solar-type stars, Stellar flare and mass loss, Stellar irradiance variability, and Star-planet interaction
Recent News
Wageesh Mishra is selected for the Associate of the Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc)
Wageesh Mishra is selected for the NASI-Platinum Jubilee Young Scientist award from the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI)