- Anil Bhardwaj
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birth_date =June 1 ,1967
birth_place =Mursan, District Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh ,India
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field = Planetary Scientist
work_Institution =Indian Space Research Organization
alma_mater =Lucknow University Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University
known_for =Solar System X-ray Emission SARA/Chandrayaan-1 Indian Planetary Exploration Program
doctoral_advisor =Marykutty Michael
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prizes =Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award, 2007
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footnotes =Anil Bhardwaj (born: June 01, 1967) is a Senior scientist and Head of the Planetary Science Branch of the Space Physics Laboratory, Vikram Sarabhai Spce Centre, ISRO,
Trivandrum ,India .He is the recipient of theShanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in 2007.Key Contributions
Career Highlights
* 2007 - Head, Planetary Sciences Branch, SPL, VSSC, ISRO
Education and Research
Dr. Bhardwaj did his graduation in Physics, Maths, Statistics with Honours, and obtained his Master of Science degree in Physics from
Lucknow University . He received his Doctorate Degree in Planetary and Space Physics in 2002 from Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University,Varanasi .As an Planetary and Space Scientist, Dr. Bhardwaj's research interests include Planetary X-ray, UV, Visible and radio astronomy. His Current Research Interests are: Aurora and airglow processes in planetary atmospheres, chemistry of planetary ionospheres, auroral plasma processes on comets and its implications on coma chemistry, Monte Carlo simulations of processes in atmosphere, solar wind-lunar interaction, ENA imaging of the lunar surface and Earth’s magnetosphere-ionosphere system, ground-based and space-based multi-wavelength (X-ray, UV, radio) imaging and spectroscopy of emissions from planetary bodies, and comparative planetology.The planetary bodies on which worked include, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Io, Europa, Ganymede, Triton, Titan, Io plasma torus, Rings of Saturn, Mars, Earth, Moon, and Comets.
He has published more than 70 papers, in refereed international journals.
Dr. Bhardwaj was awarded NRC Senior Research Associteship by US National Academy of Science in 2003. He worked at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, during January 2004 to October 2005.
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External links
* [http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2007/election/cv_Bhardwaj.pdf Biodata (some what old!) of Anil Bhardwaj from Asiaoceania.org]
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