Prajval Shastri
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Prajval Shastri | |
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| Born | |
| Alma mater | St. Agnes College, Mangaluru, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research |
| Known for | Extragalactic Astronomy and Active Galactic Nuclei |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | Indian Institute of Astrophysics |
| Doctoral advisor | Vijay Kumar Kapahi |
Prajval Shastri is an astrophysicist, formerly at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore and specializes in the area of phenomenology of active galaxies driven by supermassive black holes using multi-wavelength observations ranging from radio to X-ray wavelengths.[1]
Shastri grew up in Mangalore and after her schooling she completed her BSc in Physical Sciences from St. Agnes College Mangalore (University of Mysore). She then went on to pursue MSc in physics from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. She completed her PhD from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India on the topic "Relativistic Beaming in Active Galactic Nuclei" in the year 1989 under the supervision of Vijay Kumar Kapahi.[2]
Current Research
Shastri's current research specialization is the phenomenon of Active Galactic Nuclei. Her present research areas are:
- AGN Emission-line Regions (Integrated Field Spectroscopic Imaging, WiFeS at Siding Spring)
- X-ray Emission from AGN (XMM-Newton, Suzaku)
- Jets in Radio-Quiet AGN (very-long-baseline interferometry, GMRT)
- Hot Gaseous outflows in AGN (Far-Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer)
- Blazar Variability: WEBT monitoring campaigns (Vainu Bappu & Hanle Telescopes)[2]
Professional memberships
Shastri holds memberships of the following organizations:
- International Astronomical Union
- Organising Committee, Commission on Astrostatistics & Astroinformatics, International Astronomical Union
- Organising Committee, Commission 40 (Radio Astronomy), International Astronomical Union
- Astronomical Society of India
- Indian Physics Association
- American Physical Society
