National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

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BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Bharat Kumar is an nuclear astrophysicist and faculty member in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India. Currently, he is leading a research project titled "Physics of Neutron Stars: Constraints from Finite Nuclei to Gravitational Waves" (CRG/2021/000101), which is generously supported by a three-year core research grant from the SERB for the period 2022-2025. Dr. Kumar's research interests revolve around the theoretical exploration of various facets of neutron stars and dark matter, situated at the intersection of nuclear physics and astrophysics. His work establishes critical connections between multi-messenger astronomical observations and nuclear experiments.

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
Areas of Interest
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Astrophysics

Bharat Kumar Assistant Professor Grade-I

Physics and Astronomy

kumarbh@nitrkl.ac.in

Biosketch

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PUBLICATIONS

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SPONSORED PROJECTS

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DOCTORAL STUDENTS

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CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Bharat Kumar

Assistant Professor Grade-I

Physics and Astronomy

Room Number: MC-202

Department of Physics and Astronomy, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

2018

Ph.D.
From finite nuclei to neutron stars
Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar

2012

M.Sc
Nuclear Physics
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

2010

B.Sc (Hons)
Physics
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

Teaching Experience
  • Physics,  NIT, Rourkela,   01 Aug 2020 - Continue
Post Doctoral Research Experience
  • Finite Temperature EoS,  University of Tsukuba, Japan,   01 Jun 2019 - 15 Apr 2020
  • Tides in Neutron Stars,  LIGO-India, IUCAA, Pune,   25 Sep 2018 - 20 May 2019

Physics of Neutron Stars: Constraints from Finite Nuclei to Gravitational Waves. Science & Engineering Research Board(SERB)
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Running   Sponsored

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GOOGLE SCHOLAR H-INDEX 22
GOOGLE SCHOLAR I10-INDEX 16
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Total Publications: 47
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P. Landry and B. Kumar,"Constraints on the moment of inertia of psr j0737-3039a from gw170817", Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol.868, no.2, IOP, November 2018, 10.3847/2041-8213/aaee76       Article

T. Malik, N. Alam, M. Fortin, C. Providência, B. K. Agrawal, T. K. Jha, B. Kumar, and S. K. Patra,"Gw170817: constraining the nuclear matter equation of state from the neutron star tidal deformability", Physical Review C, vol.98, no.3, American Physical Society 2018, 10.1103/physrevc.98.035804       Article

B. Kumar, S. K. Patra, and B. K. Agrawal,"New relativistic effective interaction for finite nuclei, infinite nuclear matter, and neutron stars", Physical Review C, vol.97, no.4, American Physical Society 2018, 10.1103/physrevc.97.045806       Article

B. Kumar and P. Landry,"Inferring Neutron Star Properties from GW170817 with Universal Relations", Physical Review D, vol.99, pp.123026, American Physical Society, June 2019, DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.99.123026       Article

A. Kumar, H. C. Das, S. K. Biswal, B. Kumar, and S. K. Patra,"Warm dense matter and cooling of supernovae remnants", European Physics Journal C, vol.80, pp.775, European 2020, https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-020-8353-4       Article

43rd meeting of the Astronomical Society of India Physics and Astronomy (Conference)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 15 Feb 2025 - 19 Feb 2025
  • Brochure
FIVE(5) DAYS SKILL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP & TRAINING ON MICROSCOPY, SPECTROSCOPY, TEM, SEM & XRD (MICSPEC- 2024) Central Research Facility (Workshop)
Series4: INSPIRATION WORKSHOP ON ROBOTICS, AI, SEM, XRD, BET, HRMS, SCXRD, LN & OTHER CRF EQUIPMENT Central Research Facility (Workshop)
Series3: INSPIRATION WORKSHOP ON ROBOTICS, AI, SEM, XRD, BET, HRMS, SCXRD, LN & OTHER CRF EQUIPMENT Central Research Facility (Workshop)
ADVANCEMENT AND INNOVATION IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FIELDS Central Research Facility (Conference)
Series2: INSPIRATION WORKSHOP ON ROBOTICS, AI, SEM, XRD, BET, HRMS, SCXRD, LN & OTHER CRF EQUIPMENT Centralized Instrumentation Facility (Workshop)
Series1: Inspiration Workshop on Robotics, AI, SEM, XRD, BET, HRMS, SCXRD, TEM & Liquid Nitrogen Centralized Instrumentation Facility (Workshop)
Bridging the Gaps: Interdisciplinary Collaborations in Constraining the Physics of Finite Nuclei, Neutron Stars, and Dark Matter Physics and Astronomy (Workshop)

  • PH1002 : Physics - II {Theory}
  • PH2007 : Electrostatics and Magnetostatics {Theory}
  • PH3006 : Basic Mathematical Physics {Theory}
  • PH4006 : Quantum Mechanics - II {Theory}
  • PH4014 : Atomic and Molecular Physics {Theory}
  • PH5001 : Nuclear and Particle Physics {Theory}
  • PH6121 : Quantum Field Theory {Theory}
  • PH1070 : Physics Laboratory {Practical}
  • PH4073 : Computer Programming Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [3]
NUCLEAR ASTROPHYSICS
Sayantan Ghosh
Enrolled: Jul 2022
Continuing
Supervisor
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Probit Jyoti Kalita
Enrolled: Jul 2022
Continuing
Supervisor
Nuclear astrophysics
Pinku Routaray
Enrolled: Aug 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [1]
Nuclear Astrophysics
Sunitarani Pani
Enrolled: Aug 2022
Continuing
Supervisor

Awards And Honours
  • SRF, Department of Atomic Energy,   2015
  • JRF, Department of Atomic Energy,   2013
  • Joint Entrance Screening Test,   2013
  • BARC (OCES & DGFS),   2013
  • PG Merit Scholarship at AMU, Aligarh, UP, India,   2011
Memberships / Fellowships
  • IUCAA Associates,   2022
  • Reviewer of Astrophysical Journal Letter,   2021
  • Life member of ODISHA PHYSICAL SOCIETY,   2021
  • Reviewer of Physics of the Dark Universe,   2020
  • Recieved Postdoctoral Fellowship in Center for Computational Sciences at University of Tsukuba, Japan,   2019
  • Reviewer of Astrophysical Journal,   2019
  • Recieved LIGO-India Postdoctoral Fellowship at IUCAA, Pune,   2018
  • Reviewer of Physics Letter B,   2018
  • Reviewer of Modern Physics Letter A,   2018