National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

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An Institute of National Importance

Faculty Profile

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
Areas of Interest
  • Stellar Astrophysics

Abhay Pratap Yadav Assistant Professor Grade-I

Physics and Astronomy

yadavap@nitrkl.ac.in

9

PUBLICATIONS

1

SPONSORED PROJECTS

3

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

3

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Abhay Pratap Yadav

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

2016

Ph.D.
Astrophysics : Study of Massive Stars
University of Göttingen, Germany

2013

M.Sc
Astrophysics
Jointly by University of Innsbruck (Austria), University of Rome (Italy) and University of Göttingen (Germany)

2010

M.Sc
Physics
Rani Durgavati University Jabalpur, India

Teaching Experience
  • Mathematical Physics, Mechanics and Properties of Matter, Thermodynamics,  Government Model College Shahpura, Dindori,   Sep 2018 - Dec 2019
Post Doctoral Research Experience
  • Pulsations in Stars,  Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences, Nainital,   Dec 2019 - Mar 2020
  • Instabilities and Mass-loss of Stars,  University of Göttingen, Germany,   Aug 2016 - Sep 2017

Study of instability and outburst in luminous blue variables (LBVs). Science & Engineering Research Board(SERB)
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Running   Sponsored

Total Publications: 9

S. Parida, A. P. Yadav, M. Kraus, W. Glatzel, Y. C. Joshi, and S. Joshi,"On the stability and pulsation in models of B[e] star MWC137", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol.527, no.3, pp.7414-7423, Oxford University Press 2024, 10.1093/mnras/stad3626       Article

S. Joshi, O. Trust, E. Semenko, P., P. Lampens, P. D. Cat, L. Vermeylen, D., R., S. Mathur, R., D. Mkrtichian, A. Goswami, M. Cuntz, A. P. Yadav, M. Sarkar, B., F. K. Aliçavus, M., M., P., I. Savanov, A. Jorissen, E. Jurua, E. Avvakumova, E., N., M., S. Chowdhury, O., I. Yakunin, B. Letarte, and D. Karinkuzhi,"Study of chemically peculiar stars – I. High-resolution spectroscopy and K2 photometry of Am stars in the region of M44", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol.510, no.4, pp.5854–5871, Oxford University Press 2022, 10.1093/mnras/stab3158       Article

A. Aryan, S. B. Pandey, W. Zheng, A. Filippenko, J. Vinko, R. Ouchi, I. Shivvers, H. Yuk, S. Kumar, S. Stegman, G. Halevi, T. Ross, C. Gould, S. Yunus, R. Baer, A. Degraw, K. Maeda, D. Bhattacharya, A. Kumar, R. Gupta, A. P. Yadav, D., K. Misra, and S.,"Progenitor mass constraints for the type Ib intermediate-luminosity SN 2015ap and the highly extinguished SN 2016bau", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol.505, no.2, pp.2530 - 2547, Oxford University Press, August 2021, 10.1093/mnras/stab1379       Article

A. P. Yadav, S. Joshi, and W. Glatzel,"Instabilities and pulsations in models of the B-type supergiant k-Cassiopeiae (HD 2905)", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol.500, pp.5515–5523, Oxford University Press 2020, 10.1093/mnras/staa3611       Article

A. P. Yadav, S H. K. Biavatti, and W. Glatzel,"Strange mode instabilities and mass loss in evolved massive primordial stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol.475, no.4, pp.4881 - 4890, Oxford University Press, February 2018, 10.1093/mnras/sty092       Article

43rd meeting of the Astronomical Society of India Physics and Astronomy (Conference)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 15 Feb 2025 - 19 Feb 2025
  • Brochure
Stellar Pulsation: Probing the Interior of Stars (GIAN Course) Physics and Astronomy (Short-term Course)
Multidisciplinary Approach to Understand the Mysteries of our Universe Physics and Astronomy (Workshop)

  • PH1001 : Physics - I {Theory}
  • PH1002 : Physics - II {Theory}
  • PH1003 : Waves and Optics {Theory}
  • PH2007 : Electrostatics and Magnetostatics {Theory}
  • PH4001 : Mathematical Methods in Physics {Theory}
  • PH6117 : Introduction To Astrophysics {Theory}
  • PH6126 : Stellar Structure and Evolution {Theory}
  • PH1070 : Physics Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [3]
ASTRO PHYSICS
Gobinda Das
Enrolled: Jul 2023
Continuing
Supervisor
Instability and mass-loss in luminous blue variables
Sugyan Parida
Enrolled: Jul 2022
Continuing
Supervisor
STELLAR ASTROPHYSICS
Subharthi Dasgupta
Enrolled: Jul 2022
Continuing
Supervisor