About Me
This page is the narrative center of the site: who I am, how I got here, how I work, and how the rest of the site fits together.

Overview

A quick introduction to my scientific profile

What I work on

I work on solar magnetic-field evolution across multiple cycles, combining observations, transport modeling, and data-centered methods to better understand long-term solar variability.

Solar cycle variability AFT / SFT Polar fields ML-ready datasets

What this site is for

I want this site to serve as both a research profile and a growing archive: publications, articles, future software, and eventually project-specific pages.

The current structure is intentionally modular so more pages can be added without redesigning everything.

Start from the strongest entry points

Research gives the map, publications provide the record, and articles will carry the longer-form explanations.

Journey

From Bihar to heliophysics research

Early education in Bihar
Sarisab-Pahi, Madhubani

My early years were shaped far from the typical centers of scientific training, which continues to influence how I think about access, persistence, and long-term growth.

Physics training in Delhi
Dyal Singh College and University of Delhi

Undergraduate and master’s study gave me the formal grounding to move toward astrophysics and more quantitative work.

Doctoral work in solar astrophysics
Indian Institute of Astrophysics, 2017-2022

My PhD focused on long-term studies of the Sun and the kinds of modeling and interpretation needed to connect observational records to solar dynamo questions.

Research in the United States
SwRI, Boulder • postdoc to research scientist

My current work centers on historical reconstruction, magnetic-map building, and physically grounded data products for heliophysics and space-weather applications.

Research Style

How I like to build scientific work

Principles

  • Keep models tied closely to physical interpretation.
  • Build archives and pipelines that other people can reuse.
  • Prefer workflows that remain readable after the paper is published.
  • Use ML where it strengthens the science, not where it obscures it.

What that looks like in practice

  • Cross-checking model output against multiple data products
  • Designing full-Sun maps that preserve provenance
  • Turning one-off analysis into stable workflows
  • Writing with future project pages in mind

Experience

Key stages of research work so far

Research Scientist — Southwest Research Institute
Oct 2024 – Present
  • Historical reconstruction of solar surface magnetism
  • Cross-calibrated, ML-ready magnetic-field products
Postdoctoral Researcher — Southwest Research Institute
Jan 2023 – Sep 2024
  • AFT/SFT modeling and far-side active region integration
  • Comparisons to synoptic maps and polar-field diagnostics
Researcher — Frontier Development Lab
Jun 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Rapid prototyping for heliophysics-flavored ML workflows
PhD Researcher — IIA / Pondicherry University
2017 – 2022
  • Long-term solar variability studies
  • Observational interpretation and dynamo-facing questions

Skills

Tools and working fluencies

Programming
Python Fortran Bash IDL C / C++
Scientific stack
NumPy SciPy Astropy SunPy h5py
Data and visualization
FITS HDF5 Matplotlib Diagnostics
Research workflow
Reproducible pipelines Cross-calibration Feature detection ML evaluation

Connect

Where to continue from here

Browse the research record

The publications page is the most complete archive today, and the articles page is where longer-form explanation will grow next.

Online presence

Contact and profile links can expand here as more public pages are added.