Bibhuti Kumar Jha

My Journey: From a Village in Bihar to Solar Physics

I was born in the village of Sarisab-Pahi in the Madhubani district of Bihar, where I completed my early education before moving to Delhi to pursue Physics (Honors) at Dyal Singh College, University of Delhi. I later earned my master’s degree from the Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi.

In 2017, I joined the Indian Institute of Astrophysics as a Ph.D. student and was awarded the CSIR-JRF fellowship. My doctoral research focused on solar astrophysics under the guidance of Prof. Dipankar Banerjee. I completed my Ph.D. in 2022 (IIA & Pondicherry University), during which I received international research support, including participation in NASA’s Heliophysics Summer School in Boulder.

Currently, I am a Research Scientist at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), Boulderm CO, USA. My research centers on understanding the solar cycle and its impact on Earth from a space-weather perspective, with the goal of improving our ability to model and predict solar-driven disturbances that affect modern technological systems.