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Department of Earth and Space Sciences
     
Samir Mandal, Ph.D.
Professor
 
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Education

Ph. D. Jadavpur University, Kolkata
M. Sc. Calcutta University, Kolkata


Experience
Professor, IIST, Thiruvananthapuram (July 2021 – continuing) 

Associate Professor, IIST, Thiruvananthapuram (January 2014 - June 2021)
Assistant Professor, IIST, Thiruvananthapuram (February 2010 - December 2013)
Post Doctoral Fellow at Ben-Gurion University, Israel 
Visiting Fellow at Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Munich, Germany
DST Fast Track Young Scientist
Post Doctoral Fellow (AstroSat Project) at Indian Centre for Space Physics, Kolkata
Research Fellow (ISRO-RESPOND Project) at Indian Centre for Space Physics, Kolkata
CSIR/JRF at Jadavpur University, Kolkata


Research Work / Area
High Energy Astrophysics

Area of Interest

Accretion physics of compact X-ray binaries; Particle acceleration and non-thermal processes; Radiation hydrodynamics;


Physics of astrophysical jets; Study of AGNs and TDEs; Classification and properties of cosmic sources using machine 


learning methods; Simulation of detector characteristics in the X-ray domain

 

Journal Publications:

50. S. Ghosh, S. Mandal, S. Bhattacharyya, S. Kumaran, Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.2024534, Issue 3, 188910.1093/mnras/stae2208

49. R. Roy, S. Mandal et al., Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.2024, 528, 6176, 10.1093/mnras/stae395

48. Sreelekshmi M., S. Vig, S. Mandal,J. Astrophys. Astron.2023, 44, 57, 10.1007/s12036-023-09947-7

47. Bhuvana G. R. et al., (including S. Mandal), Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 2023, 520, 5828, 10.1093/mnras/stad446

46. S. Kumaran, S. Mandal et al., Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.2023, 520, 506includig5, 10.1093/mnras/stad414

45. G. Prabhakar, S. Mandal et al., Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.2023, 520, 4889, 10.1093/mnras/stad080

44. G. Prabhakar, S. Mandal, Athulya M. P., A. Nandi, Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.2022514, 6102, 10.1093/mnras/stac1176

43. Sreelekshmi M., S. Vig, S. Mandal, Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.2022514, 3709, 10.1093/mnras/stac1159

42. Athulya M. P. Et al., (including S. Mandal)Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.2022, 510, 3019, 10.1093/mnras/stab3614

41. Blessy E. B. et al., (including S. Mandal)Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.2021, 508, 2447, 10.1093/mnras/stab2719

40. Bhuvana G. R., Radhika, D., Agrawal, V. K., S. Mandal, Nandi, Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 2021501, 5457, 10.1093/mnras/staa4012

39. H. Sreehari et al. (including S. Mandal), Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 2020499, 5891, 10.1093/mnras/staa3135

37. Blessy E. Baby et al. (including S. Mandal), Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 2020, 497, 1197, 10.1093/mnras/staa1965

37. I. K. Dihingia, S. Das, G. Prabhakar, S. MandalMon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 2020, 496, 3043, 10.1093/mnras/staa1687

36. Aneesha, U., S. Mandal, Astron. Astrophys., 2020, 637, 47, 10.1051/0004-6361/202037577

35. Prachi Prajapati et al. (including S. Mandal), Astrophys. J., Lett., 2019884, L49, 10.3847/2041-8213/ab4992

34. H. Sreehari et al.(including S. Mandal)Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 2019, 487, 928, 10.1093/mnras/stz1327

33. Aneesha, U., S. Mandal, H. SreehariMon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 2019, 486, 2705, 10.1093/mnras/stz1000

32. H. Sreehari, N. Iyer, D. Radhika, A. Nandi, S. Mandal, Adv. Space Explor., 201963, 1374, 10.1016/j.asr.2018.10.042

31. D. Radhika; H. Sreehari; A. Nandi; N. Iyer, S. Mandal, Astrophys. Space Sci., 2018, 363, 189, 10.1007/s10509-018-3411-1

30. A. Nandi; S. Mandal; H. Sreehari et al., Astrophys. Space Sci.2018, 363, 90, 10.1007/s10509-018-3314-1

29. I. K. Dihingia; S. Das; S. MandalMon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.2018, 475, 2164, 10.1093/mnras/stx3269

28. S. Vig, V. S. Veena, S. Mandal, A. Tej, S. K. Ghosh, Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.2018, 474, 3808, 10.1093/mnras/stx3032

27. S. Mandal; S. Mondal, J. Astrophys. Astron., 201839, 19, 10.1007/s12036-017-9509-y

26. I. K. Dihingia; S. Das; S. MandalJ. Astrophys. Astron.,2018, 39, 6, 10.1007/s12036-018-9511-z

25. H. Sreehari; A Nandi; D. Radhika; N. Iyer; S. MandalJ. Astrophys. Astron.2018, 39, 5, 10.1007/s12036-018-9510-0

24. B. Sarkar; S. Das; S. MandalMon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.2018, 473, 2415,10.1093/mnras/stx2505

23. D. Radhika, A. Nandi, V. K. Agrawal, S. MandalMon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.2016, 462, 1834, 10.1093/mnras/stw1755

22. M. K. Vyas, R. Kumar, S. Mandal, I. Chattopadhyay, Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.2015, 453, Issue 3, 2992, 10.1093/mnras/stv1811

21. N. Iyer, A. Nandi, S. MandalAstrophys. J.2015807, 108, 10.1088/0004-637X/807/1/108

20. R. Kumar, I. Chattopadhyay, S. MandalMon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.2014, 437,2992, 10.1093/mnras/stt2117

19. A. Nandi, D. Debnath, S. Mandal, S.K. Chakrabarti, Astron. Astrophys.2012, 542, A56, 10.1051/0004-6361/201117844

18. R. Sarkar, S., Mandal et al., Experimental Astronomy2011, 29, 85, 10.1007/s10686-010-9208-z

17. S. Mandal & S. K. Chakrabarti, Astrophys. J., Lett.2010, 710, L147, 10.1088/2041-8205/710/2/L147

16. S. Mandal & D. Eichler, Astrophys. J., Lett.2010, 713, L55, 10.1088/2041-8205/713/1/L55

15. S. Mandal & S. K. Chakrabarti, Astrophys. J., Lett.2008, 689, L17, 10.1086/595782

14. D. Debnath, Sandip K. Chakrabarti, A. Nandi & S. MandalBull. Astr. Soc. India2008, 36(4), 151, http://www.ncra.tifr.res.in:8081/~basi/08December/361512008.PDF

13. S. Mandal & S. K. Chakrabarti, Astrophys. Space Sci.2007, 309, 305, 10.1007/978-1-4020-6118-9_47

12. S. K. Chakrabarti & S. MandalAstrophys. Space Sci.2007, 309, 163, 10.1007/s10509-007-9398-7

11. S. K. Chakrabarti & S. MandalAstrophys. J., Lett., 2006, 642(1), 49, 10.1086/504319

10. S. Pal, S. K. Chakrabarti, A. Kraus & S. MandalBull. Astr. Soc. India2006, 34, 1, https://www.astron-soc.in/bulletin/06March/0634001.PDF

9. S. Mandal & S. K. Chakrabart, Astron. Astrophys.2005, 434, 839, 10.1051/0004-6361:20041235

8. S. Mandal & S. K. Chakrabarti, Astrophys. Space Sci.2005, 297, 269, 10.1007/s10509-005-7629-3

7. S. Mandal & S. K. Chakrabarti, Int. J. Mod. Phys. D2005, 14(6), 933, 10.1142/S0218271805006778

6. S. K. Chakrabarti et al. (including S. Mandal)Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc.,2005, 362, 957, 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.09368.x

5. S. K. Chakrabarti, M. Saha, R. Khan, S. Mandal et al., Ind. J. of Radio and Space Phys.2005, 34, 314, https://nopr.niscpr.res.in/bitstream/123456789/25665/1/IJRSP%2034%285%29%20314-318.pdf

4. S. Mandal & S. K. Chakrabarti, Ind. J. Phys.2004, 78(B), 145, https://www.iacs.res.in/ijp/ijp_april_04_abstract.pdf

3. S. K. Chakrabarti, K. Acharya, B. Bose, S. Mandal et al., Ind. J. Phys., 2003, 77B(2), 173, https://www.iacs.res.in/ijp/ijp_april_03_abstract.pdf

2. S. K. Chakrabarti, S. Pal, K. Acharya, S. Mandal, et al., Ind. J. Phys., 200276B(6), 693, https://www.iacs.res.in/ijp/ijp_december_02_abstract.pdf

1. S. K. Chakrabarti, A. Nandi, S. Manickam, S. MandalA. R. Rao, Astrophys. J., Lett.2002, 579, 21, 10.1086/344783

 

Book Chapter:

S. MandalRadiation Characteristics of Two-Component Accretion Flow Paradigm Around Black HolesExploring the Universe: From Near Space to Extra-Galactic, Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, Volume 53. ISBN 978-3-319-94606-1, Springer International Publishing AG, 2018, 109

 
Conference Publications:

18. I. K. Dihingia, S. Das, S. MandalRecent Trends in the Study of Compact Objects (RETCO-II): Theory and Observation, ASI Conference Series, 201512, 139

17. M. K. Vyas, R. Kumar, S. Mandal, I. Chattopadhyay, Recent Trends in the Study of Compact Objects (RETCO-II): Theory and Observation, ASI Conference Series, 2015, 12, 109

16. N. Iyer, A. Nandi, S. MandalRecent Trends in the Study of Compact Objects (RETCO-II): Theory and Observation, ASI Conference Series, 2015, 12, 97

15. A. Nandi, S. Mandal, S. Das, I. Chattopadhyay, Recent Trends in the Study of Compact Objects (RETCO-II): Theory and Observation, ASI Conference Series, 2015, 12, 69

14.S. MandalH. Singh, Recent Trends in the Study of Compact Objects (RETCO-II): Theory and Observation, ASI Conference Series, 2015, 12, 39

13. R. Kumar, I. Chattopadhyay and S. MandalRecent Trends in the Study of Compact Objects: Theory and Observation, ASI Conference Series20138, 147–150

12.S. Mandal, R. Kumar and I. Chattopadhyay, Recent Trends in the Study of Compact Objects: Theory and Observation, ASI Conference Series, 20138, 45–50

11. S. Mandal39th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, held 14-22 July 2012 in Mysore, India2012Abstract A1.1-52-12, 1171

10. I. Chattopadhyay, S. Mandal et al., Proceedings of Gamma-ray bursts, evolution of massive stars and star formation at high redshifts, ASI Conference Series20125, 81-89

9.S. MandalProceedings of the 2nd Kolkata Conference on Observational Evidence for Black Holes in the Universe, AIP Conference Proceedings, 2008,1053, 29

8. R. Sarkar, S. Mandal, A. Nandi et al., Proceedings of 25th meeting of ASI, BASI, 2008, 25, 83

7.S. Mandal & S. K. Chakrabarti, Proceedings of The Eleventh Marcel Grossmann Meeting, Eds. Hagen Kleinert & Robert T Jantzen, 2008, 1130

6. S. K. Chakrabarti & S. MandalProceedings of the VI Microquasar Workshop: Microquasars and Beyond, Como, Italy, 2007, 33, 38

5.S. Mandal & S. K. Chakrabarti, Proceedings of The Tenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting, Eds. M. Novello & S. P. Bergliaffa, 2006, 1407

4. I. Chattopadhyay, S. Das, S. Mandal & S. K. Chakrabarti, Proceedings of Recent Trends in Astro and Plasma Physics in India, Eds. S. K. Chakrabarti, S. Das, B. Basu & M. Khan, 2003, 76

3.S. Mandal & S. K. Chakrabarti, Proceedings of Recent Trends in Astro and Plasma Physics in India, Eds. S. K. Chakrabarti, S. Das, B. Basu & M. Khan, 2003, 85

2. S. K. Chakrabarti & S. MandalProceedings of New Views on Micro- quasars, Eds. P. Dourouchaux, Y. Fuchs & J. Rodriguez, 2002, 117

1. S. Mandal & S. K. Chakrabarti, Proceedings of National Space Science Symposium2002, 385

Courses

2025:
Galaxies: Structure, Dynamics and Evolution (ESA622 & ESA422)
Observational Astronomy Lab (ESA641 & ESA441)

2024:
High Energy Astrophysics (ESA663 & ESA463)
Observational Astronomy Lab (ESA641 & ESA441)
Introduction to Programming and Data Handling (ESA614 & ESA414)

2023:
Electrodynamics and Special Relativity (PH211) – UG
High Energy Astrophysics (ESA463 & ESA663)
Radiation Processes in Astrophysics (ESA412 & ESA612)
Observational Astronomy Lab (ESA641 & ESA441)
Data Analysis Astronomy Lab (ESA431 & ESA631)

2022:
Radiation Processes in Astrophysics (ESA412 & ESA612)
High Energy Astrophysics (ESA463 & ESA663)
Observational Astronomy Lab (ESA641 & ESA441)
Data Analysis Astronomy Lab (ESA431 & ESA631)

2021:
Computational Astrophysics (ESA614 & ESA414)
High Energy Astrophysics (ESA463 & ESA663)
Observational Astronomy Lab (ESA641 & ESA441)

2020:
High Energy Astrophysics (ESA463 & ESA663)
Observational Astronomy Lab (ESA641 & ESA441)
Computational Astrophysics (ESA614 & ESA414)
Data Analysis Astronomy Lab (ESA431 & ESA631)

2019:
Structure and Evolution of Stars (ESA421 & ESA621)
Computational Astrophysics (ESA614 & ESA414)
Observational Astronomy Lab (ESA641 & ESA441)

2018:
Astrophysical Concepts (ES323) -- UG
Computational Astrophysics (ESA614 & ESA414)
Observational Astronomy Lab (ESA641 & ESA441)
Data Analysis Astronomy Lab (ESA431 & ESA631)

 

35. Oral presentation at the conference on Blazars and Restless AGN (COBRA): A High-Energy View during 22-26 July 2024, at Presidency University, Kolkata

34. Invited talk at the First Biennial Conference on Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Science – Exploring the Universe: from Near to Far during 17-19 February 2024 at ICSP, Kolkata

33. Oral presentation on Exploring Transient X-ray Binaries: A Multi-wavelength Perspective, Workshop 5 of 42nd ASI meeting during 30 January-2 February 2024 at IISc Bangalore

32. Invited talk at the conference on Advances in Relativistic Astrophysics on 2nd November 2023 at Ayabhatta Research Institute of Observational SciencES (ARIES), Nainital

31. Oral presentation on Modeling Requirements to Interpret XPoSat Data at XpoSat User Meet on 25 May 2023 at ISRO HQ Bangalore

30. Oral presentation at the 5th conference on Recent trends in the study of compact objects: Theory and Observation (RETCO-V) during 3-5 April 2023 at the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory, IIA

29. Presented paper at the 38th Annual Meeting of the Astronomical Society of India (ASI) during 13 – 17 February 2020 at IISER Tirupati

28. Oral presentation at the national conference on Transient Astronomy during 11-12 November 2019 at SAG (URSC), Bengaluru

27. Oral presentation at the 4th National Conference on Recent Trends in the Study of Compact Objects: Theory and Observation (RETCO-IV) during 17 – 20 April 2019 at IUCAA, Pune

26. Oral presentation at the conference on Exploring the Universe: Near Earth Space Science to Extragalactic Astronomy during 14-17 November 2018 at SNBNCBS, Kolkata

25. Participated in the workshop on AstroSat data analysis during 13-26 November 2017 at IUCAA, Pune

24. Oral presentation at the 3rd National Conference on Recent Trends in the Study of Compact Objects: Theory and Observation (RETCO-III) during 15-7 June 2017, IIST Trivandrum

23. Oral presentation at the conference on Wideband Spectral and Timing Studies of Cosmic X-ray Sources during 10-13 January 2017 at TIFR Mumbai

22. Oral presentation in the 34th ASI Meeting during 10-13 May 2016 at Kashmir University, Srinagar

21. Oral Presentation in the workshop on Jet Triggering Mechanism in Black Hole Sources during 20-23 January 2016 at TIFR Mumbai

20. Oral presentation at the 2nd National Conference on Recent Trends in the Study of Compact Objects: Theory and Observation (RETCO-II) during 6-8 May 2015, ARIES, Nainital

19. Attended AstroSat Training and Outreach Team (TOT) meeting during 26-28 January 2015 at ISAC Bangalore

18. Attended AstroSat TOT meeting on 12 December 2014 at ISRO Headquarter, Bangalore

17. Oral presentation at the conference on Hard X-ray Astronomy: AstroSat and Beyond during 24-26 September 2014, organized by TIFR at International Centre Goa

16. Invited talk at the conference on Accretion onto Black Holes during 5-7 September 2013 at International Centre Goa

15. Oral presentation at the National Conference on Recent Trends in the Study of Compact Objects: Theory and Observation during 11-13 March 2013, IIT Guwahati, Assam

14. Invited talk in the meeting on Beyond AstroSat during 11-12 November 2011 at IUCAA Pune

13. Attended workshop on Astro-Cosmo@Trivandrum on 18th November 2011 at IISER Trivandrum

12. Paper presentation at the international conference on Wideband X-ray Astronomy: Frontiers in Timing and Spectroscopy during 13-16 January 2011 at IUCAA, Pune

11. Oral presentation at the conference on Accretion Processes around Compact Objects during 14-16 July 2010 at IISc, Bangalore

10. Oral presentation at the 2nd Kolkata Conference on Observational Evidence for Black Holes in the Universe during 10-15 February 2008, organized by S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata

9. Mini-School on Hydrodynamic and Radiative Processes in Astrophysics during 31 January – 3 February 2007 at S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, India

8. Oral presentation at the Eleventh Marcel Grossmann Meeting on General Relativity at Freie Universitat, Berlin, Germany, July 2006

7. Oral presentation at the 3rd Italian-Sino Workshop on Relativistic Astrophysics at ICRAnet, Pescara, Italy, July 2006

6. Oral presentation at the Multi-Messenger Approach to Unidentified Gamma-ray Sources at Universitat de Barcelona, Spain, July 2006

5. Oral presentation at the Advanced School and Conference on Sources of Gravitational Waves at ICTP, Italy, September 2003

4. Oral presentation at the conference on Recent Trends in Astro and Plasma Physics in India at Indian Centre for Space Physics, 2003

3. XII National Space Science Symposium at Barkatullah University, Bhopal, India during 25-28 February 2002

2. Workshop on Techniques of Satellite Data Analysis held at Indian Centre for Space Physics, December 2001

1. Conference on Three Generation of Space Physicists of Kolkata held at Indian Centre for Space Physics, December 2001

 

15. Invited talk on Spectro-Polarimetry Studies of X-ray binaries on 15th February 2024 at SAC Ahmedabad


14. Invited talk on Spectral, Timing and Polarization properties of black hole X-ray binaries on 4th January 2024 at IISER Kolkata


13. Talk on the Role of XSPECT in exploring accretion physics in black hole X-ray binaries in the meeting on Science with XSPECT onboard


XpoSAT on 22nd September 2021 at URSC, Bangalore


12. Visited IIT Guwahati for research collaboration during 27-29 March 2017 and delivered one seminar


11. Public seminar in the overview of instrumentation and Science of AstroSat on 7th October 2015 at IIST


10. Visited IIT Guwahati for research collaboration during 15-23 May 2014 and delivered a seminar at the Physics department


9. Visited ARIES Nainital during 14-21 May 2012 for research collaboration and deliver one institute colloquium


8. Delivered a talk on Atomic & Molecular Spectroscopy in Astrophysics on 2nd April 2012 in the workshop on Atomic and Molecular Physics


at IIST


7. Delivered a seminar on the Accretion disk spectrum of Black Holes: Theory confronts Observation on 19th January 2010 at IIST


6. Delivered a seminar on Accretion disk spectrum of quasar to nano-quasar: Theory confronts Observation on 19th November 2008 at Ben-


Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel


5. Invited seminar on Accretion disk spectrum of Black Holes: Theory confronts Observation 2nd September 2008 at ARIES Nainital


4. Invited talk on the Spectral Properties of Two-Component Accretion Flows Around Black Holes on 15th December 2007 at IISc Bangalore


3. Delivered a seminar at Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Merate, Italy, September 2003


2. Invited talk at Institute Service d’Astrophysique du CEA/Saclay, France, August 2003


1. Delivered a seminar at Observatoire Astronomique de Strasbourg, France, August 2003

 

4. Jeya Raman (ongoing)

3. Swasthik Visakh S. (ongoing)

2. Geethu Prabhakar, Accretion Scenario of Black Hole X-ray Binaries During Outburst (Completed in 2023)

1. Anesha U.Study of Spectral Signatures and Accretion Dynamics of Black Holes During Outbursts (Completed in 2020)

10. Shashank Shukla, X-ray polarization study of black hole X-ray binaries (2024)



9. Shubhankar Ravindra Gharote, Revealing the spectral signature of mass loss: jets/outflows (2023)



8. Samrat Ghosh, Study of Newly Identified AGNs using Chandra X-ray Observatory (2023)



7. Shivam Kumaran, Classification of Faint X-ray sources associated with Globular Cluster Using Machine Learning (2022)



6. Prasoon Chakraborty, X-ray properties of gamma-ray emitting narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies (2022)



5. Saurabh Yeole, X-ray spectral and timing characteristics of Seyfert 1 galaxies (2021)



4. Kiran Jayasurya, Spectroscopic Study of Nuclear Transients (2020)



3. Ravishankan B. T., Investigation of Reflection Features in the Spectra of Black Hole X-ray Binaries (2019)



2. Akriti Singh, Understanding Nuclear Transients (2019)



1. Prem Prakash, Polarization Study in Compact X-Ray Binary Systems (2018)

5. Debasmita Mondal, Modeling of X-ray light curves of H 1743-322 for accretion analysis (2024)


4. Kanishka Arora, Spectral Data Analysis of X-Ray Binary: JU15437 (2023)


3. Suraj Kumar Tripathy, Timing Properties of Newly Identified AGNs in Chandra (2022)


2. Ushasi Bhowmick, Study of X-ray binary system MAXI-J0637+430 (2020)


1. Shivam Kumaran, MAXI J1820+070 Timing and Spectral Analysis (2020)