Prajval Shastri

Prajval Shastri is an astrophysicist at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore and specializes in the area of phenomenology of active galaxies driven by supermassive blackholes using multi-wavelength observations ranging from radio to X-ray wavelengths.[1]

Prajval Shastri
Born
Mangalore
NationalityIndian
Alma materIndian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Known forExtragalactic Astronomy and Active Galactic Nuclei
Scientific career
FieldsAstrophysics
InstitutionsIndian Institute of Astrophysics
Doctoral advisorVijay Kumar Kapahi

Early life and education

Shastri was brought up in Mangalore and after her schooling she completed her B.Sc. in Physical Sciences from St. Agnes College Mangalore (University of Mysore). She then went on to pursue M.Sc. in Physics from Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai. She completed her Ph.D. from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India on the topic "Relativistic Beaming in Active Galactic Nuclei" in the year 1989 under the supervision of Vijay Kapahi.[2]

Current Research

Shastri's current research specialization is the phenomenon of Active Galactic Nuclei. Her present research areas are:

  • AGN Emission-line Regions (Integrated Field Spectroscopic Imaging, WiFeS at Siding Spring)
  • X-ray Emission from AGN (XMM-Newton, Suzaku)
  • Jets in Radio-Quiet AGN (Very Long Baseline Interferometry, GMRT)
  • Hot Gaseous outflows in AGN (Far-Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer)
  • Blazar Variability: WEBT monitoring campaigns (Vainu Bappu & Hanle Telescopes)[2]

Professional Memberships

Shastri holds memberships of the following organizations:

List of Publications

Shastri's complete list of publications can be found here. Some of her papers are:

  • OVI Asymmetry and an Accelerated Outflow in an Obscured Seyfert: FUSE and HST STIS Spectroscopy of Markarian 533 (2006, Astrophys. J. 646, 76; astro-ph/0603842)
  • When Less Is More: Are Radio Galaxies below the Fanaroff-Riley Break More Polarized on Parsec Scales? (2005, Astrophys. J. Lett, 632, L69; astro-ph/0509559)
  • Jets in Seyfert galaxies (2003, in Active Galactic Nuclei: from Central Engine to Host Galaxy, eds.: Collin, Combes & Shlosman)
  • Seyferts & their Radio Morphology (2001, Astron. Astrophys. Trans., 20, 281)
  • Quasar X-ray Spectra Revisited (1993, Astrophys. J., 410, 29)
  • A Relativistically Beamed X-ray Component in Quasars? (1991, Mon. Not. R. astr. Soc. 249, 640)[2]

In the news

References
  1. "IAS - Women in Science". Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  2. "IIAP - Profile". Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
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