Ashok Kumar Ambastha
Physical Research Laboratory
Udaipur Solar Observatory
Dewali, Off Bari Rd
PO Box 198
Udaipur 313 001
Rajasthan
India
Phone: +91 9413317286
Organization website: http://www.prl.res.in/
NCA adherence: India
Last updated:
November 20, 2023
IAU Status
Active Member
Affiliation(s) within the IAU
Past affiliation(s) within the IAU
- Past Member of Division H Interstellar Matter and Local Universe (until 2021)
- Past Member of Commission 10 Solar Activity (until 2015)
- Past Member of Commission 33 Structure & Dynamics of the Galactic System (until 2015)
- Past Member of Division II Sun & Heliosphere (until 2012)
- Past Member of Division VII Galactic System (until 2012)
Areas of interest
1 - General: 1.2 - Extraterrestrial intelligence, 1.3 - History and philosophy of astronomy, 1.6 - Astronomy Education, 1.9 - Astronomy outreach
2 - Physical data and processes: 2.1 - Asteroseismology, 2.18 - Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD), 2.25 - Plasmas
3 - Astronomical instrumentation, methods and techniques: 3.3 - Instrumentation, 3.8 - Space instruments, 3.10 - Telescopes: optical
4 - Astronomical data bases: 4.1 - Astronomical databases: miscellaneous, 4.5 - Virtual observatory tools
6 - The Sun: 6.2 - Sun: activity, 6.4 - Sun: chromosphere, 6.6 - Sun: coronal mass ejections (CMEs), 6.9 - Sun: filaments, prominences, 6.10 - Sun: flares
8 - Stars: 8.13 - Stars: general, 8.17 - Stars: interiors
10 - The Galaxy: 10.4 - Galaxy: disk, 10.18 - Galaxy: structure