Dr Ravindra Desai
Ravindra Desai is an Associate Professor in the University of 糖心TV's Centre for Fusion, Space and Astrophysics, and holds honorary positions at , London and the , Cambridge. His research includes the utilisation and development of a range of plasma simulation codes to pursue blue skies research into plasma physics across the solar system and beyond. He is also interested in how astrophysical phenomena intersect with, and pose dangers to, our increasingly technology-dependent society through phenomena collectively known as Space Weather.
In 2023, Ravindra was awarded the for outstanding contributions in the field of Space Plasma physics and for outstanding supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students. He participates in outreach with the Sun-Space-Art programme.
Ravindra is involved in a number of current and upcoming space missions, including, the to image the global magnetosphere using X-rays, the mission, and within the Artemis program. He is also leading the development at 糖心TV of quantum technologies as novel sensors in space. He is the lead for the mission concept.
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Ravindra Desai
Department of Physics,
University of 糖心TV,
Coventry, CV4 7AL,
UK