Dr. Rohit Sharma

Assistant Professor, Department of Space Planetary Astronomical Sciences and Engineering (SPASE), Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur-208016, Uttar Pradesh, India
Research Topics: Solar Physics, Radio & X-ray Observations and Data Analysis, Astroinformatics, Bayesian Statistics
Ph.D. (2018): National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Pune, India
Masters (2012): Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (CEBS), Mumbai, India in Physics

I am an observational physicist with a focus on solar observations and astronomy data analysis techniques. Broadly, I deal with the analysis and interpretation of multi-wavelength data concerning solar and heliophysics. Primarily, I use X-rays, radio, and ultraviolet wavelengths to study a variety of problems in solar physics. I also do simulations to explain the observed eruption phenomenon, etc.

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PhD & M.Tech Projects & smaller projects are available based on the following research interests.

Write to me at rohitcbscient@gmail.com | rsharma@iitk.ac.in

List of Students

2025 – M.Tech Thesis: Shubham Khose, SPASE, IIT Kanpur
2025 – M.Tech Thesis: Ganesh Jaiswal, SPASE, IIT Kanpur
2024 – M.Sc. Project: Jashwanth Naik, Physics Dept., IIT Kanpur
2024 – Short B.Tech Project: Yash Giri, Physics Dept., IIT Kanpur
2021 – Benjamin Huber & Julia Muller, FHNW, Windisch, Bachelor of Computer Science

Teaching Courses

M. Tech & PhD

2025 | 2026 SPA632M — Mathematical Transforms in Space Sciences
2025 | 2026 SPA631M — Statistical Methods in Space Sciences
2024 | 2025 SPA623M — Numerical Techniques in Space Sciences & Engineering
2025 SPA618M — Introduction to Radiative Processes in Space
2024 SPA616 — Stars and Stellar Evolution

B. Tech

2021 Advanced Calculus (B.Tech CS)
2019 Crash Course in Radio Astronomy (4 lectures)

Research Collaborators (2024 list)

Switzerland Dr. Andre Csillaghy (FHNW)
Dr. Brandon Panos (FHNW)
Dr. Michele Bianco (ETH Zurich)
Prof. Arnold Benz (ETH Zurich)
Prof. Alexandre Refregier (ETH Zurich)
Dr. Marina Battaglia & Prof. Sam Krucker (FHNW, Windsch)
Dr. Krzysztof Barczynski & Dr. Louise Harra (PMOD/WRC Davos & ETH Zurich)
India Dr. Bhoosan Paradkar (CEBS)
Dr. Divya Oberoi (NCRA-TIFR, Pune)
Dr. Durgesh Tripathi (IUCAA, Pune)
USA Dr. Bin Chen, Dr. Sijie Yu & Yingjie Zhu (NJIT)
Sweden Dr. Dhrubaditya Mitra (NORDITA, Stockholm)