Personal Information
- Full Name: Prof. Parijat Thakur
 - Mobile Number: 917587096051
 
- EmailID: parijatthakur@yahoo.com
 - Designation: Professor
 
Qualification
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                                                        2002Ph.D. (Physics / Astrophysics)
Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University,Raipur (C.G.), India
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                                                        1995M.Sc. (Physics)
Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University,Raipur (C.G.), India
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                                                        1993B.Sc. (Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics)
Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University,Raipur (C.G.), India
 
Experience
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                                                        2022 - PresentProfessor
Dept. of Pure and Applied Physics Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Bilaspur (C.G.), India.
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                                                        2011 - 2022Associate Professor
Dept. of Pure and Applied Physics Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Bilaspur (C.G.), India.
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                                                        2006 - 2011Postdoctoral Fellow
Dept. of Physics and Institute of Astronomy; National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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                                                        2005 - 2006Postdoctoral Fellow
Institute of Astronomy, National Central University; Chung-Li, Taiwan
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                                                        2003 - 2005Postdoctoral Fellow
Basis Science Research Institute, Pusan National University Pusan, South korea
 
Honours and Awards
Postdoctoral Fellowship from August 2006 to April 2011, National Science Council (NSC), Taipei
Postdoctoral Fellow from March 2005 to July 2006, National Science Council (NSC), Taipei
Postdoctoral Fellowship from February 2003 to March 2005, Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF), Seoul, South Korea
Senior Research fellowship (SRF), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India.
Doctoral Theses Guided
Investigating Close-in Extra-solar Planetary Systems through Photometric Follow-up of their Transits
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Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Bilaspur (C.G.), India
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Dr. Vineet Kumar Mannaday
 
Exploring the Environment of Accreting Black Hole with X-ray Binaries
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Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Bilaspur (C.G.), India
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Dr. Swadesh Chand
 
Memberships
Indian Society for Particle Accelerators (ISPA).
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Life Member
 
Committee on Space Research (COSPAR), France.
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Associate
 
Inter-university centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, India.
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Visiting Associate
 
Astronomical Society of India (ASI).
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Life Member
 
International Astronomical Union (IAU), Paris, France.
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Individual Member
 
Research Projects
Exploring the Environment of the Black-hole with the X-ray binaries using the Archival Data of AstroSat
Completed Amount: ₹19.00
Funding Agency: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Bangalore, India
Duration : 01:07:2019 - 30:06:2022
Investigating Close-in Extra-solar Planets through Photometric Follow-up of their Transits
Completed Amount: ₹10.00
Funding Agency: University Grant Commission (UGC), New Delhi, India
Duration : 30:06:2015 - 29:06:2018