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Sri Venkateswara College (University of Delhi) Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi - 110021 (Phone No. - 011-2411 2196 : Email - principal@svc.ac.in) |
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| Print Date : 29-10-2025 | ||||||||
| 1. Personal Profile | ||||||
| Title: Dr. First Name: MAIN Last Name: PAL |
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| Email: mainpal@svc.ac.in Webpage: ---------- | ||||||
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| 2. Educational Qualifications | ||
| Degree/ Certification | Institution | Year |
| Bachelor of Science | D.A.V PG College, Muzaffar Nagar, U.P. | 2004 |
| Master of Science | Choudhary Charan Singh , Meerut Campus, Meerut, U.P. | 2007 |
| Research Scholar | Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai | 2009 |
| Project Assistant | Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences, Nainital | 2010 |
| Research Scholar | Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune | 2010 |
| PhD | Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (plus JNU), Pune | 2017 |
| 3. Career Profile & Administrative Assignments | ||||
| Category | Role/ Designation | Department/ Committee | Date From - To | Remarks |
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| ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS | MEMBER | ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE Sri Venkateswara College, DU | 01.Jul.2023 - 30.Jun.2025 | NA |
| ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS | MEMBER | DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS Sri Venkateswara College, DU | 01.Jul.2023 - 30.Jun.2025 | Member of the department laboratory |
| ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS | MEMBER | DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS Sri Venkateswara College, DU | 15.Sep.2025 - 30.Jun.2025 | Physics Department Library incharge |
| ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS | MEMBER | LIBRARY Sri Venkateswara College, DU | 01.Jul.2025 - Till date | College Library |
| ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS | MEMBER | PURCHASE COMMITTEE Sri Venkateswara College, DU | 01.Jul.2025 - Till date | College level puchage |
| ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS Sri Venkateswara College, DU | 01.Jul.2025 - Till date | Conveners for Mentor Mentee, Refreshment and Principia , ICARD centre Member for maintenance and purchase committee |
| ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS | MEMBER | ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE Sri Venkateswara College, DU | 01.Jul.2023 - 30.Jun.2025 | |
| 4. Other Profiles |
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| MEMBERSHIPS IN ACADEMIC/ PROFESSIONAL BODIES IUCAA Visiting Associateship August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2026 |
| MEMBERSHIPS IN ACADEMIC/ PROFESSIONAL BODIES Co-ordinator, ICARD ; November 1, 2024 to February 28, 2027 |
| MEMBERSHIPS IN ACADEMIC/ PROFESSIONAL BODIES Admission committee, 2023 July to June 2025 |
| SUBJECTS TAUGHT Electrical Circuit Analysis, Analog Electronics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Mathematical Physics, Electricity and Magnetism, Waves and Oscillations Document Preparation and Presentation Software, Essential of Python |
| AREAS OF INTEREST/ SPECIALIZATION Multiwavelength study of accreting objects such as X-ray binaries, supermassive black holes |
| RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS I have collaoration across the globe including NASA, USA, Within country: ARIES, Naintal; IUCAA, Pune; IIA, Bengaluru; RRI, Bengluru; IIT Mandi; IIT Delhi, IIT Tirupati, IISER Tirupati, IISER Trinedrum, IISER MOhali and many more !! |
| 5. Research Guidance | ||||
| Year | Guide For | Title of the Dissertation/ Thesis | Scholar Name | Status |
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| 6. Research Projects | |||||
| Year | Title of Project | Sponsorship Agency | Duration | Amount Sanctioned | Date of Sanction |
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| 2024 | IUCAA Centre for Astronomy Research and Developement | Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune | November 1, 2024-February 28, 2027 | 30000 | 12.Dec.2024 |
| 7. Publications | |||||
| Category | Publication Name | Title | Name of Author | Reference Link/ DOI Link |
Publication (Month-Year) |
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| JOURNAL PAPER (International) |
Late-time Radio Brightening and Emergence of a Radio Jet in the Changing-look AGN 1ES 1927+654 | The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 979, Issue 1, id.L2, 13 pp | Meyer, Eileen T. Laha, Sibasish plus Main Pal (Joint Author) |
January 2025 |
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| JOURNAL PAPER (International) |
Multiwavelength Observations of a Jet Launch in Real Time from the Post-changing-look Active Galaxy 1ES 1927+654 | The Astrophysical Journal | Laha, Sibasish plus Main Pal (Joint Author) |
March 2025 |
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| JOURNAL PAPER (International) |
Signature of a Seyfert-like Component in Blazar 3C 273 and Its Reflection-based Explanation | The Astrophysical Journal | Gaur H,. Main Pal plus (Joint Author) |
March 2025 |
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| JOURNAL PAPER (International) |
Very High-energy Gamma-Ray Episodic Activity of Radio Galaxy NGC 1275 in 2022–2023 Measured with MACE | The Astrophysical Journal Letters | Godambe, S plus Main Pal (Joint Author) |
October 2024 |
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| JOURNAL PAPER (International) |
Spectral States of OJ 287 blazar from Multiwavelength Observations with AstroSat | monthly notices of the royal astronomical society | K. P. Singh plus Main Pal (Joint Author) |
November 2021 |
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| JOURNAL PAPER (International) |
Complex optical/UV and X-ray variability in Seyfert 1 galaxy Mrk 509 | Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia | Neerak K. , Main Pal et al (Joint Author) |
July 2021 |
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| JOURNAL PAPER (National) |
Spectro-Timing Analysis of a highly variable narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 4748 with AstroSat and XMM-Newton | Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy | Main Pal et al (First Author) |
July 2021 |
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| JOURNAL PAPER (International) |
Blazar OJ 287 After First VHE Activity: Tracking the Re-emergence of the HBL like Component in 2020 | The Astrophysical Journal | Kushwaha, P. K. , Main Pal et al (Joint Author) |
October 2021 |
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| JOURNAL PAPER (International) |
Short-Term X-ray Variability during Different Activity Phases of Blazars S5 0716+714 and PKS 2155-304 | Galaxies | Pankaj Kushwaha and Main Pal (Joint Author) |
September 2020 |
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| JOURNAL PAPER (International) |
Strong Soft X-ray Excess in 2015 XMM-Newton Observation of BL--Lac OJ~287 | The Astrophysical Journal | Main Pal et al (First Author) |
March 2020 |
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| JOURNAL PAPER (International) |
UV to X-ray Comptonization delay in Mrk 493 | The Astrophysical Journal Letters | Oluwashina plus Main Pal (Joint Author) |
January 2019 |
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| JOURNAL PAPER (International) |
The ever-surprising blazar OJ 287: multi-wavelength study and appearance of a new component in X-rays | monthly notices of the royal astronomical society | Pankaj Kushwaha plus Main Pal (Joint Author) |
August 2018 |
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| JOURNAL PAPER (International) |
Correlated X-ray/ultraviolet/optical emission and short term variability in a Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 4593 | monthly notices of the royal astronomical society | Main Pal and S. Naik (First Author) |
June 2018 |
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| JOURNAL PAPER (International) |
Complex optical/UV and X-ray variability of the Seyfert 1 galaxy 1H 0419-577 | monthly notices of the royal astronomical society | Main Pal et al (First Author) |
January 2018 |
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| JOURNAL PAPER (International) |
Correlated X-ray/ultraviolet/optical variability and the nature of accretion disc in the bare Seyfert 1 galaxy Fairall 9 | monthly notices of the royal astronomical society | Main Pal et al (First Author) |
April 2017 |
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| JOURNAL PAPER (International) |
Complex UV/X-ray variability of 1H 0707-495 | monthly notices of the royal astronomical society | Pramod et al (Joint Author) |
December 2017 |
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| JOURNAL PAPER (International) |
X-ray/UV variability and the origin of soft X-ray excess emission from II Zw 177 | monthly notices of the royal astronomical society | Main Pal et al (First Author) |
March 2016 |
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| JOURNAL PAPER (International) |
ariable X-ray reflection from 1H 0419–577 | monthly notices of the royal astronomical society | Main Pal and G C Dewangan (First Author) |
October 2013 |
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| CONFERENCE PAPER/ PROCEEDINGS (International) |
AstroSat View of Blazar OJ 287: A Complete Evolutionary cycle of HBL Component from End-Phase to Disappearance and Re-emergence | ICRC | kushwaha et al (Joint Author) |
October 2022 |
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| CONFERENCE PAPER/ PROCEEDINGS (International) |
Short-term variabilities in X-ray/Optical/UV emission from Seyfert 1 galaxy NGC 4593 | International BINA conference proceeding | Sachindra et al (Joint Author) |
July 2019 |
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| CONFERENCE PAPER/ PROCEEDINGS (International) |
Soft X-ray excess emission in NLS1 galaxies | proceeding of Science | Main Pal (Sole Author) |
November 2018 |
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| CONFERENCE PAPER/ PROCEEDINGS (National) |
omplex Optical/UV to X-ray spectral variability of 1H 0419–577 | BASI | Main Pal et al (First Author) |
August 2015 |
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| CONFERENCE PAPER/ PROCEEDINGS (National) |
X-ray/UV variability of narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies | BASI | Dewangan et al (Joint Author) |
October 2015 |
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| 8. Books | ||||
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| 9. Faculty Achievements | |||||
| Year | Category of Achievement | Role | National/ International etc. | Name | Date From-To |
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| 2024 | NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS (IOE, FRSC, etc.) ATTENDED | ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER | National | IUCAA Centre for Astronomy Research and Development | 01.Nov.2024 - 28.Feb.2027 |
| 2025 | INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | International | Astroparticle Physics, Gravitation and Cosmology (APGC 2025) | 26.Jun.2025 - 28.Jun.2025 |
| 2023 | NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS (IOE, FRSC, etc.) ATTENDED | MEMBER | National | Visiting Associateship | 01.Aug.2023 - 31.Jul.2026 |
| 2025 | Short term course | MEMBER | National | Short-Term Programme on Teaching a First Course in Astronomy and Astrophysics | 12.May.2025 - 28.May.2025 |
| 2024 | INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | National | Vritika scheme of Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) [AV/VRI/2023/0192] | 01.Aug.2024 - 28.Aug.2024 |
| 2025 | WORKSHOP/ SEMINAR/ CONFERENCE ATTENDED | MEMBER | International | AI/ML application in Astronomy and Astrophysics | 06.Jan.2025 - 10.Jan.2025 |
| 2025 | INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED | MEMBER | National | National Science Day 2025 | 27.Feb.2025 - 28.Feb.2025 |
| 2025 | INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | National | National Science Day 2025 | 27.Feb.2025 - 28.Feb.2025 |
| 2025 | INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | National | Lecture | 26.Aug.2025 - 26.Aug.2025 |
| 2025 | INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | National | Lecture | 30.Sep.2025 - 30.Sep.2025 |
| 2025 | INVITED LECTURES/ RESOURCE PERSON/ PAPER PRESENTATIONS ATTENDED | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | National | Lecture | 25.Sep.2025 - 25.Sep.2025 |
| Dr. MAIN PAL |