Prajval Shastri
Prajval Shastri is an astrophysicist at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore and specializes in the area of phenomenology of active galaxies driven by supermassive blackholes using multi-wavelength observations ranging from radio to X-ray wavelengths.Early life and education
Shastri was brought up in Mangalore and after her schooling she completed her B.Sc. in Physical Sciences from St. Agnes College Mangalore. She then went on to pursue M.Sc. in Physics from Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai. She completed her Ph.D. from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India on the topic "Relativistic Beaming in Active Galactic Nuclei" in the year 1989 under the supervision of Vijay Kapahi.Current Research
Shastri's current research specialization is the phenomenon of Active Galactic Nuclei. Her present research areas are:
- AGN Emission-line Regions
- X-ray Emission from AGN
- Jets in Radio-Quiet AGN
- Hot Gaseous outflows in AGN
- Blazar Variability: WEBT monitoring campaigns
Professional Memberships
Shastri holds memberships of the following organizations:
- International Astronomical Union
- Organising Committee, WG on Astrostatistics & Astroinformatics, International Astronomical Union
- Organising Committee, Commission 40, International Astronomical Union
- Astronomical Society of India
- Indian Physics Association
Shastri's complete list of publications can be found . Some of her papers are:
- OVI Asymmetry and an Accelerated Outflow in an Obscured Seyfert: FUSE and HST STIS Spectroscopy of Markarian 533
- When Less Is More: Are Radio Galaxies below the Fanaroff-Riley Break More Polarized on Parsec Scales?
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- Quasar X-ray Spectra Revisited
- A Relativistically Beamed X-ray Component in Quasars?
In the news
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