Heliophysics Science Division
Mihir Desai - Bio
Mihir Desai

Biographical data:

  1. 1991-1995: Phd. at University of Birmingham, UK, with Prof. George Simnett.
    Thesis Topic: Charged Particle Phenomena During the Ulysses-Jupiter Encounter.
  2. 1996-1998: Research Fellow at ESTEC/ESA with Dr. Trevor Sanderson.
    Research Topic: Particle Acceleration at Corotating Interaction Regions in the 3D Heliosphere.
  3. 1998-till present: Research Associate with Prof. Glenn Mason, University of Maryland.

Research Topics:
Upstream Events Near Earth
Particle Acceleration at Corotating & Interplanetary Shocks and in Solar Particle Events.

Research Interests:
Magnetospheres of Outer Planets.
Origin, Acceleration, and Transport of Energetic Particles in the Heliosphere.