Bindu Rani works on active galactic nuclei (AGN). Her research interests include high-energy astrophysical processes - understanding the physical conditions and processes that give rise to the formation of relativistic jets in AGN, accelerate particles to GeV/TeV energies, and responsible for the emission of gamma-rays.
Bindu Rani
(Associate Research Scientist)
| Email: | bindu.rani@nasa.gov |
| Org Code: | 661 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 661 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE CO |
Brief Bio
Current Projects
Probing the dichotomy between gamma-ray detected and non-detected blazars
Pinpointing the location of gamma-ray emission regions using broadband observations
Exploring the magnetic field topology in blazars using high-resolution VLBI
Simulating high-energy (>100 KeV) polarized emission of blazars
Positions/Employment
Swift GI Lead Scientist
NASA GSFC - Greenbelt, USA
September 2022 - Present
Associate Research Professor/Scientist
University of Maryland, Baltimore County - Baltimore, Maryland 21250
September 2022 - Present
Staff Scientist
Korean Astronomy and Space Science Institute - S. Korea
December 2019 - August 2022
Research Scientist
SURA - NASA GSFC
September 2019 - December 2020
NPP Fellow
NASA GSFC - Greenbelt, MD, USA
July 2016 - July 2019
Postdoctoral Fellow
Max-Planck-Institut fur Radioastronomie - Bonn, Germany
February 2014 - June 2016
IMPRS Fellow
Max-Planck-Institut fur Radioastronomie - Bonn, Germany
January 2012 - December 2013
Visiting Research Fellow
Max-Planck-Institut fur Radioastronomie - Bonn, Germany
March 2011 - December 2011
Education
Awards
- IRC fellowship 2016.
- NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) Fellowship 2016.
- ESO Postdoctoral Fellowship (ESO) 2016.
- Otto Hahn Medal by the Max Planck Society for outstanding scientific achievements, 2014.
- Post-Doctoral fellowship at Max-Planck-Institut fur Radioastronomie Bonn, Germany, January 2014.
- IMPRS (International Max Planck Research School) Fellowship, 2012-2014.
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) fellowship through the JRF/National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by University Grants Commission (UGC), Government of India in December 2006.
- Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST), 2007.
- National scholarships for Higher secondary (2002) and graduation (2005) examinations, Government of India.