Kanak Saha
Professor
Inter-University Centre
for Astronomy and Astrophysics
Post Bag 4, Ganeshkhind,
Pune University campus
Pune- 411007, India
Tel: +91 20 2560 4100 extn 124
Email: kanak at iucaa.in
My primary research is focused on the formation of galaxies in the early universe and their evolution.
Key research topics of interest are: high-redshift galaxies, galaxy assembly, epoch of re-ionization, UV astronomy. I utilize the UV telescope onboard AstroSat, Hubble Space Telescope, James Webb Space Telescope as well as other instruments such as VLT/MUSE, SDSS/MaNGA. I also spend time in stuyding dynamics of galaxies using N-body simulation as well as IFU observation.
Postdoctoral and Visiting positions:
- Visiting Postdoc (2013), Geneva Observatory, Geneva
- Alexander von Humboldt Fellow (2010), MPE, Munich
- Postdoctoral Fellow (2008), ASIAA, Taipei
- GSRA Fellow (2006), , STScI, Baltimore
- Visiting student (2007), RRI, Bangalore
Education:
- Ph.D. (Astrophysics) 2001 - 2008, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
- M.Sc.(Physics) 1999 - 2001, Banaras Hindu University , Varanasi, India
- B.Sc. (Physics) 1995 - 1998, Scottish Church College, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
