Sandeep Sahijpal
Professor
Department of Physics
Panjab University
Chandigarh 160014
India

Email: sandeep (append by @pu.ac.in)
Phone: +91 172 2534469

CV (September 2021) Personal Homepage Dept. of Physics

Educational background

• M.Sc. (Hons. School) Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh (1991)
• Ph.D. (Science), Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad (1997)

Professional background

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad (1997–1998)
• Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Los Angeles (1998–2000)
• Lecturer, Panjab University, Chandigarh (2000–2009)
• Reader/Associate Professor, Panjab University, Chandigarh (2009–2015)
• Professor, Panjab University, Chandigarh (2015 onwards)

Main area of work

My major research work involves development of indigenous theoretical models and numerical simulation codes. Most of the work has been supported by PLANEX (ISRO) research grants.

• Astrophysics: The origin & evolution of the Milky-way galaxy; the stellar nucleosynthesis & the isotopic abundance evolution of the galaxy since the big-bang around 13.7 billion years ago; the astrophysical aspects related with the origin of the solar system around 4.5 billion years ago; thermodynamics of condensation of interstellar dust in various astrophysical environments.
• Planetary sciences: Nature of the protosun; the irradiation environment and the physico-chemical processes in the early solar system; the planetary differentiation and aqueous alteration of planetesimals and asteroids; the early thermal evolution and differentiation of Mercury, Moon, Mars and the planetary embryos of Earth and Venus; the thermal evolution of Icy Satellites of the giant planets, Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) and the minor planets, e.g., Pluto, Ceres, etc.

Significant recent publications

1. Sahijpal S. (2021), Thermal evolution of non-spherical asteroids in the early solar system. Icarus, 362, 114439.
2. Gupta A. and Sahijpal S. (2020), Thermodynamics of dust condensation around the dimming Betelgeuse. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 496 (1), L122-L126.
3. Gupta A. and Sahijpal S. (2020), Origin and evolution of the Galactic inventories of interstellar dust and its composition. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 494(3):4149-4167.
4. Kaur T. and Sahijpal S. (2019), Heterogeneous evolution of the galaxy and the origin of the short-lived nuclides in the early solar system. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 490(2), 1620-1637.
5. Sahijpal S. and Goyal V. (2018) Thermal evolution of the early Moon. Meteoritics & Planetary Science J. 53, 2193-2211.
6. Bhatia G.K. and Sahijpal S. (2017) Thermal evolution of trans-Neptunian objects, icy satellites, and minor icy planets in the early solar system. Meteoritics & Planetary Science J. 52, 2470-2490.
7. Bhatia G.K. and Sahijpal S. (2016) The early thermal evolution of Mars. Meteoritics & Planetary Science J. 51, 138-154.