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Dr. Onkar Bharat Gurav Assistant Professor

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Dr. Onkar Gurav is Assistant Professor at Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed To be) University, Yashwantrao Mohite College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Pune. He is a faculty in Department of Physics. His areas of research are radio and optical observations of Earth’s Atmosphere, Ionosphere, Ionospheric Irregularities, disturbances in satellite communications and navigation systems, Sun-Earth’s Magnetic Field Dynamics, Geomagnetic Storms, GPS, IRNSS etc. He also did his post-doctoral work in Space Physics from Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, Navi Mumbai. So far, he has published more than 24 research articles in Scopus indexed international journals which has received citations of more than 129 & h-index of 8. He is currently works as Head of the Department and Chairman in board of studies.

Education
Research
Conferences
Projects/Achievements
Publications

Education

Degree	Subject / Title	University	Year
R.A.	Research Associateship (R.A.) in Space Physics	Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, Navi Mumbai.	2019-20
Ph.D.	Studies on Ionospheric Irregularities using Nightglow Technique from Kolhapur (16.8ºN, 74.2ºE, 10.6ºN Dip. Lat.)	Shivaji University, Kolhapur- 416 004, (M.S.) India	2019
M.Sc.	Physics	Shivaji University, Kolhapur-416004, (M.S.) India	2014
B.Sc.	Physics	Krantisinha Nana Patil College, Walwa, Tal-Walwa, Dist-Sangli, (M.S.) India	2012

Research

1. Citations: 129

2. h-Index: 08

3. i10-Index: 07

4. RG Score:

5. Research Papers Published (National): Nil

6. Research Papers Published (International): 24

7. Patents: Nil

8. Book & Book Chapter: Nil

9. Sanctioned Research Projects: 01 Title: Studies on Ionospheric Irregularities and Its Effect on Satellite-Navigation (SATNAV) System Using IRNSS Data Funding Agency: BVDU, Pune Amount in Rs: 50,000/-

Conferences

Sr. No.	Conferences/ Workshops/ FDPs Attended/ Presented
1	1st National Conference on Space and Atmospheric Science (NCSAS) at Sanjay Ghodawat University, Kolhapur, 2019. O. B. Gurav*, A. K. Sharma, R. N. Ghodpage, D. P. Nade, G. A. Chavan, H. P. Gaikwad, P. T. Patil, “Zonal Drift Velocity of Equatorial Plasma Bubbles During Ascending Phase of 24th Solar Cycle Using All-Sky Imager Over Kolhapur, India”.
2	15th International Symposium on Equatorial Aeronomy (ISEA-15) at PRL, Ahmedabad, India, 2018. O. B. Gurav*, A. K. Sharma, V. L. Narayanan, R. N. Ghodpage, D. P. Nade, P. T. Patil and S. Gurubaran, “Morphology and evolution of Equatorial Plasma Bubbles using All Sky Imager over low latitude station Kolhapur, India”.
3	National Space Science Symposium (NSSS) held at Vikran Sarabhai Space Center, Thiruvananthapuram during 09-12 February, 2016. O. B. Gurav*, A. K. Sharma, D. P. Nade, G. A. Chavan, H. P. Gaikwad, P. T. Patil, R. N. Ghodpage and S. S. Nikte, “Nocturnal variation in dimensions of equatorial plasma bubbles over low latitude station Kolhapur”.
4	2nd URSI-Regional Conference on Radio Science held at JNU New Delhi on 16th to 19th November, 2015. O. B. Gurav*, A. K. Sharma, D. P. Nade, G. A. Chavan, H. P. Gaikwad, S. S. Nikte, P. T. Patil, R. N. Ghodpage and S. Gurubaran, “Identification of bifurcation of equatorial plasma bubbles based on nightglow OI 630.0 nm emissions over Kolhapur”.
5	Delivered a talk in Plenary Session 2: Middle atmosphere, atmospheric coupling, dynamics and climate change of the 21st National Space Science Symposium (NSSS) held from 31-01-2022 to 04-02-2022 by IISER Kolkata in collaboration with ISRO, India.
6	Attended “online learning workshop for faculty” organized by QASPIR in collaboration with UGC, New Delhi during 01-03 April 2020 (8 hrs. duration).
7	Attended “e-Content development webinar” organized by research center for English language and literature on 10th April 2020 (2 hrs. duration).
8	Attended online workshops on “Intellectual property rights” by Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) during 10-11 April 2020.
9	Attended webinar on “The impact of research data and metrics” by Skyline University College on 21st April 2020.
10	Attended faculty development programme: national webinar on “Re-engineering Higher Education: A seamless knowledge management system for the university” organized by Guru Anand Dev teaching learning center SGTB Khalsa college, University of Delhi under MHRD held on 22nd April 2020.
11	Attended online national webinar on “Fine tuning research planning using Elsevier tools: SCIENCE DIRECT, SCOPUS and MENDELEY” organized by K. J. Somaiya college of science and commerce in collaboration with Elsevier on 25th April 2020.
12	Attended one-week national level FDP workshop on “Revised guidelines of NAAC” organized by IQAC, YCIS (Autonomous), Satara during 27th to 2nd May 2020.
13	Attended online national level FDP on “Decoding examination during and post COVID 19” organized by SKILLSLATE and powered by Zovy Studios, Pune, on 8th May 2020.
14	Attended online three days Faculty Development Programme on “Understanding the Revised Framework of NAAC” organized by Rayat Shikshan Sanstha’s, Dahiwadi College, Dahiwadi, during 16th May 2020 to 18th May 2020.
15	Attended international webinar on “Perspectives towards the wake of COVID-19: Today and Tomorrow” organized by Department of Zoology and Microbiology, in association with IQAC Dahiwadi College Dahiwadi, on 20th May 2020.
16	Successfully completed a 4-Week Induction/Orientation Programme for “Faculty in Universities/Colleges/Institutes of Higher Education” from 11 January, 2021 - 09 February, 2021 and obtained grade A+ organized by Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College University of Delhi under the aegis of Ministry of Education Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching.
17	Successfully completed “Online Two - Week Interdisciplinary Refresher Course” from 20th July 2021 to 03 August 2021 organized by Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College University of Delhi under the aegis of Ministry of Education Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching.

Projects/Achievements

Awards & Recognitions:

1. Award of Research Assistant (RA) of DST-PURSE on 16th December, 2014.

2. Award of Junior Research Fellow (JRF) of UGC-BSR Scheme on 31st December, 2015.

3. Award of Senior Research Fellow (SRF) of UGC-BSR Scheme on 1st January 2018.

4. Award of Research Associate (RA) of DST funded institute IIG on 16th September 2019.

5. Award of financial support for 20th Beacon Satellite Symposium 2019, Olsztyn, Poland, on 19-23 August 2019.

Publications

Sr. No.	Publications
1	Onkar B. Gurav, Rupesh N. Ghodpage*, Parashram T. Patil, Sripathi Samireddipalle, Ashok K. Sharma, Alok K. Taori and Dadaso J. Shetti, Occurrence climatology of equatorial plasma bubbles (EPBs) using optical observations over Kolhapur, India during solar cycle-24, Annals of Geophysics, 63 (6), 2020, 10.4401/ag-8068. Impact Factor: 1.78
2	O. B. Gurav, V. L. Narayanan, A. K. Sharma*, R. N. Ghodpage, H. P. Gaikwad, P. T. Patil, Airglow imaging observations of some evolutionary aspects of equatorial plasma bubbles from Indian sector, Advances in Space Research, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2019.04.008. Impact Factor: 1.52
3	D. J. Shetti, O. B. Gurav and G. K. Seemla, Occurrence characteristics of equatorial plasma bubbles and total electron content during solar cycle peak 23rd to peak 24th over Bangalore (13.02o N, 77.57o E). Astrophys Space Sci, 364, 156 (2019), Impact Factor: 1.681
4	O. B. Gurav, A. K. Sharma*, R. N. Ghodpage, D. P. Nade, G. A. Chavan, H. P. Gaikwad and P. T. Patil, Zonal drift velocity of Equatorial Plasma Bubbles during ascending phase of 24th solar cycle using All Sky Imager over Kolhapur, India. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 123, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JA025810. Impact Factor: 2.75
5	A. K. Sharma, O. B. Gurav*, G. A. Chavan, H. P. Gaikwad, R. N. Ghodpage, P. T. Patil, Variation in occurrence of equatorial plasma bubbles (EPBs) using All Sky Imager from low latitude station Kolhapur (16.8oN, 74.2oE, 10.6oN dip. Lat.), Advances in Space Research, 60, 2452–2463, 2017, Impact Factor: 1.52
6	A. K. Sharma, O. B. Gurav, S. Gurubaran, G. A. Chavan, D. P. Nade, H. P. Gaikawad, R. N. Ghodpage, P. T. Patil, and S. S. Nikte, “Variations in Zonal Drift of equatorial Plasma Bubbles (EPBs) Over Kolhapur (16.4o N, 74.2o E 10.6o dip. lat.),” Proceedings of Emerging Trends in Basic and Applied Sciences (ETBAS), Gargoti, 1–8, 2015.
7	A. K. Sharma, O. B. Gurav*, H. P. Gaikwad, G. A. Chavan, D. P. Nade, R. N. Ghodpage, P. T. Patil. Study of Equatorial Plasma Bubbles using All Sky Imager and Scintillation Technique from Kolhapur Station: A Case Study, Astrophysics and Space Science, 363:83, 2018, Impact Factor: 1.88
8	A. K. Sharma, O. B. Gurav*, Anindya Bose, H. P. Gaikwad, G. A. Chavan, Atanu Santra, S. S. Kamble, R. S. Vhatkar, Potential of IRNSS/NavIC L5 signals for ionospheric studies, Advances in Space Research, 2019, 0273-1177, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr. 2019.01.029. Impact Factor: 1.52
9	R. N. Ghodpage*, Alok Taori, O. B. Gurav, P. T. Patil, G. P. Naniwadekar, S. Gurubaran, Devendraa Siingh, “Wave signature in the upper mesospheric temperature and their association with the wind fields at low latitude”, Advances in Space Research, Accepted, April 2019. Impact Factor: 1.52
10	R. N. Ghodpage*, P. T. Patil, O. B. Gurav, S. Gurubaran and A. K. Sharma, Ionospheric response to major storm of 17th March 2015 using multi-instrument data over low latitude station Kolhapur (16.8oN, 74.2oE, 10.6oN dip. Lat.), Advances in Space Research, 62, 624–637, 2018, Impact Factor: 1.52
11	H. P. Gaikwad, A. K. Sharma*, O. B. Gurav, G. A. Chavan, D. P. Nade, P. T. Patil, S. S. Nikte, G. P. Naniwadekar, Seasonal, annual, and interannual variability in MLT quasi- two-day waves over the low-latitude region Kolhapur (16.8°N; 74.2°E), Advances in Space Research, 0273-1177, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2018.12.029. Impact Factor: 1.52
12	A. K. Sharma, G. A. Chavan*, H. P. Gaikwad, O. B. Gurav, D. P. Nade, S. S. Nikte, R. N. Ghodpage, P. T. Patil, Study of ionospheric irregularities from Kolhapur (16.4oN, 74.2oE), Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 1–7, 2017, Impact Factor: 1.75
13	A. K. Sharma, G. A. Chavan*, O. B. Gurav, H. P. Gaikwad, R. N. Ghodpage, D. P. Nade, Dynamics of ionospheric irregularities in increasing phase of 24th solar cycle at Kolhapur [16.4o N, 74.2o E], Advances in Space Research, 60, 2195–2205, 2017, Impact Factor: 1.52
14	G. A. Chavan, A. K. Sharma*, O. B. Gurav, H. P. Gaikawad, D. P. Nade, S. S. Nikte, R. N. Ghodpage and P. T. Patil, Dependence of coherence scales of ionospheric scintillation patterns on magnetic activity, MAPAN-Journal of Metrology Society of India, 2016, Impact Factor: 0.6
15	A. K. Sharma, H. P. Gaikwad*, M. Venkat Ratnam, O. B. Gurav, L. Ramanjaneyulu, G. Chavan, S. Sathishkumar, Diurnal, monthly and seasonal variation of mean winds in the MLT region observed over Kolhapur using MF radar, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 169, 91–100, 2018, Impact Factor: 1.75
16	D. P. Nade, D. J. Shetti, A. K. Sharma*, A. Taori, G. A. Chavan, P. T. Patil, R. N. Ghodpage, O. B. Gurav, and S. S. Nikte, Geographical analysis of equatorial plasma bubbles by GPS and nightglow measurements, Advances in Space Research, 56, 1901– 1910, 2015, Impact Factor: 1.52
17	S. S. Nikte*, D. P. Nade, A. K. Sharma, G. A. Chavan, O. B. Gurav, M. V Rokade, M. P. Yadav, P. T. Patil, and R. N. Ghodapage, Observations in quiet day pattern of cosmic radio noise using riometers, Canadian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences (CJBAS), 3, 213– 223, 2015, Impact Factor: 0.19
18	O. B. Gurav, S. Sripathi*, R. N. Ghodpage, Radio and optical investigations of storm time evolution of post-midnight equatorial plasma bubbles (EPBs) and their drifts over Indian sector, Advances in Space Research, 67 (1), 2021, 87-101, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2020.09.021. Impact Factor: 1.52
19	Gajanan Patil, Subhas Pawar, Onkar Gurav, Jalindar Bhosale, Sonali Rananavare, Variation in atmospheric air ion and its index of pollution during morning time (06:00 to 08:00 IST) in the sugarcane area at rural station Bhilawadi (16.5°N, 74.2°E), Int. J. Environment and Sustainable Development, Vol. 20, No. 2, 2021.
20	Rupesh N. Ghodpage, Alok Taori, D. P. Nade, M. K. Madhav Haridas, O. B. Gurav, Sanat K. Das & P. T. Patil, Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on ground-based airglow observations over India, Remote Sensing Letters, 12:5, 488-498, 2021.
21	R. N. Ghodpage, O. B. Gurav, A. Taori, S. Sau, P. T. Patil, V. C. Erram, S. Sripathi, Observation of an Intriguing Equatorial Plasma Bubble Event Over Indian Sector, Journal of Geophysical Research, 2021.
22	H.P. Gaikwad, S. Fadnavis, O.B. Gurav, J.L. Bhosale, A.K. Sharma, P.T. Patil, R.N. Ghodpage, M.M. Sutar, G.A. Chavan, A.T. Birajdar, D.J. Shetti, The day-to-day variability in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere in low latitudes: A study using MF radar, Advances in Space Research, 2023.
23	R.N. Ghodpage, A. Taori, M.K. Patil, O.B. Gurav, R.P. Patil, S. Sripathi, Equatorial plasma bubble association with lower atmospheric gravity waves – Further evidences, Advances in Space Research, 2023.
24	R.N. Ghodpage, A Taori, RP Patil, MK Patil, OB Gurav, S Sripathi, AP Dimri, Monitoring cloud parameters using a ground- based airglow imager, Remote Sensing Letters, 14 (8), 854-866, 2023.