Gurbax Singh Lakhina

Biography

Gurbax Singh Lakhina obtained his BSc from Punjab University, Chandigarh and MSc (Physics) from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi where he also obtained his PhD degree (1972) in Plasma Physics. He worked as a post-doc at the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) and then joined the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG), Mumbai (1973). He visited Ruhr University, Bochum (1981-82 and 1985) as a Guest Scientist, and worked with Professor Karl Schindler on problems related to tearing modes, magnetic reconnection and substorms. He was a Research Scientist at Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York (1988-89) where he worked with E Hameiri on ballooning modes in space plasmas. He was a Senior NRC Research Associate at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1996-98) and worked with Bruce Tsurutani on microstructure of the solar wind, boundary layer waves and magnetic storms. He was a Visiting Professor at the Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University (February-July 2005).

Research Interest

Geomagnetism and Atmospheric Sciences