Vipin Kumar Tripathi
Professor Emeritus Vipin Kumar Tripathi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 March 1948 |
| Known for | Plasma (physics) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Agra University, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Physics |
| Sub-discipline | Plasma |
| Notable works | Sadbhav Mission |
Vipin Kumar Tripathi (alternately known as VK Tripathi; born 11 March 1948) is an Indian Plasma physicist and a former Physics professor of the IIT, Delhi.
Early life and education[edit]
Tripathi was born in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh on 11 March 1948. He did his Masters from Agra University and completed his PhD from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.[1]
Career[edit]
Tripathi started his career as a lecturer with IIT, Delhi in 1970. He joined University of Maryland in 1976 as a Post-Doctoral Researcher and then a Research Associate. He was involved in the research on radio frequency heating of fusion plasma's in the university. In 1983, He joined Indian Institute of Technology Delhi as a Professor of Physics where he served for about 30 years.[1][2][3]
Sadbhav Mission[edit]
Sadbhav Mission aims to develop a grassroots resistance against communalism and mobilizing people on basic issues like education, as stated on its official website. Professor Tripathi established it in the aftermath of Bhagalpur riots in 1990.[4] Professor Tripathi through the Sadbhav Mission has written and distributed pamphlets on the issues like Abrogation of Article 370[5] and CAA[6] as a mode of protest.
Publications[edit]
Tripathi's publications include:[2][7]
- Parametric instabilities in laser produced plasmas.
- Thermonuclear fusion
- Plasma-aided radiation guiding in a free-electron laser
- Stimulated Brillouin scattering of a laser beam in a plasma channel
- Cherenkov Terahertz Generation by Electron Bunches in a Dielectric Lined Resonator
- Theoretical Modeling and Experimental Verification of the Permeability Measurements of Thick Films at Microwave Frequencies
- Laser wakefield bubble regime acceleration of electrons in a preformed non uniform plasma channel
- Plasmonics
- High power laser plasma interaction
- Fundamentals of plasma physics
References[edit]
- ^ a b Shradha Chettri (22 October 2019). "Delhi: Meet the 71-year-old pamphlet man with a message of peace". Times of India. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Profile of Vipin Kumar Tripathi". ieeexplore.ieee.org. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ Pheroze L. Vincent. "Professor fights for Kashmir, armed with pamphlets". Telegraph India. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "About Sadbhav Mission". Sadbhav Mission. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ Pawanjot Kaur and Sunil Rawat (14 October 2019). "To Educate People on Kashmir, a 71-Year-Old Has Taken to the Streets All Alone". The Wire. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Retired IIT Professor's solitary campaign against the National Register of Citizens: Listen to VK Tripathi". National Herald India. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "V.K. Tripathi's research works". ResearchGate. Retrieved 8 February 2020.