1. Ionospheric & Earthquake Research Centre Sitapur, Midanpore (W) A Branch of Indian Centre for Space Physics Kolkata, India Webpage: www.csp.res.in; Tel: 033-2436-6003/033-2462-2153 Ionospheric & Earthquake Research • Research on solar-terrestrial environment including solar disturbances, Earth’s magnetosphere, ionosphere, thermosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere etc. • Research on seismo-ionospheric precursors, lithosphere-atmosphere-ionosphere coupling processes. • Study of the long-term and transient solar activity and ionospheric climatology using both ground and space based VLF receiver. • Monitoring of galactic X-ray transients, Soft Gamma ray Repeaters (SGRs) and Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) etc. VLF Remote Sensing VLF Receivers all over India Contact: Dr. Sudipta Sasmal, meet2ss25@gmail.com, +919903308976 Mr. Sujay Pal, myselfsujay@gmail.com, +919007849434 Proto-type Automatic Seismic Alert System Electron density map at 74 km height over the Indian sub-continent during a solar flare Opportunities for Students/Researchers • Students are encouraged to carry out projects. • Students are encouraged (NET scholars) for PhD. • Students/researchers are encouraged for scientific visits. • Faculty improvements programmes. • Seminar/Workshop programmes. Campus of IERC Computer room of IERC Radio Astronomy • Monitoring of astronomical sources such as Sun and solar flares, galactic nuclei, transient stars, gamma ray burst, quasars etc. • Study of solar emission by using radio telescope . • Study of variability of Sun and emission of solar corona by using two component interferometer. C-Band Radio antenna in IERC Contact: Dr. Sabyasachi Pal, sabya.pal@gmail.com, +919836417804 Transition of Sun observed by two component interferometer Two component interferometer (190 MHz) Optical Astronomy • Monitoring and imaging of various object in night sky. • Variable star observation by photometric analysis. • Survey of Nova and Supernova. • Optical Spectroscopy of different objects of various wavelengths. . Contact: Mr. Rana Khan, rkhan123@gmail.com, +919433094966 Orion Nebula captured from IERC 10 Inch Meade Telescope