Dr. Wageesh Mishra

Dr. Wageesh Mishra is an Associate Professor at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru. He is a solar astrophysicist whose work focuses on the physics and evolution of coronal mass ejections, solar wind, solar activity and space weather. He completed his Ph.D. in Physics at the Physical Research Laboratory, Udaipur Solar Observatory, and has held research positions at institutions including the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Germany and the University of Science and Technology of China. His research also explores how solar activity affects the near-Earth space environment. He is currently part of the science team of India's Aditya-L1 solar mission.