Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar

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Rana Pratap Yadav

Dr. Rana Pratap Yadav joined the Institute for Plasma Research (IPR) in December 2021 and is currently working in the High-Power ICRH Section as a Scientific Officer-E. He also serves as an Assistant Professor at the Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Mumbai. He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and has completed his Ph.D. from the IPR in June 2014 under the prestigious DAE Graduate Fellowship Scheme (DGFS), specializing in RF Engineering. After completing his Ph.D., Dr. Yadav joined the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (TIET) as an Assistant Professor. In August 2017, he moved to the University of Oxford, U.K., as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, where his work focused on the development of multi-static radar systems for tracking targets of tiny size and extremely low radar cross-section. He rejoined TIET and served as an Associate Professor until December 2021. Dr. Yadav specializes in RF and microwave system design and fabrication, with expertise in high-power RF amplifiers, transmission lines and matching networks, antennas, RF sensors and diagnostics, and radar and navigational systems.

In addition to his technical and research contributions, Dr. Yadav has taught undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral-level courses and has supervised eight M.Tech. and three Ph.D. theses (with two more currently under his supervision). He holds one granted Indian patent. As Principal Investigator (PI), he has led three major sponsored projects funded by esteemed agencies, including Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences, Department of Atomic Energy, (BRNS-DAE), Department of Science and Technology, (DST), and Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF).

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