Arnab Rai Choudhuri

Arnab Rai Choudhuri
Born (1956-11-09) 9 November 1956
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Alma materPresidency College, Kolkata
University of Calcutta
IIT Kanpur
University of Chicago
High Altitude Observatory
Known forContributions to Solar Dynamo theory
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsIndian Institute of Science, Bangalore
ThesisThe dynamics of magnetically trapped fluids: implications for umbral dots and penumbtal grains (1985)
Doctoral advisorEugene Parker
Doctoral studentsMausumi Dikpati, Dibyendu Nandi

Arnab Rai Choudhuri is an Indian astrophysicist and writer known for his contributions to Astrophysical magnetohydrodynamics, specially in context of solar magnetic cycle.