Episode description

Renowned astrophysicist and professor Vinod Krishan visits Google to discuss the phenomenal diversity of plasmas in the cosmos and in our day-to-day lives. Describing multi-level techniques used to study plasma configuration and stability, with emphasis on its relevance to the global challenges we face today like clean energy, Professor Krishan takes us on a journey to better understand plasma, the most prevalent state of matter in the universe.

Dr. Krishan received her Ph.D. in 1971 in Solid State Physics from the University of Tennessee. She joined the department of Physics at the Indian Institute of Science in 1973, and after 4 years she joined the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, from where she retired as senior Professor and Dean of Sciences in 2008. Krishan has published over 150 research papers on Space and Astrophysical Plasmas in peer reviewed journals and has published 3 books: "Astrophysical Plasmas and Fluids", "Plasma: The First State of Matter", and "Physics of Partially Ionized Plasmas".

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