Prajval Shastri


Prajval Shastri is an astrophysicist, formerly at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore and specializes in the area of phenomenology of active galaxies driven by supermassive blackholes using multi-wavelength observations ranging from radio to X-ray wavelengths.

Early life and education

Shastri grew up in Mangalore and after her schooling she completed her BSc in Physical Sciences from St. Agnes College Mangalore. She then went on to pursue MSc in physics from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. She completed her PhD from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India on the topic in the year 1989 under the supervision of Vijay Kumar Kapahi.

Current Research

Shastri's current research specialization is the phenomenon of Active Galactic Nuclei. Her present research areas are:
  • AGN Emission-line Regions
  • X-ray Emission from AGN
  • Jets in Radio-Quiet AGN
  • Hot Gaseous outflows in AGN
  • Blazar Variability: WEBT monitoring campaigns

Professional memberships

Shastri holds memberships of the following organizations:

List of Publications

Shastri's complete list of publications can be found . Some of her papers are:
  • Probing the physics of Seyfert galaxies using their emission-line regions
  • OVI Asymmetry and an Accelerated Outflow in an Obscured Seyfert: FUSE and HST STIS Spectroscopy of Markarian 533
  • When Less Is More: Are Radio Galaxies below the Fanaroff-Riley Break More Polarized on Parsec Scales?
  • Quasar X-ray Spectra Revisited
  • A Relativistically Beamed X-ray Component in Quasars?

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