FACULTY
Prof. Vikash Pandey is a mathematical physicist with research interests at the interface of applied mathematics and applied physics. His research primarily focuses on the physics of complex systems and the resulting memory-driven emergent power-law behavior. After receiving M.Sc. degree in Physics from the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, he worked as a geophysicist for a seismic company in US, UK, and Africa. Thereafter, he earned his PhD degree from the University of Oslo, Norway. He did postdoctoral research at the University of Oslo and UiT, The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø. His publications encompass the fields of fractional calculus, acoustics, fractal geometry, viscoelasticity, non-Newtonian rheology, dielectrics, and nonlinear bubble dynamics. Identifying the underlying mechanism of observed physical phenomena and the ability to describe them with an appropriate mathematical formulation gives him an unmatched joy. His long-term research goal is to extend the applications of fractional calculus to the traditional branches of physics, such as quantum physics and cosmology.
In addition to the research, teaching has been an important part of his academic training. After his postdoctoral experience, he began his teaching career in India at Ahmedabad University, Gujarat, followed by the University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, and Krea University, Sricity. Following his passion for teaching, he served as a mentor in one of the massive open online courses (MOOC) offered by the University of Rochester, USA, through Coursera. He was also a representative for the engineering acoustics committee of the Acoustical Society of America.
Further, he has been actively involved with the public outreach of scientific discoveries because he believes such outreach is necessary to cultivate scientific temper and critical thinking among the masses. His hobbies are hiking and trekking in the woods, bird-watching, and motorcycling.
Journal publications
- Vikash Pandey, “Hidden jerk in universal creep and aftershocks”, Physical Review E [Letter], Volume 107, Number 2, Pages L022602-1–L022602-6, February 2023. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.107.L022602 SCI, Q1, Impact Factor = 2.7 ISSNs: 2470-0045 (print) 2470-0053 (online)
- Vikash Pandey, “Response to “Comment on ‘Origin of the Curie–von Schweidler law and the fractional capacitor from time-varying capacitance [J. Power Sources 532 (2022) 231309]’ ” ”, Journal of Power Sources, Volume 551, Pages 232167-1–232167-3, 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.232167 SCI, Q1, Impact Factor = 9.7 ISSNs: 0378-7753 (online)
- Vikash Pandey, “Origin of the Curie-von Schweidler law and the fractional capacitor from time-varying capacitance”, Journal of Power Sources, Volume 532, Pages 231309-1–231309-7, 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.231309 SCI, Q1, Impact Factor = 9.7 ISSNs: 0378-7753 (online)
- Vikash Pandey, “Asymmetricity and sign reversal of secondary Bjerknes force from strong nonlinear coupling in cavitation bubble pairs”, Physical Review E, Volume 99, Number 4, Pages 042209-1–042209-11, April 2019. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.99.042209 SCI, Q1, Impact Factor = 2.7 ISSNs: 2470-0045 (print) 2470-0053 (online)
- Vikash Pandey and Sverre Holm, “Connecting the grain-shearing mechanism of wave propagation in marine sediments to fractional order wave equations”, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Volume 140, Number 6, Pages 4225-4236, December 2016. DOI: http://asa.scitation.org/doi/10.1121/1.4971289 SCI, Q1, Impact Factor = 2.5 ISSNs: 0001-4966
- Vikash Pandey and Sverre Holm, “Linking the fractional derivative and the Lomnitz creep law to non-Newtonian time-varying viscosity”, Physical Review E, Volume 94, Number 3, Pages 032606-1–032606-6, September 2016. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.94.032606 SCI, Q1, Impact Factor = 2.7 ISSNs: 2470-0045 (print) 2470-0053 (online)
- Vikash Pandey, Sven Peter Näsholm, and Sverre Holm, “Spatial dispersion of elastic waves in a bar characterized by tempered nonlocal elasticity”, Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis, Volume 19, Number 2, Pages 498–515, April 2016. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/fca-2016-0026 SCI, Q1, Impact Factor = 3.1 SSNs: 1311-0454 (print) 1314-2224 (online)
- Vikash Pandey, “Comment on “Nonlinear charge-voltage relationship in constant phase element” [AEU-Int.J. Electron. Commun. 117, 153104 (2020)]”, 2022. Preprint available at arXiv:2203.04804 Vikash Pandey, “Charge-voltage relation for a universal capacitor”, 2020. Preprint available at arXiv:2007.02410
Conference publications/presentations
- Vikash Pandey, “Fractional viscoelastic modelling of wave propagation in fluid-saturated marine sediments”, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Volume 144, Page 1961, November 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1121/1.5068569 176th ASA Meeting, Victoria, BC, Canada.
- Vikash Pandey, “Simulated cavitation noise from strong nonlinear coupling in a multi-bubble systems”, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Volume 144, Page 1985, November 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1121/1.5068663 176th ASA Meeting, Victoria, BC, Canada.
- Vikash Pandey, “Strong nonlinear coupling between two cavitation bubbles in an acoustic field”, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Volume 144, Page 1984, November 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1121/1.5068661 176th ASA Meeting, Victoria, BC, Canada.
- Vikash Pandey and Sverre Holm, “Connecting the viscous grain-shearing mechanism of wave propagation in marine sediments to fractional calculus”, EAGE, May 2016. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.201600862 8th EAGE Conference and Exhibition, Vienna, Austria.
- Vikash Pandey and Sverre Holm, “Linking the viscous grain-shearing mechanism of wave propagation in marine sediments to fractional calculus”, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Volume 139, Number 4, Page 2010, April 2016. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4949910
- Sverre Holm and Vikash Pandey, “Wave propagation in marine sediments expressed by fractional wave and diffusion equations”, IEEE Xplore, Pages 1-5, January 2016. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/COA.2016.7535803 IEEE/OES China Ocean Acoustics (COA), Harbin, China.
- Vikash Pandey and Sverre Holm, “A fractional calculus approach to the propagation of waves in an unconsolidated granular medium”, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Volume 138, Number 3, Page 1766, September 2015. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4933584 170th ASA meeting, Jacksonville, Florida.