Ankit Barik

Ankit Barik

Assistant Research Scientist

Johns Hopkins University

Hi everyone! I am an Assistant Research Scientist at Johns Hopkins University. My research involves the study of fluid dynamics of planetary and stellar interiors and their magnetic fields through the use of fluid dynamics and magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations on big supercomputers. I am a one of the lead developers of the 3D MHD code MagIC, the linear solver Kore and have also contributed to the development of the magnetospheric code GAMERA. I am part of the Magnetism & Planetary Interiors (MagPI) group led by Sabine Stanley. I also take a keen interest in research on fundamental fluid dynamics, particularly those applicable to rotating spheres and spherical shells.

In addition to my scientific research, I also work as a research software engineer as a part of the NASA Space Technology Research Institute (STRI) IMQCAM headed by Carnegie Mellon University and Johns Hopkins University.

In my spare time, I like playing music and writing songs. Martial arts is another passion of mine and I hold a black belt in Shotokan karate.

Interests
  • Planetary and Stellar Interiors
  • MHD and Dynamo theory
  • Fluid dynamics
  • High performance computing
Education
  • PhD in Physics, 2017

    Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Göttingen, Germany

  • MSc in Exploration Geophysics/Minor in Physics, 2013

    Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

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