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{{Infobox scientist
| name = Anil Bhardwaj
| image = Anil bhardwaj in trivadrum.jpg
| caption = Anil Bhardwaj in 2011.
| birth_date = 1 June 1967
| birth_place = [[Mursan]], [[Aligarh District]], Uttar Pradesh, India
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| residence = [[India]]
| nationality = Indian
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| field = [[Space sciences|Space]] and [[planetary science]]
| work_institution = [[Indian Space Research Organization]]
| alma_mater = [[Lucknow University]] [[Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University]]
| known_for = [[Solar System X-rays]] SARA/[[Chandrayaan-1]] MENCA/[[Mangalyaan]] [[Indian Space Program]] [[Planetary Exploration]] CHACE-2/[[Chandrayaan-2]]
| doctoral_advisor = Prof. R. P. Singhal
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| prizes = [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award]], 2007; [[Infosys Prize]], 2016
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'''Anil Bhardwaj''' (born 1 June 1967) is an Indian astrophysicist. He is the Director of the Physical Research Laboratory,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prl.res.in/prl-eng/director|title=Dr. Anil Bhardwaj- Director of Physical Research Laboratory (PRL)}}</ref> which is a Unit of the Department of Space of Government of India in Ahmedabad, India.

== Early life ==
Bhardwaj graduated in Maths, Statistics and Physics with Honours. He earned his Master of Science degree in Physics from [[Lucknow University]]. He received his Doctorate in Applied Physics (Planetary and Space Science) in 1992 from The [[Indian Institute of Technology]], [[Banaras Hindu University]], [[Varanasi]].{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}

== Career ==
Bhardwaj is the recipient of the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award]] in 2007,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/Content/Detail.aspx?AID=112|title=Dr. Anil Bhardwaj-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award}}</ref> and was awarded NRC Senior Research Associateship by [[National Academy of Sciences|US National Academy of Sciences]] in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.journals.elsevier.com/molecular-astrophysics/editorial-board/anil-bhardwaj|title=Anil Bhardwaj|website=www.journals.elsevier.com|access-date=2018-02-02}}</ref> He worked at [[Marshall Space Flight Center]], Huntsville, Alabama, from January 2004 to October 2005. He was awarded a fellowship by the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs, Vienna, Austria, in 1996. He is a Fellow of the [[Indian Academy of Sciences]], Bangalore; [[Indian National Science Academy]]; [[National Academy of Sciences, India]]; [[Indian Geophysical Union]]; and Kerala Academy of Sciences.<ref name="Indian Fellow">{{cite web | url=http://insaindia.res.in/det.php?id=P10-1507 | title=Indian Fellow | publisher=INSA | date=2016 | accessdate=May 13, 2016}}</ref> He was awarded ISRO Team Excellence Award for Chandrayaan-1 Science and Mission in 2008 and [[Indian Space Research Organisation|ISRO]] Merit award in 2012. He is a member of [[International Academy of Astronautics]] and [[International Astronomical Union]]. He is awarded Nehru Centenary Lecture of Kerala Academy of Sciences (2007),{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} Planetary Science Distinguished Lecture of AOGS, Japan (2014), and the P. R. Pisharoty Memorial Lecture of the [[Kerala Science Congress]] (2015)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://insaindia.res.in/recipients.php|title=INSA :: Awards Recipients|website=insaindia.res.in|access-date=2018-05-21}}</ref> He received the Distinguished Alumnus Award of [[Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi|Indian Institute of Technology (BHU)]] in 2015<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/IIT-BHU-hosts-first-alumni-meet/articleshow/50389844.cms|title=IIT-BHU hosts first alumni meet - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-02-02}}</ref> and the international INSA-Vainu Bappu Memorial award in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://insaindia.res.in/recipients.php|title=INSA :: Awards Recipients|website=insaindia.res.in|access-date=2018-05-21}}</ref> He won the [[Infosys Prize]] 2016 in the Physical Sciences category<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.infosys-science-foundation.com/prize/laureates/2016/anil-bhardwaj.asp|title=Infosys Prize - Laureates 2016 - Dr. Anil Bhardwaj|website=www.infosys-science-foundation.com|access-date=2017-03-30}}</ref> for his contributions in the field of Planetary Science and Exploration.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/VSSC-SPL-director-Anil-Bharadwaj-wins-Infosys-Prize-2016/articleshow/55516595.cms|title=VSSC-SPL director Anil Bharadwaj wins Infosys Prize 2016 - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-03-30}}</ref>

Bhardwaj is the Chairman of INSA-[[ICSU]] Committee for [[COSPAR]], SCOSTEP and [[URSI]] and Vice-Chair of [[COSPAR]] Commission B.

He is a member of ISRO and national level committees on Planetary and Space Sciences research in India and future planetary missions.

Bhardwaj wrote a chapter for ''Encyclopedia of the Solar System'' (2007; revised in 2014), edited 6 books, wrote invited reviews for international journals, including ''[[Reviews of Geophysics]]'' and has been Guest editor of Special Issues of international journals.

He served as President of Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) Planetary Science Section from 2006–2010. He was the Editor-in-chief of ''Advances in Geosciences'' from 2005–2012, and a member of Editorial Board of the European journal ''[[Planetary and Space Science]]'' from 2007–2009, ''Bulletin of Astronomical Society of India'', and ''[[Current Science]]''. He serves as the Associate Editor of [[Advances in Space Research]], and as a member of Editorial Board of the European journal ''[[Space Science Reviews]]'' and ''Molecular Astrophysics''.

== Research ==
Bhardwaj's research interests include theoretical and observational studies of planetary surfaces, atmospheres, [[ionosphere]]s and their coupling with magnetospheric plasma and solar wind.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}

=== Principal Investigator ===
Bhardwaj was the Principal Investigator on various experiments on multiple space missions. These missions include the [[Chandrayaan-1|Chandrayaan]]-mission – the first Indian Lunar Mission, the first Indian [[Mars Orbiter Mission]] (MOM) and the [[Chandrayaan-2]] mission. Experiments include the Sub-keV Atom Reflecting Analyzer (SARA) experiment, the MENCA experiment and the CHACE-2 experiment.

He was Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator on many observation programs with [[Chandra X-ray Observatory]] and [[Hubble Space Telescope]] of NASA; [[XMM-Newton]] X-ray Observatory of ESA; and [[Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope]] (GMRT) of India).

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