KATHMANDU, Nov. 13: For decades, scientists around the world have been working to bring about a thermonuclear reaction in the lab. Should that happen, a Nepali scientist, Uday Shah, will have made a significant contribution in achieving that feat.
Thermonuclear reaction, also called fusion, is what generates energy in the sun and stars. Scientists believe that if this can be achieved on earth, it will help produce infinite amounts of energy which is clean and cheap.
Uday Shah was recently awarded a doctorate for his inventive research in plasma physics from Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, Troy, USA for his research on 'Electric Field Measurements in a Reversed Field Pinch with Heavy Ion Beam Probe'.
"His research has enabled, for the first time, the study of the mechanisms of electrostatic turbulence suppression in the core of reversed field," said a statement of the Rensselear Polytechnic Institute.
His research and development work in the field of particle beam diagnostics for the Madison Symmetric Torus (MST) Reversed Field Pinch (RFP) has produced the first measurement of the electric potential in the hot core (of about a million RFP Plasma) of any such experiment device anywhere in the world. "Many researchers in the scientific community once doubted the measurements were possible," the statement said.
"Shah's measurements of the electrical field have produced new and significant information that provides substantial help in achieving the goal of producing electric power from controlled thermonuclear fusion." And his unique results are of interest to many scientists around the world involved in nuclear fusion research.
Shah did his early schooling at Siddhartha Banasthali High School, Kathmandu, and Higher School Certificate (equivalent to I.Sc.) from Ashfield Boys' High School in Sydney, Australia, where his father Dr. Shree Govinda Shah was doing his Ph.D. in ecology. Uday also double graduated in mathematics and physics from the University of Oregon, USA.
I am very happy for Uday Shah but it is kinda wierd. He received a Doctorate degree. There are thousands of Nepali people who receive a doctorate degree in the US.. Imagine if Nepalnews started covering all the Nepali PhDs in the US..
Long time back there was one "hilarious" news in which one guy got job in NASA, now this is another news where one guy "was awarded a doctorate degree!!!!" This is good news for you and your family. How in this world it can be a news for other people? I think news writer/reporter does not have any idea on what should be on the news. Anyway congratulations!!!! for your PhD. I would recommend you to put the links for the publications in which people would find the problem that you solved successfully.
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