PHD at IIT Roorkee, India
Dr. Sunil Kumar Maurya is an Associate Professor and Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies and Research at the University of Nizwa, Oman. With a Ph.D. in Mathematics from IIT Roorkee, India, his expertise lies in Differential Equations, Mathematical Physics, and General Relativity. He has taught a wide range of courses and supervised numerous graduation projects and international Ph.D. students. Dr. Maurya has presented and attended conferences globally, contributing significantly to research in cosmology, astrophysics, and modified gravity theories. With over 3955 Google Scholar citations, he continues to advance the field through extensive publications and funded research projects.
Professional Profiles:
Academic Qualifications
Ph.D. in Mathematics, IIT Roorkee – India, March 2013 M.Sc. in Mathematics, BHU – India, 2008 B.Sc. in Mathematics and Physics, Lucknow University – India, June 2006
Position/Designation: Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies and Research, and Associate Professor Department: Department of Mathematical and Physical Sciences College: Arts and Sciences University: University of Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman
Research interests:
Differential Equations, Similarity Transformations Method, Exact Solutions of Einstein’s Field Equations, Mathematical Physics, Applied Mathematics, General Relativity and Cosmology, Modelling of Compact Stars, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Wormholes, Modified Theory of Gravity, Gravitational Decoupling.
Research Projects
Title: The Astrophysical and Cosmological Implications: From Dark Energy to Modified Theory of Gravity Application Date: December 2019 Amount: 19,504 USD Status: Completed in September 2022 as a Principal Investigator
Research Focus:
Dr. Sunil Kumar Maurya’s research primarily focuses on theoretical astrophysics and general relativity, with a specific emphasis on anisotropic models for compact stars. Through various publications in reputable journals like The European Physical Journal C and Physical Review D, he has extensively explored the properties and behaviors of anisotropic compact objects, investigating their structural characteristics and gravitational effects. Dr. Maurya’s work delves into the intricate interplay between matter and geometry within these compact stellar systems, contributing significantly to our understanding of relativistic astrophysics and providing insights into the fundamental nature of compact stars.
Publications
- Anisotropic models for compact stars, cited by: 162, Publication date: 2015.
- Study of anisotropic strange stars in gravity: An embedding approach under the simplest linear functional of the matter-geometry coupling, cited by: 156, Publication date: 2019.
- Generalised model for anisotropic compact stars, cited by: 145, Publication date: 2016.
- A new exact anisotropic solution of embedding class one, cited by: 139, Publication date: 2016.
- Anisotropic compact stars in the Buchdahl model: A comprehensive study, cited by: 133, Publication date: 2019.
- Charged anisotropic compact star in f (R, T) gravity: A minimal geometric deformation gravitational decoupling approach, cited by: 126, Publication date: 2020.
- Generalized relativistic anisotropic compact star models by gravitational decoupling, cited by: 117, Publication date: 2019.
- Class I approach as MGD generator, cited by: 102, Publication date: 2020.
- Gravitational decoupling minimal geometric deformation model in modified f (R, T) gravity theory, cited by: 97, Publication date: 2020.
- Anisotropic relativistic fluid spheres: an embedding class I approach, cited by: 82, Publication date: 2019.
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