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{{short description|Indian astrophysicist}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Sarbani Basu
| workplaces = [[Yale University]] <br>
[[University of Aarhus]] <br>
[[Queen Mary University of London]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Madras]] <br>
[[University of Poona]] <br>
[[University of Bombay]]
}}

'''Sarbani Basu''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] astrophysicist and Professor at [[Yale University]]. She is on the board of directors of the [[Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy]] and a Fellow of the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]].

== Education ==
Basu earned her [[Bachelor's degree]] at the [[University of Madras]] in 1986.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.astro.yale.edu/basu/cv.html|title=Sarbani Basu, CV|website=www.astro.yale.edu|access-date=2018-05-20}}</ref> She completed her graduate studies at the [[Savitribai Phule Pune University]] and [[University of Mumbai]], gaining her PhD in 1993.<ref name=":0" />

== Research ==
In 1993 Basu joined [[Queen Mary University of London]] as a postdoctoral researcher, before moving to the [[Aarhus University]].<ref name=":0" /> She won the 1996 ''M. K. Vainu Bappu Gold Medal'' from the [[Astronomical Society of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.astron-soc.in/vainu_bappu|title=Professor M. K. Vainu Bappu Gold Medal {{!}} Astronomical Society of India|website=www.astron-soc.in|access-date=2018-05-20}}</ref> In 1997 she joined [[Princeton University]] as a member of the [[Institute for Advanced Study]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ias.edu/scholars/sarbani-basu|title=Sarbani Basu|work=Institute for Advanced Study|access-date=2018-05-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|title=Line Asymmetry of Solar ''p''-Modes: Properties of Acoustic Sources|author1=Kumar, Pawan|author2=Basu, Sarbani | journal=The Astrophysical Journal|year=1999|volume=519|issue=1|pages=396–399|doi=10.1086/307369|arxiv=astro-ph/9808143|bibcode=1999ApJ...519..396K|doi-access=free}}</ref> In 2000 she was appointed Assistant Professor at [[Yale University]], and promoted to Professor in 2005.<ref name=":0" /> She won the 2002 Hellman Family Faculty Fellowship. She is interested in the structure and dynamics of the sun, and studies them using stellar oscillations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.astro.yale.edu/basu/|title=Sarbani Basu|website=www.astro.yale.edu|access-date=2018-05-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Basu|first=Sarbani|date=2016|title=Global Seismology of the Sun|arxiv=1606.07071|journal=Living Reviews in Solar Physics|volume=13|issue=1|pages=2|doi=10.1007/s41116-016-0003-4|issn=2367-3648|bibcode=2016LRSP...13....2B|s2cid=118486913}}</ref> By monitoring [[helioseismic]] inversions Basu determines what processes take place inside the sun.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.interseismology.org/sarbani-basu.html|title=Sarbani Basu|website=Interseismology|access-date=2018-05-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Basu|first1=Sarbani|last2=Antia|first2=H.M.|date=2008|title=Helioseismology and solar abundances|bibcode=2008PhR...457..217B|journal=Physics Reports|volume=457|issue=5–6|pages=217–283|doi=10.1016/j.physrep.2007.12.002|issn=0370-1573|arxiv=0711.4590|s2cid=119302796}}</ref> She has written a book chapter about [[Helioseismology]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/asteroseismology/studying-stars-through-frequency-inversions/A81DCF056DB368B5C8C24542905D7F47|title=Asteroseismology|last=Basu|first=Sarbani|date=January 2014|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9781139333696|location=Cambridge|pages=87–122|doi=10.1017/CBO9781139333696.005}}</ref>

Basu has published over 200 papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals and has a [[H-index]] of 82.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=1whFMuUAAAAJ&hl=en|title=Sarbani Basu - Google Scholar Citations|website=scholar.google.co.uk|access-date=2018-05-20}}</ref> She also visits schools to discuss her research with young people.<ref>{{Citation|last=School|first=Taft|title=Morning Meeting, 1/24/17: Sarbani Basu, Professor of Astronomy, Yale University|date=2017-01-24|url=https://vimeo.com/200882944|access-date=2018-05-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.as.arizona.edu/calendar/43018-public-evening-lecture-dr-sarbani-basu-yale-univ|title=4/30/18: Public Evening Lecture: Dr. Sarbani Basu, Yale Univ.|website=www.as.arizona.edu|access-date=2018-05-20}}</ref>

==Honors and awards==
Basu was elected a Fellow of the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]] in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://astronomy.yale.edu/news/basu-elected-fellow-aaas|title=Basu elected Fellow of AAAS|website=astronomy.yale.edu|access-date=2018-05-20}}</ref> In 2017 she published ''"Asteroseismic Data Analysis Foundations and Techniques"'' with William Chaplin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://press.princeton.edu/titles/11170.html|title=Asteroseismic Data Analysis|website=Princeton University Press|access-date=2018-05-20}}</ref> She won the [[American Astronomical Society]]'s [[George Ellery Hale Prize]] in 2018 for her contributions to our understanding of the internal structure of the Sun.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.yale.edu/2018/01/11/sarbani-basu-wins-2018-george-ellery-hale-prize|title=Sarbani Basu wins 2018 George Ellery Hale Prize|date=2018-01-11|work=YaleNews|access-date=2018-05-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=52200|title=2018 Hale Prize for Solar Astronomy Goes to Sarbani Basu|website=www.spaceref.com|access-date=2018-05-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiaabroad.com/campus/yale-astronomer-sarbani-basu-wins-george-ellery-hale-prize/article_bc39b7b8-05fa-11e8-b016-b7951c3c5f82.html|title=Yale Astronomer Sarbani Basu wins George Ellery Hale Prize|last=Writer|first=a Staff|work=IndiaAbroad.com|access-date=2018-05-20}}</ref> She was presented with the award at the Triennial Earth-Sun Summit in [[Virginia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://connect.agu.org/tess2018/home|title=Home - TESS 2018|website=connect.agu.org|access-date=2018-05-20}}</ref> She was elected a Legacy Fellow of the [[American Astronomical Society]] in 2020 <ref> {{cite web|url=https://aas.org/grants-and-prizes/aas-fellows|title=AAS Fellows|publisher=AAS|access-date=27 September 2020}} </ref>

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