Premkumar Saganti Premkumar Saganti

Title: Associate Professor of Physics and NASA-CARR Faculty - NASA Center for Applied Radiation Research
Phone: (936) 261-3134
Fax: (936) 261-3149
Email: pbsaganti at pvamu.edu
Office Hours: Tues. & Thurs.: 11:00-1:00
Websites:
NASA Space Radiation Program

Brief Resume

Education:

B.Sc. Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry, Andhra Christian College, India, 1982
M.Sc. Nuclear Physics, Andhra University, India, 1986
M.S. Electro Optics, University of Houston-Clear Lake, TX, 1991
Ph.D. Physics (Nuclear Structure Theory), Andhra University, India, 1994

 Teaching Schedule - Fall 2008

Section
Days
Room
Time

PHYS 2123-P01
TR
NSCI-301
9:30-10:50

PHSC 1123-P03
TR
NSCI-301
9:30-10:50

PHYS 2121-P02
T
NSCI-122
4:00-5:20

PHYS 2511-P02

R

NSCI-307

2:00-4:50

Current Research:

  1. Radiation Modeling at Mars for Martian Radiation Environment Experiment (MARIE) Project, NASA-JSC.
  2. Radiation Interuniversity Science and Engineering Program, NASA-JSC & NASA-HQ.
  3. Co-Principal Investigator:NASA University Research center (URC) [a NASA Co-op Agreement] PI-Dr. Wilikins of PVAMU.

Awards and Significant Recognitions:

  1. Oxford Round Table invitee and presenter at St. Anne's and Thodes House, Oxford, UK, July 2008.
  2. NASA VIP Invitee for Space Shuttle Launch(STS-118) live observation at NASA-KSC, NASA-HQ, 2007.
  3. Outstanding Teacher in Physics, College of Arts and Sciences, Prairie View University,2007.
  4. Space Flight Special Team Award for Image Analysis Support of the Columbia Accident Investigation, Space and Life Sciences Directorate, NASA-JSC, June 2003.
  5. Top Flight Award- Lockheed Martin: For the support of the Columbia investigation work with Image Science and Analysis Group, June 2003.
  6. Group Achievement Award- NASA Johnson Space Center for the support of the Shuttle/Mir Program and for the Research work as a PI.
  7. Going on Extra Mile (GEM) award of recognition for supporting the Hubble Space Telescope, Service Mission-2, NASA Johnson Space Center.

Books/ Books Chapters/ NASA- Publications:

  1. Book [ISBN: 978-1-55899-886-5] Materials in Extreme Environment, Editiors:Daryush Ila, Christian Mailhiot, and Prem Kumar Saganti, MRS Publication, 2006.
  2. Book Chapter [ISBN: 1402-01696-4] Prem Kumar Saganti, F.A Cucinotta, J.W. Wilson, et al., Radiation Climate Map for Analyzing Risks to Astronauts on the Mars, 2001 Mars Odyssey, Edited C.T Russell, Springer Verlag, NY, April 2004.
  3. Book [NASA-TP-21205] F.A Cucinotta, M.R Shavers, Prem Kumar Saganti, and J. Miller (Editors): Radiation Protection Studies of International Space Station Extravehicular Activity Sapce Suits, NASA/TP-JSC-212051, December 2003.
  4. Book [NASA-TP-210792] F.A Cucinotta, J.W.Wilson, P.B Saganti, X. Hu, M.Y. Kim, T.F Cleghorn, C.J. Zeitlin, and R.K Tripathi, Physics of the Isotopic Dependence of GCR Fluence Behind Sheilding, NASA-TP-2003-210792, February 2003.
  5. Book [NASA-TP-29295] F.A Cucinotta, W.Shimmerling ,J.W.Wilson, L. Peterson, G.D. Badhwar, P.B. Saganti, and J. Dicello, Space Raditaion Cancer Risk Projections for Exploration Missions: Uncertainty Reduction and Mitigation, NASA/TP-JSC-29295, 2001.
  6. Book Chapter [ISBN-0-471-39005-4] P.B. Saganti and K.P Lulla, Windows of Opportunity- A Photo Illustration of the Mir Windows; Published as a textbook chapter, Wiley, ISBN-0-471-39005-4:Dynamic Earth Environmnets Ed. KP Lulla and LV Dessinov. Contributed Ch-8 as a PI of NASA Shuttle-Mir.
  7. Book [NASA-TP-28578] P.B. Saganti, Mir Window Survey; A NASA JSC Technical Document, JSC-28578,1999.
  8. Book [NASA-TP-27698] P.B. Saganti, Viewing Study of the International Space Station (ISS): A NASA JSC Technical Document,JSC-27698, 1996.