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Alok Kumar Singh Jha is an Assistant Professor in the School of Physical Sciences at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, a position he has held since November 2020. Previously, he served as Assistant Professor of Physics at Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi from 2009 to 2020, and at Ramjas College, University of Delhi from 2007 to 2008. He obtained his Ph.D. in 2007 from the Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi, focusing on Relativistic Calculations of Photoionization Cross Sections in Multielectron Atomic Systems. He also earned his M.Sc. in Physics in 2002 from the University of Delhi. Jha is a member of the American Physical Society, the Global Network for the Atomic and Molecular Physics of Plasmas (GNAMPP), and Current Developments in Atomic, Molecular, Nano, and Optical Physics (CDAMNOP).

His research interests encompass relativistic atomic structure calculations for atoms and highly charged ions, studies of photon and electron interactions with atoms and ions—including photoionization cross sections and electron impact excitation collision strengths—atomic processes in plasma environments, particularly the effects of strongly coupled plasma on atomic structure and processes, and laser-atom interactions such as above-threshold ionization and high harmonic generation in plasma. Among his key publications are "A Study of the Atomic Processes of Highly Charged Ions Embedded in Dense Plasma" (Atoms, 2023, co-authored with M. Dimri, D. Dawra, and M. Mohan), "Influence of strongly coupled plasma environment on photoionization of H-like O⁷⁺ ion" (Physics of Plasmas, 2021), "Plasma screening effects on the atomic structure of He-like ion embedded in strongly coupled plasma" (Physics Letters A, 2020), "Photoionization cross section for Ni XIX" (The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 2007), and "New relativistic atomic data of Fe IX" (Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 2006). He has authored numerous papers on photoionization, excitation, and radiative properties of various ions in prestigious journals including The European Physical Journal D, Radiation Physics and Chemistry, and New Astronomy.