Education

  • National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, Odisha

    Intergrated M.Sc. in Physics (w/ a Minor in Computer Science)

    (2022-2027)

Research Experience

    Research Projects

  • Study of Multiphase CGM Absorber Tracing 106 K Plasma
    Supervisor: Dr. Sowgat Muzahid, IUCAA, Pune

    • Analysed and studied the a multiphase absorber system tracing 106K plasma
    • I was able to resolve previously undetected cool gas phase in the HST COS spectrum.
    • Learnt about Voigt profiles and fitting absorption lines to extract physical properties of the cloud.
    • Performed photoionization modelling using CLOUDY and compared the computed results to the observed spectra.

  • Modelling Magnetic Reconnection using PLUTO
    Supervisor: Dr. Amit Shukla, IIT Indore

    • Solved MHD equations for magnetic reconnection.
    • Analysed the dependence of various parameters on the reconnection.
    • Got familiarized with the usage of PLUTO performed various HD/MHD simulations on it including - Hydrodynamical Jet Flow, the Kevin-Helmholtz Instability and MHD Blast Waves

  • Visualising Geodesics in Schwarzschild Spacetime
    KSP6 Project

    • We explored General Relativity by simulating the motion of particles and light in the curved spacetime around a non-rotating black hole, described by the Schwarzschild metric.
    • We computationally solved the geodesic equations to calculate trajectories near key features, such as the Event Horizon.

  • Spectral Modelling of Type Iax Supernovae
    Supervisor: Dr. Kuntal Misra, ARIES, Nainital

    • The project involves detailed spectral analysis and modelling of type Iax supernova ejecta, using a 1D radiative-transfer code TARDIS, to understand its mechanism and progenitors.
    • Worked extensively on radiative-transfer modelling through Monte-Carlo methods, MCMC fitting of emission lines and spectral analysis.
    • We were able to show that abundance stratification in the early epoch ejecta could explain certain previously un-reproducable spectral deviations.
    • Results published in the Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy.
    • Link to the Final Report.

  • Earth as an Exoplanet
    Supervisor: Dr. Jayesh Goyal, SEPS, NISER, Bhubaneswar

    • A project studying the diurnal variation of Earth’s disk integrated emission spectra to model how the Earth would look like as a directly imaged exoplanet.
    • Worked directly with INSAT-3D satellite data to analyse earth’s disk integrated spectrum over time.
    • Was familiarized with large-scale data analysis of Earth’s SED data.

    • Term Projects

  • Markovian Agent Based Monte Carlo Simulations
    Supervisor: Dr. Colin Benjamin, SPS, NISER

    • Developed for Markovian agent based Monte-Carlo algorithms for various cases of reaction-diffusion models, population dynamics, and epidemic spreading inspired by Swailem, M. et al. (2025), as part of the computational physics course.
    • Improved the original algorithm to support parallel GPU based computation to analyse larger scale Monte-Carlo dynamics.
    • More details available on the project website.

  • Sample-Based Guided Quantum Walk for Combinatorial Optimization
    Supervisor: Dr. Colin Benjamin, SPS, NISER

    • Tested and optimised the Sample-Based Guided Quantum Walk Algorithm on various combinatorial optimization problems based on Nzongani, U. et al. (2025), as part of the computational physics course.
    • More details available on the project website.

Publications

*Both authors have equal contribution.

Achievements

  • Selected for IUCAA Vacation Students' Programme
    Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, India, 2025
  • NIUS Fellowship (National Initiative on Undergraduate Science)
    HBCSE, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, India, December 2023 — May 2025
  • DISHA Scholarship (DAE Incentive Scheme for Holistic Science Education and Augmentation)
    Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Govt. of India, August 2022 — 2027

Schools and Workshops

  • Physics of Galaxy Formation
    A two week long course on galaxy formation and evolution, with hands on sessions on running cosmological simulations using MP-Gadget. Conducted by IUCAA, Pune. June 2026.
  • 4th Belgo-Indian Network for Astronomy and Astrophysics (BINA) Workshop
    Presented a poster on, "Abundance Stratification in Type Iax Supernovae with TARDIS", conducted by the University of Calicut, Kerala, India. November 2025
  • NIUS Astronomy Camp
    A 10-day camp with talks covering fields of Astrophysics, Astronomy & Cosmology along with hands-on experience using GMRT data at NCRA, Pune. Hosted by Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), TIFR. July 2023

Skills

  • Languages: Python, Java, C++
  • Tools: Git, Jupyter, LaTeX, Arduino, Linux
  • Softwares & Tools: SolidWorks, Fusion 360 (3D Modelling), ROOT-CERN, TARDIS-SN (Spectral Synthesis Code), CLOUDY (Photoionization Simulation Code), PLUTO, VPFit (Voigt Profile Fitting)