Education

  • 2019 – 2025: Ph.D. in Physics, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur, India
    • Thesis: Astrophysical probes of axionlike particles and their implications

Member

  • 2014 – Present: Life member, Astronomical Society of India (Membership No. 2527)

Awards and Scholarships

  • 2023: IIT Jodhpur International Travel Grant (INR 2,00,000) for the talk in TeVPA-2023
  • 2019: Graduate Aptitude Test (GATE) fellowship in Physics

Mentoring & Supervising

  • Mentored M.Sc. Student in his Master’s thesis
    • 2023: Sarathykannan S., Thesis title: Exotic Astrophysics with ALPs and Neutrinos

Teaching

  • Teaching assistant in the following Graduate courses at IIT Jodhpur:
    • 2023: Quantum Field Theory
    • 2022: Statistical methods for data analysis; Nuclear and Particle physics
    • 2021: General Theory of Relativity
    • 2020: Quantum Mechanics; M.Sc. Physics Electronics Lab
    • 2019 – 2022: Introductory Physics Lab (B.Tech. course)

Outreach

  • 2022: Volunteer in “IITJ Padharo (Open House)” organized by IIT Jodhpur
    • Role: Poster design for high energy physics group; interaction with high school students

Professional Services

  • Journal referee:
    • Physical Review Letters, Physical Review Journals, Astroparticle Physics

Technical Skills

  • FORTRAN, C/C++, Python, Mathematica
  • ROOT, Geant4 (Intermediate level), CORSIKA, Fermipy
  • LaTeX, Linux, Git
  • HTML, CSS; Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator

Miscellaneous

  • 2005: President’s (Rashtrapati) Award in Scout (Highest scouting award in India)
  • 2005: Third prize in classical vocal in Akhil Bhartiya Sangeet Pratiyogita, Bikaner
  • 2004: Fourth prize in District Chess Championship, Jodhpur
  • 2004: First prize in classical vocal in Dainik Bhaskar Summer Camp, Jodhpur
  • 2003: Outstanding grade in short-hand (english) course Jodhpur Adult Education Association, Jodhpur
  • 2003: Excellent grade in Visual Basic course Jodhpur Computer Services (DOEACC accredited), Jodhpur
  • 2002: First prize in classical vocal in State Level Youth Festival, Jodhpur
  • 2002: First prize in classical vocal in Classic-2002 competition organized by Sangeet-Kislay Sansthan, Jodhpur
  • 2002: First prize in classical vocal in Best Singer of Jodhpur competition organized by Monalisa Society, Jodhpur
  • 2002: Participated in 15th National Youth Parliament (Regional Level) competition organized by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, New Delhi