PhD LifeCareer
Six Years of Discovery: Reflections on My PhD Journey
As I defend my doctoral dissertation, reflections on six years of research in gravitational wave physics, the challenges overcome, and lessons learned along the way.
·15 min read
Research Notes
Blog
Insights from gravitational wave physics, detector technology, and the journey through research.
Gravitational WavesLIGO
My Journey with LIGO's Fourth Observing Run
Reflections on contributing to LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA's O4 observing run, analyzing 218 gravitational wave candidates and searching for signals from pulsars and supernovae.
·8 min read
SupernovaeGravitational Waves
Hunting Gravitational Waves from Supernovae
Our targeted searches for gravitational waves from SN 2023ixf and SN 2023zaw, and what null detections tell us about stellar collapse physics.
·10 min read
Precision EngineeringDetector Technology
Achieving 5 Picometer Resolution: The Rasnik Alignment System
How we developed a three-point optical alignment system achieving unprecedented 5 pm/√Hz spatial resolution for next-generation physics experiments.
·10 min read
CryogenicsEinstein Telescope
Cryogenic Detectors: The Future of Gravitational Wave Astronomy
Inside the ETpathfinder collaboration's work on cryogenic technologies for third-generation gravitational wave observatories like the Einstein Telescope.
·12 min read
Dark MatterKAGRA
Searching for Ultralight Dark Matter with KAGRA
How the KAGRA gravitational wave detector in Japan is being used to search for ultralight dark matter using innovative time-domain methods.
·11 min read
PersonalCareer
From Bangalore to Antwerp: An International Research Journey
Reflections on a decade-long journey from undergraduate studies in India to doctoral research in Europe, and the personal growth along the way.
·9 min read
LIGOCareer
Joining the LIGO Scientific Collaboration: A Dream Realized
Reflections on becoming Member #6469 of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and what it means to contribute to humanity's quest to hear the universe.
·7 min read
Neutrino PhysicsData Acquisition
Building Data Acquisition Systems for JUNO: Lessons in Large-Scale Detector Design
Reflections on developing real-time data acquisition systems for one of the world's largest neutrino detectors, processing data from thousands of sensors simultaneously.
·9 min read
Detector PhysicsInstrumentation
Tackling Systematic Uncertainties in SiPM Arrays
Deep dive into our Journal of Instrumentation publication on systematic uncertainty analysis for Silicon Photomultiplier arrays in the JEDI experiment.
·13 min read
EducationRWTH Aachen
My Master's Journey at RWTH Aachen University
Completing my Master's in Physics at RWTH Aachen University, from DAQ development for JUNO to research at Forschungszentrum Jülich.
·11 min read