Education

• (2017 – 2022)–PhD in Astronomy & Astrophysics, PRL, Ahmedabad, India.
• (2013 – 2015)–M.Sc. Physics, Loyola College, University of Madras, India.
• (2010 – 2013)–B.Sc. Physics, Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala
• (2010)–Class XII Central Board of Secondary Education, Kerala, India
• (2008)–Class X Central Board of Secondary Education, Kerala, India

Experience

• (2024 – current)–Post–Doctoral Research, WBI Fellow, Star Research Unit, Universtiy of Liege.
• (2022 – 2024)–Post Doctoral Fellow, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India.

Awards

• 2022 – PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics
• 2017 – Junior Research Fellow, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
• 2017 – Qualified for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in CSIR–UGC NET
• 2017 – Qualified Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST), All India Rank–236
• 2017 – Qualified GATE exam in Physics, All India Rank–419
• 2016 – Qualified for Lectureship in CSIR–UGC NET
• 2015 – Gold Medal – MSc. Physics Batch topper, Loyola College, Chennai
• 2014 – Gold Medal – M.Sc. Physics 1^st and 2^nd Semester batch topper, Loyola College, Chennai

Grants

Extracurricular activities

• Trained in Yoga (3^rd in All Kerala State level Yoga competition)
• Trained in Mrudangam (1^st in All kerala CBSE Youth festival)
• Football (was an integral part of the team winning 3^rd in the intercollegiate MG University, Kerala football tournament.
• Active in Badminton, Volleyball, Table tennis
• Interested in Traveling, Skywatching, Photography and Cooking.
• Was part of the organising committee of a National level student conference, Young Astronomers Meet (YAM), organised by students, held in Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, during 24–28 September 2018.

Collection of snapshots of various interests

Technical skills

• Programming Languages and Softwares – Basic Knowledge in C++, C, html and proficient in IRAF, Python, LATEX, Beamer.
• Telescope observations – Hands–on experience with 3.6 m, 2.5 m, 2 m, 1.2 m, 50 cm and 43 cm telescopes.
• Accepted Telescope proposals – Multiple proposals on the 2 m and 3.6 m Indian Telescopes. Two proposals with the space telescope ASTROSAT (first comet observation on this facility). One Rank B accepted proposal in the Subaru telescope for mid–IR observation of comets with the COMIC instrument during the service period.
• Instruments Used – LISA Spectrograph, Optical CCD imagers, NICSPol, Optical Polarimeter, HFOSC(Low–res), HESP(High–res), ADFOSC(Low–res), TANSPEC(NIR), UVIT.
• Astronomical observations performed – Spectroscopy, Photometry and Polarimetry of comets.
• Computer OS – Ubuntu, macOS, Windows

At Mt.Abu Observatory.