Astrophysics student by night,
Avid sleeper by day
I'm Sasi Mitra, a Project Associate at Indian Institute of Science. I completed my Bachelor's and Masters from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati, and I was an FRT Scholar at Australian National University. I am broadly interested in Fluid Dynamics in Astrophysics, and how turbulence impacts other astrophysical processes (Star Formation, Stellar Structure and Evolution, etc.)
Beyond astrophysics, I find myself trying to appreciate the technical aspects of many different topics, as long as there's someone enthuastic to talk with.
A few milestones from my academic and builder journey so far.
I am working with Prof. Prateek Sharma (Department of Physics, IISc) as a Project Associate I. The project involved is trying to improve accuracy of low-resolution ISM simulations with sub-grid physics implemented using Machine Learning.
Worked with Dr. Amit Seta (RSAA, ANU) for my Master's thesis, studying the statistical properties of 3D reconstrocutions of the Interstellar Medium.
Aside from coursework, I had a chance to work with Dr. Amit Seta (RSAA, ANU) on two projects. The first project, done as a semester project, made use of Minkowski Functionals to analyze the morphology of Magnetic fields in the Small-Scale Turbulent Dynamo, which resulted in a publication in MNRAS. The second project was my Master's thesis, and was undertaken in part at ANU.
Completed my middle and high school education here.
Research projects that I had a chance to be involved in
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