Biography

I am an experimental physicist with a passion for lasers and applied optics. I am enthused towards research goals that challenge precision measurement using lasers.

Work experience

• STO R&D (Research faculty),
  Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, India.
  2018 - present
• Postdoctoral fellow,
  Kansas State University, USA.
  2015-18
• Postdoctoral fellow,
  California Institute of Technology, LIGO laboratory, USA.
  2012-15
• Research fellow,
  Institute for Laser Science, The University of Electro-Communications, Japan.
  2011-12

Education

• PhD in Physics,
  The University of Electro-Communications, Japan.
  2011
• MSc in Physics,
  University of Hyderabad, India.
  2007
• BSc in Physics,
  Pondicherry University (BGCW), India.
  2005

Professional society affiliations

• LIGO Scientific Collaboration
  Member (2012-16, 2019-present)
• LIGO-India Scientific Collaboration
  Member (2019-present)
• Indian Initiative in Gravitational wave Observations
  Member (2011-19)

Awards and Scholarships

• Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics awarded for contribution towards the detection of gravitational waves given by the Breakthrough prize foundation (2016).
• Monbukagakusho (MEXT) scholarship awarded by Japanese government to foreign nationals to support higher education, selected on the recommendation of Japanese university (2007 - 11).
• Prof. M. Shakuntala Memorial Medal awarded to woman topper in MSc., Physics at University of Hyderabad, India (2007).
• Post Graduate Merit Scholarship awarded by UGC, India, for university rank holders to support higher education (2005 - 2007).
• University first ranker in BSc Physics awarded by Pondicherry University (2005).