Hi there! I’m a Flatiron Research Fellow currently based at the Centre for Computational Astrophysics (CCA), Flatiron Institute. I primarily work with the Galaxy Formation group at the CCA and with Prof. Blakesley Burkhart’s group at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University.
Previously, I obtained my PhD in Astrophysics in the other hemisphere, working with A/Prof. Christoph Federrath and Prof. Mark Krumholz at the Australian National University (ANU). I am originally from the city of Kochi in the southern coast of India.
My research focuses on studying the formation of stars and how the feedback from newly-formed stars can regulate it, and control the thermal, chemical and dynamical state of the interstellar medium of galaxies. More recently, my work has focused on how these processes plays out in conditions realized in star-forming regions of the early Universe, its implications on their host galaxies, and on exciting new observations facilitated by the James Webb Space Telescope. My work necessitates capturing the complex interplay of the various physical mechanisms involved in these processes, which are facilitated through the development and use of computational algorithms to solve the resulting physical equations.
To know more about my research please head to the Research tab or take a look at my Resume.