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Research Student (Guide: Prof. Sudip Sengupta)

Institute for Plasma Research (IPR)

Numerical Modeling of Laser-Plasma Wakefield Acceleration in the Basic Theory and Simulation group.

• Developed a Python-based RK4 computational framework to model electron trapping and acceleration in laser-driven plasma waves
• Verified test electron energy gain in longitudinal sinusoidal electric fields, successfully reproducing Tajima and Dawson (1979) theoretical scalings
• Extended model to a fully vectorized 3D architecture with perpendicular magnetic field to simulate Surfatron acceleration regime
• Developing a custom 1D Electrostatic Particle-in-Cell (PIC) simulation code from scratch for kinetic instabilities and wave-particle interactions

IASc Summer Research Fellow (Guide: Dr. T. Murugan)

CSIR - Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CMERI)

Simulation and Analysis of ns-DBD Plasma Actuator Shock Waves (SRFP 2026).

• Engineered an OpenFOAM framework to simulate ns-DBD plasma actuator shock waves at 30, 70, and 100 kPa
• Implemented a 100 ns phenomenological energy deposition model on an optimized multi-block grid, bypassing plasma chemistry overhead
• Developed a custom Python/PyVista pipeline utilizing Modified Friedlander Waveform fitting and Levenberg-Marquardt uncertainty propagation
• Validated numerical shock propagation against benchmark experimental data
• View 8-Week SRFP Project Report

Research Intern (Guide: Dr. Prashant Kumar)

Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad

Evaluating Plasma Parameters from a Typical LIBS Plasma.

• Developed a Python framework for extracting electron temperature (Te) and electron density (ne) from LIBS plasmas using Boltzmann plots, Saha-Boltzmann analysis, and Stark broadening with NIST data
• Demonstrated reliable plasma parameter estimation using calibration-free LIBS
• Implemented machine-learning framework with LTE validation, self-absorption modeling, and spectral line analysis
• View LIBS Summer Internship Report

Student Researcher (Guide: Dr. Sudip K. Garain)

IISER Kolkata

Simulating accretion disk dynamics around black holes in a relativistic framework.

• Relativistic fluid dynamics modeling
• Astrophysical simulations based on concepts from Kundu, Cohen, and Dowling

Reading Project (Guide: Prof. Arindam Kundagrami)

IISER Kolkata

Studying thermodynamics and statistical mechanics following ‘A Treatise on Heat’ by M. N. Saha and B. N. Srivastava.

Secretary

Slashdot (Coding & Design Club, IISER Kolkata)

Leading technical and organizational initiatives for the coding and designing club during 2025–26 tenure.

• Leading setup of a hobbyist compute cluster using refurbished PCs with Proxmox VE and Kubernetes
• Organized IBM-sponsored Qiskit Fall Fest 2025 (quantum computing event with hands-on learning)
• Conducted Blender Workshop on Scientific Visualisation using Python scripting

Participant / Contributor

Academic Workshops & Initiatives

Workshops, summer schools, and student team contributions.

• IISER Mohali Astronomy & Astrophysics Summer School (2024): Hands-on experience in astronomy and astrophysics research techniques
• NASA SAGAN Workshop (2024): Exoplanet Science Institute-hosted workshop on exoplanet research
• iGEM Team, IISER Kolkata (2024): Contributed to website development, visualisation, and animation

BS-MS

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata

Physics

• CGPA: 8.82
• Major in Physics; Minor in Mathematics and Computer Science
• Coursework: Advanced Quantum Physics, Statistical Mechanics, Computational Physics, Stochastic Processes, Mathematical Methods in Physics, Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism, Optics (Theory and Lab), Electronics (Theory and Lab), Nuclear Physics Laboratory
• Strong foundation in theoretical and computational plasma physics

ISC (Class XII)

St. Jude’s High School

• Score: 95.7%

ICSE (Class X)

St. Jude’s High School

• Score: 94.4%

Summer Research Fellowship Programme (SRFP)

IAS / INSA / NASI

Selected for research in Physics at CSIR-CMERI as part of SRFP 2026.

Smart India Hackathon (SIH)

Government of India

Team ‘Haklu El At’ shortlisted for problem statement SIH25173.

International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition

IAAC

Received Silver Honour.

DST INSPIRE Scholarship

Department of Science and Technology, Government of India

Awarded for ranking in the top 1% in the ISC Examination.

National Entrance Screening Test (NEST)

NEST Authority

All India Rank 48.

JBNSTS Junior Scholarship

Jagadis Bose National Science Talent Search

JBNSTS Junior Scholar.

KVPY Aptitude Test (Stream - SA)

Department of Science and Technology / IISc

All India Rank 2104.

Swarnakana Interschool Merit Test

Rotary Club of Madhyamgram

Ranked in every test consecutively from 2016 to 2019.