Dr. Soumavo Ghosh - GalDynE Lab

Current research interests

~ ~ Galactic dynamics & evolution ~~

*Dynamical modelling of Milky Way-like galaxies (numerical simulations)

*Bar & boxy/peanut formation & survival in disk galaxies (JWST+ simulation)

*Milky Way dynamics (Gaia Data + numerical simulation)

*Dynamical impact of mergers in disk galaxies (IFU data + numerical simulation)

*Formation & evolution of m=1 lopsidedness (numerical simulation)

*Generation & survival of spiral arms in disk galaxies (JWST+ SDSS+ numerical simulation)

*Numerical simulations of isolated disk galaxies

*Galaxy evolution over cosmic time (Cosmological simulation : TNG50 suite)

Group Leader

(Dr. Soumavo Ghosh)

~~ Present Group Members ~~

Ami N. Tank

Ph.D. (2025-), IIT-Indore, India

Shivani Pandey

Ph.D. (2025-), IIT-Indore, India

Shrey Aggarwal

B.Tech in SSE (2024-), IIT-Indore, India PRIUS Fellow

Gayathri M

M.Sc. in Astronomy (2025-), IIT-Indore, India

~~ External student(s) ~~

Susnata Chattopadhyay

Integrated BS-MS (Physics Major)

IISER-Kolkata, India

Ananya Purohit

Integrated BS-MS (Physics Major)

IISER-Turupati, India

Chris A. Zingler

RISE-DAAD World Summer Fellow, 2025

Uni. Heidelberg, Germany

~~ Students Graduated~~

Master's students :

Kanishka Gautam (2024-2026), M.Sc in Astronomy, IIT Indore; Thesis title : "Investigating dynamical effect of an m=1 lopsidedness on measuring bar pattern speed"
Sangeeta (2024-2026), M.Sc in Astronomy, IIT Indore; Thesis title : "Dynamical interplay of disc shear and interstellar gas on the pitch angle of swing amplified spirals in galaxies"
Tanisha Chanani (2024-2026), M.Sc in Physics, UPES Dehradun; Thesis title : "Hunt for a Robust length estimator for the Quadrupole structure in stellar kinematics: Implication for the Milky Way" (Co-supervisor : Dr. Prashant S Rawat, UPES, Dehradun)

~~ Recent (selected) Publications ~~

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