Research Group

Current Members 

• Judhajeet Basu (Supervisor, IIA-PU PhD 2026, Thesis Topic : Multi-wavelength Study of Novae in M31)

• Saili Kumari Keshri (Supervisor, IIA-PU PhD 2022 - , Thesis Topic : Evolution of morphological features in Interacting Galaxies)

• Chandan Watts (Supervisor, IIA-PU PhD 2023 - , Thesis Topic : Star formation in Galaxy Groups and Clusters)

• Shatakshi Chamoli (Supervisor, IIA-PU PhD 2023 - , Thesis Topic : A Study of extragalactic novae) 

• Arvind Balasubramanian (Fast Radio Bursts, Radio transients : Binary mergers and peculiar core-collapse supernovae)

• Avinanda Chakraborty (AGN, Outflows in galaxies)

Past Members

• Mahendra Verma PhD 2023, co-supervisor, (Pt Ravi Shankar Shukla University) 

• Sayan Panda (IIA-PU PhD Course work project, 2025)

• Sarmistha Lenka (MSc project student, Pondicherry University, 2025)

• Gothai L. (MSc project student/ IIA VSP Student, Pondicherry University, 2024)

• Sreelakshmi K. (MSc project student, Calicut University, 2024)

• Pranav R Iyengar (IIA VSP Student, IIT Mandi, 2024)

• N R Kavin Kumar (Intership Student, IISER  Bhopal 2023)

• Krishnendu, S. (Integrated MSc Physics project student, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Ettimadai, TN, 2023)

• Chetna Sahu (MSc project student/ IIA VSP Student, CBS Pt RS University Raipur, 2023)

• Ashique Yoosaf S. A. (MSc project student, Pondicherry University, 2023)

• Jalak Mehta (Master Project Student, St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Bengaluru, 2023)

• K. Ravitheja (Master Project Student, St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Bengaluru, 2022)

• Deeksha Dinesh (Master Project Student, Pondicherry University, 2022)

• Harsha S (Master Project Student, Pondicherry University, 2022)

• Protap Halder (JAP Astro technique project, IISc, 2022)

• Avinash C K (Master Project Student, Pondicherry University, 2021)

• Jahang Prathap P K (Master Project Student, Pondicherry University, 2021)

• Gauri Kotiwale (long-term project, IISER Bhopal, 21-22)

• Riya Ajaykumar Rai (long-term project, IISER Bhopal, 21-22)

• Ishu Sahu (Centre for Basic Sciences, Pt Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, 8th Semester Project, 2021)

• Vishnu Prasath T (3rd year Physics major undergrad project, IISc, 2021)

• Sreekar Gunda (3rd year Physics major undergrad project, IISc, 2021)

• Prayaag Katta (Master Project Student, BITS Pilani, now at UC Davis, 2019)

• Himanshu Grover (IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, IIA summer programme project, 2019)

• Arnab Sarkar (DST inspire intership, now at University of Cambridge, 2018)

• Santosh Barik, Pondicherry University (IIA summer programme project, 2018)

• Simon Malinga (Masters, University of Cape Town, 2016)

• Buntu Ngcebetsha (Honours, University of Cape Town, 2013)

• Osupeng William Moralo (Masters, University of Cape Town, 2012)