Education

M.Sc. in Physics (Major), Astronomy and Astrophysics (Specialization)                                                                                                Sept 2022 - Jun 2024
Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India

C.G.P.A - 7.03

B.Sc. in Physics                                                                                                                                                                                                Jul 2019 – May 2022
Fergusson College (Autonomous), Pune, India

C.G.P.A - 9.15​
 

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Co-curricular Activities

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Member, Coordinator (Astro Club, Fergusson College)                                                                                                                          Sept 2019 – May 2022 

• Organized workshops, exhibitions, and talks in Physics and Astronomy. 

• Coordinated 'Frontiers in Physics XIII and XIV,' a National Student Seminar series. 

• Social outreach: Organized hands-on Astronomy sessions for school students.

• Poster presentations at various events.

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Workshops and Courses Attended

 

• Raman Memorial Conference (RMC), SPPU, Pune, India                                                                                                                           Mar 2024

• MARLAM 2022, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, (Remote mode)                                                                                             Oct 2022

• Realm Of Radio, Astro Club, Fergusson College Pune, India                                                                                                                     Apr 2021

• H1 line detection, Green Bank Observatory, West Virginia, (Remote mode)                                                                                          Sept 2020

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Observation Proposals
 

• Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT), Cycle-42, Proposal code: 42_015, PI, total observation time of 11 hours.

• Expanded Very Large Array (EVLA), Proposal Code: VLA/23A-264, PI, total observation time of 1 hour.

• AstroSat, Cycle A14, Proposal code: A14_038, Co- PI

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Technical Skills

Language                           : Python, LaTeX, Fortran
OS                                       : Windows, Linux
Productivity Tools            : MS Office, Slack, Google Docs
Astronomical software’s : DS9, Qfitsview, GIST, pPXF, CASA, TOPCAT

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Awards and Honors

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1. Best poster award under postgraduate category, "Quantifying AGN feedback in a Voorwerp galaxy, NGC5972", RMC 2024.

2. Runner up at poster exhibition. " Multimessenger Astronomy: X-rays and Gamma rays", Annual Poster Exhibition, Fergusson College, Pune, 2022.

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Publications

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1. Arshi Ali, Biny Sebastian, Darshan Kakkad, Silpa Sasikumar, Preeti Kharb, Christopher P. O’Dea, Mainak Singha, Stefi Baum, Omkar Bait, Sravani Vaddi, and Sushma Kurapati, Jet-mode feedback in NGC5972: insights from resolved MUSE, GMRT and VLA observations, 2024, under review, ApJ.

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2. Biny Sebastian, Anderson Caproni, Preeti Kharb, Nayana A.J., Arshi Ali, K., Rubinur, Christopher P. O’Dea, Stefi Baum, Sumana Nandi, A VLBA-uGMRT search for candidate binary black holes: Study of six X-shaped radio galaxies with double-peaked emission line, 2024, MNRAS, doi:10.1093/mnras/stae546.

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