Caltech Astronomy
Panelist, Star-Gazing Lecture
Engaged with the community and communicated astronomy research in an accessible way, contributing to public science outreach through interactive discussions and Q&A on radio astronomy, the DSA-2000 survey, and the science of the night sky.
AUDIENCE — General public
International Center for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS), TIFR
Lecturer, FTSky Workshop
Led an intensive hands-on training session on optical studies of FRB host galaxies. Designed and delivered lectures and tutorials on archival data mining, data reduction, probabilistic host-galaxy association, optical spectroscopy, and SED modeling, guiding participants through real astronomical analysis workflows.
AUDIENCE — 100+ graduate students
Caltech and IIT Bombay
Teaching Assistant, Graduate-Level Courses
Conducted tutorials, graded assignments, mentored students, and supported smooth course delivery.
- Ay124: Structure and Evolution of Galaxies, Prof. Phil Hopkins, Caltech
- Ay121: Radiative Processes, Prof. Sterl Phinney, Caltech
- PH556: Astrophysics, Prof. Varun Bhalerao, IIT Bombay
AUDIENCE — 30+ graduate students
Caltech Optical Observatories
Volunteer, Maunakea Astroday
As a part of the Astronomer Community Engagement (ACE) Program, introduced elementary school students to the fundamentals of UV, IR, and optical astronomy, and demonstrated how infrared observations probe the dust-obscured content of star-forming galaxies.
AUDIENCE — Elementary school students
Amateur Astronomy Club, IIT Bombay
Manager, Krittika
Supervised 6 summer projects, 2 week-long tutorials on numerical computing, and 3-day workshops. Ideated Team ANYmations to generate scriptable scientific animations for publicity campaigns. Organized institute-wide lectures, discussions, documentary screenings, and competitions such as Astromania and the Scientific Computation/Observation Planning Championships. Conducted night-sky observation sessions and familiarized beginners with telescope handling and observation planning.
AUDIENCE — 100+ members at IITB, 5,500+ online enthusiasts
IIT Bombay
Lecturer, Scientific Computation & Mathematical Modeling Course
Provided hands-on Python training to students on solving scientific problems, and designed course material on numerical methods and algorithms for differential equations.
AUDIENCE — 250+ students
IIT Bombay
Project Moderator, Summer of Science
Advised a group of students through a three-month-long reading project, fostering active discussions by sharing resources on observational astronomy.
AUDIENCE — 6 students
