I'm Sachin Venkatesh, an incoming physics graduate student at the Georgia Institute of Technology. My research interests include but are not limited to galaxies, stellar evolution and compact objects, especially their computational aspects.
I am currently interning under Prof. Maria Dainotti at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan analysing optical and x-ray data of GRBs. We are primarily investigating the feasibility of using unsupervised clustering like Gaussian Mixture Modeling to cluster GRBs and classify them based on various parameters. This would help us to largely reduce the manual labour involved in the classification of GRBs beyond just Long and Short classes. I have previously worked on halo formation history and determining their properties using machine learning at the Center for Computational Astrophysics and have also delved into Gravitational Wave data analysis, Radio Astronomy, both instrumentation of a radio antenna to act as the template for a large array and also on the observation side as a member of the SWAN, India.
I applied to physics and astronomy programs and learnt a lot, especially after being rejected everywhere during my first cycle. And I've so much to share about the process and things that'd help yout to stand out. Therefore, if you have any queries, don't hesitate to reach out. Because, this was me last year "I am applying for Graduate Schools in Physics and Astronomy for Fall'22 and would be highly interested to know more about opportunities in different schools which work on the abovementioned research fields. So please feel free to reach out and share any suggestions, feedback, or guidance you may have for me. I would be extremely grateful for it!"
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