Current Group Members:
Ph.D. Students:
1. Prathap Rayalacheruvu
Research Area: Physics and chemistry of planet-forming disks around young stars, Molecular Astrophysics/Astrochemistry
Expertise: Numerical modeling, Observations using ALMA and JWST telescopes
2. Priyankush Ghosh
Research Area: Modeling and observations of exoplanet atmospheres
Expertise: Numerical modeling, Ground and space based observations using VLT, CAHA and JWST telescopes
3. Parashmoni Kashyap
Research Area: Planet formation, Connecting compositions of planet-forming disks with exoplanets
Expertise: Multi-wavelength observations using Yebes 40m, IRAM 30m, ALMA and JWST telescopes
Visiting Post Doctoral Fellow:
1. Satyam Srivastav
Research Area: Computational Astrochemistry and its application in exoplanetary atmospheres
Expertise: Quantum Chemistry, Molecular Spectroscopy and Reaction Kinetics
Junior Research Fellows /Project Fellows Funded by External Projects:
1. Tonmoy Deka (Project Fellow)
Research Area: Exoplanet Atmospheres (Theory and JWST Observations)
Integrated M.Sc. Students (Final Year Thesis):
1. Chandan Kumar Sahu (NISER Bhubaneswar)
Research Area: Modeling the interior of rocky terrestrial Exoplanets, Coupled atmospheric and interior modeling for exoplanets
2. Maitrey (NISER Bhubaneswar)
Research Area: Planet formation, Connecting compositions of planet-forming disks with exoplanets (Theory and Observations)
3. Sambit Mishra (IISER Berhampur)
Research Area: Exoplanet Atmospheres (Theory and JWST Observations)
4. Sudipta Mridha (IISER Kolkata)
Research Area: Exoplanet Interior and Atmospheres (Theory and JWST Observations)
Integrated M.Sc. Students (Semester Projects/Summer Projects/Winter Projects/Interns):
1. Dibya Bharati Pradhan (NISER Bhubaneswar)
Research Area: Applying machine learning to create grids of exoplanetary atmospheres, transitioning from 1D to 3D
2. Oommen P Jose (NISER Bhubaneswar)
Research Area: Applying machine learning to create grids of exoplanetary atmospheres, transitioning from 1D to 3D
3. Harshit Krishna (IISER Mohali)
Research Area: Exoplanetary interior and its retrieval, Atmosphere and interior coupling for rocky terrestrial Exoplanets
Former Group Members
11. Baibhav Srivastava, MS Thesis, IISER Berhampur (Joining Ph.D. position from the Rice University, USA)
Research Area: Gas distribution and evolution in planet-forming disks (Theory, ALMA and JWST Observations)
10. Varun Manilal, MS Thesis, NISER Bhubaneswar (Joining Ph.D. position from the Arizona State University, USA)
Research Area: Ice distribution and evolution in planet-forming disks (Theory and JWST Observations)
9. Nishil Mehta, MS Thesis, IISER Thiruvananthapuram (Joined Ph.D. position from the Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, CNRS, France)
Research Area: Detectability of Bio-signatures in exoplanets using JWST and photochemical modeling
8. Dr. Namrata Rani, Post Doctoral Fellow, NISER Bhubaneswar (Joined FONDECYT Post Doctoral position from the Universidad de Concepción, Chile)
Research Area: Computational Astrochemistry and its application in exoplanetary atmospheres
Expertise: Quantum Chemistry, Molecular Spectroscopy and Reaction Kinetics
7. Rahul Aroa, MS Thesis, NISER Bhubaneswar (Joined Ph.D. position from the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, USA)
Research Area: 3D Modeling and cloud formation in exoplanet atmospheres
6. Dwaipayan Dubey, MS Thesis, IISER Kolkata (Joined Ph.D. position from the Ludwig-Maximilians University (LMU), Munich, Germany)
Research Area: Exoplanet Atmospheres
5. Akshay Priyadarshi, MS Thesis, NISER Bhubaneswar (Joined Ph.D. position from the University of Manchester, UK)
Research Area: Planet formation & exoplanets
4. Spandan Dash, Pre. PhD Project, Visiting Student, NISER Bhubaneswar (Joined Ph.D. position from the University of Warwick, UK)
Research Area: Exoplanet atmospheres and planet formation histories
3. Suyash C Fokane, MS Thesis, NISER Bhubaneswar (Joined IIM Kozhikode for MBA)
Research Area: Planet Formation (Theory and ALMA observations)
2. Kishore Sourav, MS Thesis, NISER Bhubaneswar (Joined IIM Kolkata for MBA)
Research Area: Exoplanet Atmospheres (Theory)
1. Shubham Ilhe, MS Thesis, IISER Kolkata (Joined Data Science Industry)
Research Area: Planet Formation (Theory and ALMA Observations)
