cv

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General Information

Full Name Nihan Pol
Languages English, Marathi, Hindi

Education

  • 2020
    PhD in Physics
    West Virginia University, USA
    • Dissertation title - Modeling the galactic compact binary neutron star population and studying the double pulsar system.
    • Advisor - Dr. Maura McLaughlin.
  • 2018
    Masters in Physics
    West Virginia University, USA
  • 2015
    Bachelors in Engineering
    University of Pune, India

Experience

  • 2024 -
    Assistant Professor
    Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA.
  • 2023 - 2025
    Co-chair, Gravitational Wave Analysis working group
    International Pulsar Timing Array
  • 2023 - 2024
    NANOGrav Postdoctoral Researcher
    Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA.
  • 2020 - 2023
    Vanderbilt Initiative in Data-intensive Astrophysics (VIDA) Fellow
    Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.

Academic Interests

  • Nanohertz gravitational wave detection using pulsar timing arrays.
  • Searching for and Modeling the Galactic binary pulsar population.
  • Multi-messenger observations of ultra-compact pulsar binaries using radio telescopes and (eventually) the Laser Space Interfermoter Space Antenna (LISA).

Other Interests

  • Hobbies: Football (soccer), reading, and everything Marvel and Star Wars.