cv
Here is an abbreviated CV. For my full CV, please click on the pdf icon in the top right.
General Information
| Full Name | Nihan Pol |
| Languages | English, Marathi, Hindi |
Education
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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.
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2018 Masters in Physics
West Virginia University, USA -
2015 Bachelors in Engineering
University of Pune, India
Experience
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2023 - Co-chair, Gravitational Wave Analysis working group
International Pulsar Timing Array -
2023 - NANOGrav Postdoctoral Researcher
Oregon State University, USA -
2020 - 2023 Vanderbilt Initiative in Data-intensive Astrophysics (VIDA) Fellow
Vanderbilt University, USA
Academic Interests
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Nanohertz gravitational wave detection using pulsar timing arrays.
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Modeling the Galactic binary pulsar population and predicting rate of detections for ground-based gravitational wave detectors.
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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.