Koustav Chandra

Research Scholar, Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos, Penn State

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307 Whitmore Laboratory number

University Park, PA, 16802, USA

Ciao! I’m your friendly neighborhood gravitational-wave astrophysicist, diving deep into the cosmos to unravel the secrets of gravity, black holes, and neutron stars. By day, I’m crafting ways to detect and exploit LIGO and Virgo measurements to answer questions in (astro)physics and fundamental physics, while paving the way for future instruments like CE and ET. By night… well, you guessed it right, I binge-watch TV Series as if it is an Olympic Sport.

Here’s what you’ll find on my little corner of the internet:

If my work intrigues you and you’d like to chat, feel free to drop me an email!

news

Aug 26, 2024 That sleep-deprived mess over here just received the Naik and Rastogi Excellence in PhD Thesis Awards 😁
Oct 03, 2023 Now officially a part of IGC at Penn State!
Sep 06, 2023 “Thesis: defeated. Coffee: consumed. Sanity: questionable. It’s Dr. Chandra now! ☕🎓”

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