Nishan Adhikari

• Quantum Mechanics I and II
• ST Comp Methods Phys Sciences
• Electromagnetic Field Theory I and II
• Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
• ST Gravity and Curvatures
• ST Adv Topics in Graph Theory
• Advanced Linear Algebra
• Abstract Algebra 2
• Real Analysis 1
• Honors Calculus I, II & III
• Differential Equations

5D Reissner-Nordstrom Black Hole Analysis 

• Successfully solved the field equation and identified all 7 killing vector fields within the metric (6 on the 3-sphere and 1 for time translation)

Fighting the Wildfire

• Worked as a team of 3 to devise a realistic cost-effective wildfire surveillance model for Southeast Australia as a COMAP Team
• Used Travelling Salesman Problem to come up with the optimized path to be taken by SSA and repeaters drone.

Trading Strategies 

• Participated in COMAP and came up with a trading model that results in the maximum profit for a day trader.
• Using technical analysis tools like RSI, A/D Line, MACD, Fibonacci Retracement, etc ,came up with the predictive model that can study the condition of market and place the trade accordingly.

Going Beyond the Stars in the Planetarium

• Co-authored and presented a paper at GLPA on how WardBeecher Planetarium engages its different audiences throughout the years with different shows like Rock the Dome, Nightlights, Christmas, etc.

• International Scholar Award, (2018 - 2022)
• Ronald G Tabak Memorial Physics & Astronomy Award, Department of Physics, Astronomy, Geology, and Environmental Sciences, YSU (2021)
• Paul B. Banoczi Memorial Scholarship, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, YSU, Youngstown (2022)
• Honorable Mention at the COMAP International Math Modeling Competition - top 23 in the USA (Problem B), (2021)
• Participant, Putnam Mathematical Competition, Mathematics Association of America (2020)