Nitya Agarwala
Washington,DC
Summary
Motivated student currently working towards degree in Applied Physics and Nanotechnology. Adept at prepping resources and materials for research. Extensive background in investigating space research. Currently working on Earth's Magnetotail Dynamics including dissipation of flux ropes.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Graduate Research Assistant
The Catholic University Of America
04.2023 - Current
- Graduate Research Assistantship at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center through PHaSER ( The Partnership for Heliophysics and Space Environment Research ) collaboration with The Catholic University of America
- Completed administrative and research duties per professor request.
- Performed statistical, qualitative, and quantitative analysis.
- Contributed to professionally-written scientific paper for publication.
- Compiled and synthesized data to identify larger trends and research patterns impacting area of study.
- Planned, modified and executed research techniques, procedures and tests.
Undergraduate Research Student
University Of Manchester
01.2021 - 06.2021
- Understanding formation and evolution mechanism of massive stars which produce all heavy elements in the universe.
- Investigation of evolution processes of massive stars by analyzing variability in class 2 methanol masers and bremsstrahlung radiation in UCHII regions of massive star formation regions.
- Coded in Python using Jupiter Notebooks to view FITS files of maser sources in CASA image viewer to identify and isolate spectrum of sources
- Used VNC viewer and globalprotect vpn to work on Jodrell Bank Observatory computers remotely and securely.
- Compiled data in reports and other documents using Overleaf.
Undergraduate Research Student
The University Of Manchester
09.2020 - 01.2021
- Investigated formation & distribution of dark matter halos in the Universe and compared results of cosmological simulations to existing Press-Schechter and Sheth-Tormen models to determine which model describes the mass distribution better.
- Coded in Python using Jupiter Notebooks, learnt to use SkyPy and AstroPy packages to obtain mass function for various parameters and made several plots using matplotlib.
- Implemented statistical analysis, specifically Bayesian analysis and Markov chain monte carlo methods to analyze data.
Data Analyst Intern
Flow Solutions
08.2018 - 09.2018
- Acquired internship in retail analysis company as data scientist to explore the fields of data analysis and get hands on experience of how to apply it to real life situations.
- Researched method of predicting number of transactions including confidence levels, for a shop, based on historic passer’s by data using regression analysis. Thus, introduced the company to a new and accurate method of predicting transactions data for their clients.
- Improved visualization of layout performance report of stores, by adjusting color scheme according to weighted value of various KPIs.
- Delivered several presentations in business meetings during my internship to propose solutions to problems along with ideas for improvement for other topics.
Education
Ph.D. - Applied Physics And Nanotechnology
The Catholic University of America
Washington, DC06.2027
Master of Physics (Integrated Master's Degree) - Physics With Astrophysics
The University of Manchester
Manchester, UK06.2021
Skills
- Research and Analysis
- Analyzing and Synthesizing Data
- Programming: Python and C
- Academic presentations
- Scientific paper experience
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Bengali
Professional Working
Timeline
Graduate Research Assistant
The Catholic University Of America
04.2023 - Current
Undergraduate Research Student
University Of Manchester
01.2021 - 06.2021
Undergraduate Research Student
The University Of Manchester
09.2020 - 01.2021
Data Analyst Intern
Flow Solutions
08.2018 - 09.2018
Ph.D. - Applied Physics And Nanotechnology
The Catholic University of America
Master of Physics (Integrated Master's Degree) - Physics With Astrophysics
The University of Manchester
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