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I am currently pursuing a PhD in Astrophysics at the California Institue of Technology. My thesis topic is Transients in the Local Universe and my advisor is Professor Shri Kulkarni.
Astronomers have found two types of cosmic explosions thus far: novae and supernovae. Curiously, there is a glaring gap in-between as supernovae are roughly thousand times brighter than novae! This is no surprise as novae and supernovae are rather easy to find. Novae, although faint, are plentiful. Supernovae, although rare, are bright and long-lived. My thesis aims to bridge this gap by systematically searching for faint, fast and rare transients.