Motivation
I wanted to learn everything.
While I couldn't do that in a lifetime, I thought if I learnt the universe from first principles, I could derive the rest given enough time...
I still wonder where is the universe, and why is it now and not later
On a clear night, I like to go outside, look directly upwards and remind myself.
"There is no lid"
What I learned
- How to handle the multiple perspective shifts as you learn mindblowing facts about the universe and integrate them into your worldview
- How to push my mind to learn, maximum intensity
- How to break any sized problem into something workable
- How to derive the shape of a gravitational wave, starting with a void of nothing, adding a point and then another until you have spacetime, then add an object and make it bend
- Intellectual rigour: How to make sure eerything I say or think to be true, can be evidenced
- My favourite party trick: What happens to a light cone(and passage of time) as you approach a non-spinning black hole?
Astrophysics BSc, QMUL
During my undergraduate studies at Queen Mary, University of London, I explored a wide range of astrophysical phenomena. My thesis focused on the "Velocity profiles of dwarf spheroidal galaxies," where I developed Python code to calculate and model the distribution of Cold Dark Matter and interpret the results.
Key modules included:
- Introduction to C++ programming – creating a 3D model of a gas
- Radiation Detectors – signal processing
- Scientific Measurement – calibrating telescopes and interpreting spectra
Astrophysics MSc, QMUL
My postgraduate studies at Queen Mary, University of London, allowed me to delve deeper into the field of astrophysics. My MSc dissertation, titled "An analysis of the Keeler Gap," involved searching the Cassini image database for images of the Keeler Gap and using IDL-based routines and software to collect, analyze, and interpret data.
Key modules included:
- Relativity and Gravitation – advanced general relativity
- Stellar Structure and Evolution – star formation and processes
- The Galaxy – physical processes of galaxies
- Extrasolar Planets and Astrophysical Discs – planet formation
- Electromagnetic Radiation in Astrophysics – radiative processes and observational concepts