About me
Hi, I'm Sanket — born under the sunny skies of Pune, raised on Misal and curiosity, and currently doing a PhD on Pulsar Emission Mechanisms at the University of Zielona Góra, Poland. By day, I study dead stars that won't stop spinning (aka pulsars).
Pulsars are rapidly rotating, highly magnetized neutron stars, and the origin of the radio signal we observe from them is hidden somewhere within their magnetosphere. Observing the light from these cosmic lighthouses remains our only real window into what's happening near these stars. The exact mechanism driving this emission is still debated — plenty of people have tried decoding it with pen, paper, telescopes, and computers, but nobody has fully cracked this big cosmic puzzle yet.
This website is my corner of the multiverse — a place to collect my research, projects, and the odd spark of creativity. You'll probably find me sketching ideas, tinkering with data, or wondering if there's a Marathi word for "Gaussian process." (There isn't. Yet.)
What I'm doing
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Pulsar Research
Studying pulsar emission mechanisms through single-pulse and polarization analysis, using observations from LOFAR, uGMRT, and MeerKAT.
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Data Analysis & Scientific Computing
Building Python-based tools — Gaussian Process regression, Keplerian solvers — to analyze large radio astronomy datasets.
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Teaching & Outreach
Supervising radio astronomy observing labs and building hands-on exercises for students and workshop participants.
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Art & Design
Sketching, painting, and occasional graphic design — a creative outlet away from the telescope data.
