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Keshav Aggarwal

STARC Lab, DAASE, IIT Indore

About Me

Hi! My name is Keshav. I am a Ph.D. student under the supervision of Prof. Abhirup Datta at the Department of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Engineering (DAASE), Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IIT Indore). I have been awarded the prestigious Prime Ministers Reseach Fellowship (PMRF) in October 2023 for pursuing my doctoral studies.

While my present work involves studying the Sun using radio occultation data from the Indian Mars Orbiter Mission, I am interested in planetary and exoplanetary sciences as well. Sharing my knowledge and passion for astronomy brings me delight. I also try to devote some time to outreach and writing blogs as well.


Publications

Insights into Solar Wind Flow Speeds from the Coronal Radio occultation Experiment: Findings from the Indian Mars Orbiter Mission

Aggarwal, K. and Choudhary, R. K. and Datta, A. and Roopa, M. V. and Dai, B. K.

Astrophysical Journal

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Probing the Solar wind using the Akatsuki radio occultation experiment

Aggarwal, K. and Choudhary, R. K. and Datta, A. ...

In prep for submission to MNRAS

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Other publications

A benchmark JWST near-infrared spectrum for the exoplanet WASP-39 b

Carter, A.L., May, E.M., Espinoza, N., Welbanks, L. .... Zhang. X. (2024)

Nature Astronomy

DOI

Nightside clouds and disequilibrium chemistry on the hot Jupiter WASP-43b

Bell, T.J., Crouzet, N., Cubillos, P., Kreidberg, L., Piette, A. A. A.... Zieba, S. (2024)

Nature Astronomy

DOI

Sulphur dioxide in the mid-infrared transmission spectrum of WASP-39b

Powell, D., Feinstein, A., Lee, E., Zhang, M., Tsai, S., Taylor, J., ... Yurchenko, S. (2024)

Nature

DOI

Improving Multi-Dimensional Data Formats, Access, and Assimilation Tools for the Twenty-First Century

Seaton, D., Caspi, A., Casini, R., Downs, C., Gibson, S., Gilbert, H., ... White, S. (2023)

Bulletin of the AAS

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COMPLETE: a flagship mission for complete understanding of 3D coronal magnetic energy release

Caspi, A., Seaton, D., Casini, R., Downs, C., Gibson, S., Gilbert, H., ... Zimovets, I. V. (2023)

Bulletin of the AAS

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Magnetic Energy Powers the Corona: How We Can Understand its 3D Storage & Release

Caspi, A., Seaton, D., Casini, R., Downs, C., Gibson, S., Gilbert, H., ... Zimovets, I. V. (2023)

Bulletin of the AAS

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Photochemically produced SO2 in the atmosphere of WASP-39b

Tsai, S., Lee, E., Powell, D., Gao, P., Zhang, X., Moses, J., ... Yurchenko, S. (2023)

Nature

DOI

Detection of Carbon Monoxide’s 4.6 Micron Fundamental Band Structure in WASP-39b’s Atmosphere with JWST NIRSpec G395H

Grant, D., Lothringer, J. D., Wakeford, H. R., et al. (2023)

Astrophysical Journal Letters

DOI

A broadband thermal emission spectrum of the ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-18b

Coulombe, L.-P., Benneke, B., Challener, R., Piette, A., Wiser, L., Mansfield, M., ... Yurchenko, S. (2023)

Nature

DOI

Identification of carbon dioxide in an exoplanet atmosphere

Ahrer, E., Alderson, L., Batalha, N., Bean, J., Beatty, T., Bell, T., ... Zhang, X. (2023)

Nature

DOI

Early Release Science of the exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRSpec PRISM

Rustamkulov, Z., Sing, D., Mukherjee, S., May, E., Kirk, J., Schlawin, E., ... Zhang, X. (2023)

Nature.

DOI

Early Release Science of the exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRSpec G395H

Alderson, L., Wakeford, H., Alam, M., Batalha, N., Lothringer, J., Redai, J., ... Zhang, X. (2023)

Nature

DOI

Open source codes

RO-SPICE.

Script to derive RO geometries with ease.

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Akatsuki_open

Script to pre-process multi-level Akatsuki opensource data with ease.

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Education

  • Ph.D in Astronomy, Indian Institute of Technology Indore (Pursuing)
  • M.Sc. in Astronomy, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, 2023
  • B.Sc. in PCM, Choudhary Charan Singh University Merrut, 2021

Work Experience

  • Feb 2022 - Aug 2022: Data Analyst & Management Intern
    • Armstrong Space Australia
    • Duties included: Working with data, as well as managing a team of interns
    • Project Head: Abin Sharaf
  • Aug 2022 - Feb 2023: Researcher in AI/ML and Orbital Mechanics
    • ERETS Space London
    • Duties included: Working as a part of the AI/ML team, and developing pipelines for data processing.
    • Project Head: Dr. Abhiram Jayan Nair

Extra Activities

  • Club Head for the Astronomy, Space Engineering and Technology (AsSET) Club, IIT Indore.
  • Past experiences in event management.
  • Worked as a part of an NGO - Be Happier Soul
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