Research Interests
Cosmic 21-cm signal from the Epoch of Reionisation, polarisation leakage in LOFAR observations, radio interferometric calibration, X-ray observations of galaxy clusters.
Current Professional Status
PhD student, Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen, the Netherlands.
Supervisor: Prof. dr. Leon Koopmans.
Co-supervisor: Dr. Vibor Jelic.
Education
| PhD | 2012- | Radio Astronomy | Kapteyn Astronomical Institute | Groningen, the Netherlands |
| MSc. | 2011-12 | Astronomy and Astrophysics | University of Innsbruck University of Goettingen University of Rome Tor Vergata |
Austria Germany Italy |
| BSc. | 2006-09 | Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Islamic University of Technology | Gazipur, Bangladesh |
| High School | 1999-2005 | Science | Mirzapur Cadet College | Tangail, Bangladesh |
| Primary School | 1993-98 | Satenga Govt. Primary School Mukul Niketan School |
Satenga, Bhaluka, Bangladesh Mymensingh, Bangladesh |
Skills
- Language:
- Bengali (mother tongue), English (fluent), Dutch (level 1, very basic)
- Computing:
- Python, IDL, C++
- Scientific packages:
- BBS, CASA, MeqTrees, Pyrap, CIAO, XSpec, ds9, kvis, XWSM
- Database:
- SQLite3
- Web designing:
- HTML, PHP, CSS3, MediaWiki, Wordpress, Javascript
- Document processing:
- Latex, Google Drive, Keynote
Schools and Workshops
| 2014 | Apr 9-10 | LOFAR Collaboration Science Workshop | Amsterdam, the Netherlands | LOFAR science |
| 2013 | Oct 7-11 | NOVA Fall School | Dwingeloo, the Netherlands | Scientific writing, and exoplanets |
| 2013 | Mar 18-22 | LOFAR Collaboration Science Workshop | Dalfsen, the Netherlands | LOFAR science |
| 2013 | Feb 10-22 | 3GC3 Workshop & Interferometry School | Port Alfred, South Africa | Radio interferometric calibration |
| 2011 | Jul 19-28 | Alpbash Summer School: Star Formation Across the Universe | Alpbach, Austria | Space mission design, star formation |
Meetings, Symposia, or Conferences
| 2014 | Sep 8-12 | Young European Radio Astronomers Conference (YERAC) | Torun, Poland | Radio astronomy |
| 2014 | Jun 24-25 | LOFAR EoR Plenary Meeting | Spineto, Italy | LOFAR EoR |
| 2013 | Nov 4-7 | Gerfeest: The Radio Universe @ Ger's (wave)-length | Groningen | Radio astronomy conference |
| 2013 | May 23-24 | LOFAR EoR Plenary Meeting | Sitges, Spain | LOFAR EoR |
| 2012 | Dec 4-6 | LOFAR EoR Plenary Meeting | Het Kasteel, Groningen | LOFAR EoR |
Scholarships and Awards
| 2012-16 | ERC PhD fellowship | European Research Council | PhD research |
| 2010-12 | Erasmus Mundus Category A Scholarship | European Union | Master studies and research |
| 2005-06 | OIC Scholarship | Organisation of the Islamic Conferences | Bachelor studies |
| 2005-09 | Govt. scholarship | Bangladesh | Bachelor studies |
| 2003-05 | Govt. scholarship | Bangladesh | College (high school) studies |
