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Hello. I am post-doctoral researcher in the department of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University. My research interests include the physics of accretion flows, supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, and stellar pulsations. Before coming to Princeton, I received my doctorate in physics from UC Santa Barbara and a bachelors in applied physics from Columbia University.
physics/astronomy links:
- Los Alamos Preprint Archive
- NASA ADS abstract service
- Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton
- UC Santa Barbara's Physics Department
- Insitute for Theoretical Physics at UCSB
- Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics(CITA)
Here are some links to our silly and irresponsible news agencies:
These are some interesting and helpful webpages:
- The Nation
- Harper's
- New Left Review
- Z Magazine
- Counterpunch
- Village Voice
- Washington City Paper
- The Onion
- My favorite radio station
- Astronomy Picture of the Day
- NRL Plasma Formula Index
- SM help
- LaTeX help
- Linux Online
- Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit
These are some, but not all, of my friends and collaborators
Personal:
I'm actually Indian not Greek. My parents were born in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India. I have two sisters, Malar and Thenral whose names mean "blooming flower" and "gentle breeze" respectively. Shortly after my parents moved to the States, I was born in Manhattan. Then I lived in Virginia for a few years where I cultivated an acute taste for barbeque. In 1982 we moved to a suburb in Connecticut where I more or less grew up until I left for college. In college, I decided to study physics. Now I'm here, trying to become a physicist.
I am not married, but I have been with my girlfriend, Lauren, for seven years now. Here's a picture of the two of us acting goofy.For fun, I like to spend time with my family and friends. I really enjoy going to the movies, museums, and resturants or just hanging out and chatting about things like politics or history. Growing up and in highschool I played tennis, soccer, and the occasional pick-up basketball game. Now for exercise, I like to go running. My hobbies include parasailing, khayaking, spelunking, hiking, camping, chess, high-stakes poker, snorkling, sky-diving, SCUBA diving, abalone diving, marathon running, skiing, snowboarding, fishing, and cooking.