Agniva Ghosh
Hi! I'm Agniva and welcome to my personal space. I'm a Physics Grad student at University of Minnesota. Formerly I've done my bachelor and master studies from University of Calcutta and Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in India respectively. I am from a small town called Konnagar, situated in the suburb area of the Calcutta metropolis in India. Other than physics I'm interested in reading books, capturing photos, cartography and watching football and movies.
Research
I am currently pursuing my PhD in the School of Physics and Astronomy at University of Minnesota Twin Cities under supervision of Professor Liliya L. R. Williams. My research is mainly focused on Gravitational Lensing and Dark Matter.
Education
MSc Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, 2016
BSc Physics, University of Calcutta, 2014
Teaching Experiences
Teaching Assistant, PHYS 1301: Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I, Fall 2017, University of Minnesota Twin Cities.
Teaching Assistant, PHYS 1302: Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering II, Spring 2018, University of Minnesota Twin Cities.
Teaching Assistant, PHYS 1302: Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering II, Fall 2018, University of Minnesota Twin Cities.
Teaching Assistant, PHYS 1202: Introductory Physics for Biology and Pre-medicine II, Spring 2019, University of Minnesota Twin Cities.
Other Research Experiences
April 2015-May 2016: Worked on my Masters’ Thesis Project about using potential Dark Matter candidates as a probe to solve Gauge Coupling Unification problem in Particle Physics under supervision of Prof. Tirtha Sankar Ray at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India.
January 2017- May 2017: Worked for a project on Dark Matter and Inflation under supervision of Dr. Arindam Chatterjee at Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata, India.
Awards and Achievements
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award by School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, 2018.
Proficiency Award for Best Masters’ Thesis of Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur,-2016.
Lectureship and Junior Research Fellowship awarded by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and University Grants Commission, Govt. of India, 2015.
INSPIRE Scholarship for Higher Education by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, 2011