Advised by Prof. Anatoly Spitkovsky

Thesis related topics: Particle heating and acceleration in shocks, Cosmic ray streaming instabilities, Particle-in-Cell simulations

Acquired experience:

1. Improved my computational skills in numerical analysis and simulations. (Fortran, C, C++)

2. Developed sophisticated visualization tools for two-dimensional field animations. (Numpy, Matplotlib, Numba)

3. Analytic modeling of particle motion in prescribed electromagnetic fields present at shocks. (MHD, kinetic theory)

Teaching assistant for the undergraduate course "AST-204 Topics in Modern Astrophysics".

Leading problem-solving sessions on the following topics: Planetary motion, Measuring distances in Astronomy, Stellar evolution, Cosmology, Python fundamentals

Worked under the supervision of Prof. Ilya Dodin on developing the formalism for structure formation in vector-wave turbulence as instability of effective quantum-like plasma.

Served as a teaching assistant, evaluating the homework of undergraduate students in the following courses:

Single Variable Calculus, Multi-Variable Calculus, Electricity & Magnetism, Astronomy and Astrophysics

Numerical Analysics