Dr Nandini Sahu | UNSW Research

My Expertise

Supermassive Black Hole and Host Galaxy Correlations
Gravitational Lensing
Galaxy formation and evolution

Keywords

astronomy & astrophysics

galaxy:structure

galaxy: evolution

black hole

Fields of Research (FoR)

Cosmology and extragalactic astronomy, Galactic astronomy

Biography

I started as an Astro3D Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney in September 2022. I am studying gravitational lenses and lensed galaxies from the early Universe to further develop our understanding of galaxy formation and evolution. I did my Ph.D. from the Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne (awarded in 2022). This was followed by a short-term Postdoctoral Researcher position between September 2021 to May 2022. My Ph.D. thesis, titled "Morphology-dependent Black Hole Mass Scaling Relations" presents the latest developments and new correlations between supermassive black hole mass and host galaxy properties. For more details on my research work check out my website or papers on NASA/ADS.

My Qualifications

Ph.D. in Astrophysics, completed in 2022 from Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia

Master and Bachelor of Engineering Physics, completed in 2017 from Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

My Awards

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Travel Grant for IAU S381 Italy June 19-23, 2023. Amount: 350 Euro
Trottier Chair Astrophysics postdoctoral fellowship at McGill University 2021. (declined in favor of an ongoing project at Swinburne).
Swinburne University Postgraduate Research Award (SUPRA) scholarship plus Tuition Fee Waiver ($AU 130,280) to pursue a Ph.D. at the Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia (2017- 2021). Amount: $AU 26,682 per annum
OzSTAR image competition 2018 at Swinburne University of Technology. Amount: $AU 500
IIT (BHU) Varanasi Gold Medal 2017 (for exceptional academic performance during the five-year Integrated Masters Degree in Engineering Physics.)
Junior Research Fellowship 2015 awarded by the Indian Academy of Sciences (IAS) to work at Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics during the summer of 2015.
Four-year scholarship (2013-2016) from Gas Authority of India Ltd. (GAIL) in association with CSRL during the Integrated Masters Degree (IMD) program. Amount: 60000 INR per annum
Centre for Social Responsibility and Leadership (CSRL), Super 30 Scholarship for preparation of the competition IIT-JEE (2011-2012).
Seven-year scholarship (2004-2011) from the Ministry of Education, Government Of India, for schooling at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Faizabad, UP, India.