Abha Vishwakarma

Abha Vishwakarma

Contact Information

132 Astronomy
1002 W. Green St.
Urbana, IL
M/C 221

Biography

I am first year graduate student. I completed my Master's in Physics from the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) in India. My thesis was about Continuous Gravitational Waves from Accreting Neutron Stars undergoing Common Envelope Evolution.

Research Interests

I am interested using simulations to study dynamical systems, which include interacting binaries and accreting compact objects. I am currently working with  Prof. Paul Ricker on developing a Common Envelope module in MESA and I am also working on using the code FLASH to model accretion on Active Galactic Nuclei.