The Cosmic Treehouse
OUR IDEAS ARE THE THINGS THAT TRULY MATTER.
HOWEVER, SOMETIMES, PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW WHO WE ARE.
We started as a group of friends interested in diverse areas of science and arts who wanted more people to have access to ideas that we found to be novel, uncommon or interesting.
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We have been lucky to have more people join us since. And in case of ideas and viewpoints, more is always better :)
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If you want to contribute an article or join us as a regular author, let us know via the message form.
Team
Akshi Singla
PhD in Chemical Engineering
Akshi is interested in research in diagnostics and drug delivery. She loves to dance and occasionally likes to paint and read.
Rohil Jain
PhD Candidate
Rohil works at the intersection of engineering and biology. He currently develops technologies for personalized medicine including micro-fluidic devices and in-vitro models.
He also volunteers for Asha for Education, a US based NGO working for educating underprivileged kids in India.
Kanika Khanna
Postdoctoral Fellow
Kanika is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University and using synthetic ecology tools to understand the role of gut microbiome in modulating host health and disease. Before that, she looked at tiny microbes with big microscopes during her PhD. During her free time, she dabbles in crochet and 3D origami and is interested in the amalgamation of arts and science. Website link: kanika-khanna.github.io
Upasana Raval
Operations Research Engineer
Upasana work as Operations Research Engineer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She likes to dance, hike, and listen to music in her free time. Her Twitter handle is @RavalUpasana.
Ankur Gupta
Postdoctoral Associate
Ankur loves to read about politics, science, and philosophy and believes that there is great value in simplicity.
He also likes to listen to ghazals, go for long walks, travel with his wife and play chess.
Srijan Sanket
Software Engineer, Startup Enthusiast, Former Management Consultant
Srijan often brings a unique viewpoint due to his diverse background spanning tech. and non-tech roles. He loves talking about technology, financial trading and the human mind.
He loves to read fiction, explore new cuisines, and play table tennis and Dota2.
Anamika Singh
Research Associate
Anamika Singh has a Ph.D. from IIT Delhi and is currently working as a research associate at CSIR-CIMAP, Lucknow. Her research revolves around using micro-organisms called yeast to produce plant-based highly valuable chemicals by using synthetic biology and metabolic engineering tools. When she is not playing with yeast, she loves to find herself by getting lost in nature.
You can reach her at www.linkedin.com/in/AnamikaSingh8
Rachana Agrawal
PhD Student
Rachana is a PhD student at Purdue University doing research in Astrodynamics. She is interested in everything Space. When not thinking about how to send humans to Mars, she volunteers for Asha for Education. She loves reading, hiking and backyard astronomy.
Charu Mehta
PhD Candidate
Charu is a cell biologist and studies stem cell fate and differentiation. She loves conversations on everything, especially about how science and scientific discoveries drive and impact human experiences.
Amol V. Patwardhan
Postdoctoral Fellow
Amol is a postdoctoral fellow, working in the areas of neutrino and particle/nuclear astrophysics. He is currently affiliated with UC Berkeley but he will be joining SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory from Sep 2020. His personal website can be found here: https://sites.google.com/site/amolvpatwardhan.
Ravi Suman
Operations Research Scientist
Ravi is an Operations Research Scientist at American Airlines in their Operations Research and Advanced Analytics team. He develops OR and ML models to improve the network connectivity of airlines.