Manish Tamta · CV
Curriculum Vitae
Ph.D. candidate in Physics at IISc Bangalore — gravitational lensing, gravitational waves, dark matter and cosmology.
Education
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2024 – now
Ph.D. in Physics — IISc Bangalore
Advisors: Nirmal Raj & Prateek Sharma. Gravitational lensing, gravitational waves, cosmology, astroparticle physics, dark matter.
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2022 – 2024
M.S. in Physics — IISc Bangalore
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2018 – 2021
B.Sc. (Hons.) Physics — St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi
Research appointments
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May – Jun 2026
Visiting researcher — Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (AEI), Potsdam
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2025 – now
Core member, LISA Consortium — Cosmology Working Group
Collaborating on “Strong Lensing with LISA”.
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Jun – Jul 2025
Visiting researcher — Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (AEI), Potsdam
Service
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2025
Referee — Physical Review Letters
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2025
Referee — Physical Review D
Refereed two papers for APS journals.
Teaching & mentoring
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May – Jul 2024
Summer project mentor — Krittika: The Astronomy Club, IIT Bombay
Project: constraining QCD axions and primordial black holes with gravitational microlensing.
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Aug – Dec 2023
Undergraduate teaching fellow — IISc Bangalore
General Physics (UP201, theory).
Awards
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2018 – 2021
INSPIRE Scholar
Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India.
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2019
Sumitomo Scholarship
Sumitomo Corporation, Japan.
Skills
Python · C · Linux · Arduino
Numerical & wave-optics methods · ML for cosmology
Languages
Hindi (native) · English (fluent) · French (learning)
Leadership & outreach
- Coordinator & co-convener — Nature Club, IISc Bangalore
- Mentor — Social Service League, St. Stephen’s College, Delhi
- Birdwatching (eBird) & wildlife / nature photography