Satyendra Thoudam

I am an Assistant Professor at the Department of Physics, Khalifa University (Main Campus), Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates. My field of research is Astrophysics and Astroparticle Physics, both theory and experiment related to cosmic rays and high-energy gamma rays, and my primary research is directed towards understanding the origin and propagation of cosmic rays in the Universe. I completed Ph.D in 2012 from the Department of Astrophysics, Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands, and worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the same department until 2015. My main research in the Netherlands was the measurement of cosmic rays with the LOFAR radio telescope. During my Ph.D, I developed the LORA particle detector array as a part of the LOFAR cosmic-ray project. From mid-2015 to 2018, I was holding another Postdoctoral Position at Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden where I was involved in the development and Monte-Carlo simulation work of the proposed ALTO gamma-ray observatory in the Southern Hemisphere. Before moving to the Netherlands, I worked as a Research Scientist at the Astrophysical Sciences Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India from 2002 to 2008 during which I worked on gamma-ray astronomy with the TACTIC Cherenkov telescope and simulation studies for the upcoming MACE Cherenkov telescope in India. Over the years, I have developed advanced data analysis, simulation and data acquisition softwares for different Astroparticle Physics experiments as well as gained expertise on advanced particle physics software tools like GEANT4, CORSIKA and ROOT. Besides experimental activities, I have also worked extensively in theoretical studies related to acceleration and propagation of cosmic rays in the Galaxy, and studied various new problems about cosmic rays revealed by high-precision new generation experiments.