cv

For the full CV, please email ishmgupta [at] gmail [dot] com.

Basics

Name Ish Gupta
Position N3AS Postdoctoral Fellow
Email ishmgupta@gmail.com
Url https://ishgupta.in
Summary Using gravitational-wave observations for inferring cosmological parameters, astrophysical phenomena, neutron star properties, and testing general relativity; improving parameter estimation and facilitating multi-messenger astronomy.

Work

  • 2025.09 - 2027.08
    N3AS Postdoctoral Fellow
    University of California, Berkeley
    Currently visiting Northwestern University, IL, USA.

Education

Volunteer

  • 2023.08 - 2025.05

    State College, PA, USA

    Volunteer
    PAW Pals (Physics and Astronomy for Women+ / PAW+)
    Volunteered for PAW Pals—an initiative by Physics and Astronomy for Women+ (PAW+).
  • 2022.01 - 2023.12

    State College, PA, USA

    Volunteer
    Association for India’s Development (AID) – Penn State chapter
    Volunteered with the Association for India’s Development (AID) – Penn State chapter.

Outreach

  • 2025 - present

    Chicago, IL, USA

    Astro Conversations speaker
    Adler Planetarium
    Engaging with people through Adler's Astro Conversations initiative.
  • 11 - 2024

    State College, PA, USA

    Speaker
    State College Area High School
    A lecture on gravitational waves to high-school students.
  • 09 - 2020

    Youtube

    Speaker
    Mini-Astro Workshop Series
    Public lectures on gravitational waves as part of the Mini-Astro Workshop Series.
  • 08 - 2025

    Website

    Outreach writer
    LIGO India
    Authored an outreach article on the GW241011-GW241110 discovery for the LIGO India blog.
  • 08 - 2025

    Website

    Outreach writer
    LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration
    Co-authored the GW241011-GW241110 science summary for the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration.
  • 01 - 2025

    State College, PA, USA

    Speaker
    Astronomy on Tap
    A public talk on gravitational waves at the Happy Valley Brewing Company.

Visits

  • 2025.12

    Mumbai, India

    IIT Bombay
    Host: Rahul Kashyap
  • 2025.09

    Evanston, USA

    CIERA, Northwestern University (CIERA Colloquium)
    Host: Vicky Kalogera
  • 2024.11

    Goa, India

    BITS Pilani
    Host: Kinjal Banerjee
  • 2024.11

    Mumbai, India

    IIT Bombay
    Host: Archana Pai
  • 2024.10

    Goa, India

    NEOSGrav2024 conference
    Host: Debarati Chatterjee
  • 2024.10

    Evanston, USA

    CIERA, Northwestern University (Theory Group Meeting)
    Host: Sylvia Biscoveanu; Vicky Kalogera
  • 2024.09

    Online

    KAGRA GW Research Exchange Meeting
    Host: Leo Tsukuda
  • 2024.07

    Glasgow, UK

    University of Glasgow
    Host: Rachel Gray
  • 2024.07

    Cardiff, UK

    Cardiff University
    Host: Stephen Fairhurst
  • 2024.05

    Toronto, Canada

    Hotwiring the Transient Universe VII (Dunlap Institute, University of Toronto)
    Host: Maria Drout; Aaron Tohuvavohu
  • 2024.04

    Lubbock, USA

    Texas Tech University
    Host: Alessandra Corsi
  • 2023.08

    Bangalore, India

    International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS)
    Host: P Ajith

Awards