Introduction

My name is Rishabh Singh Teja. I am currently a Senior Research Fellow (SRF) at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) situated at Bangalore , Karnataka, India. I have been doing my PhD here. I work on the observational and theoretical aspects of Core-Collapse Supernovae (CCSNe), which are the spectacular deaths of stars with initial masses greater than 8 Suns combined.

Till now I have worked on the data from the following telescopes:

Himalayan Chandra Telescope (2-m)
Devasthal Optical Telescope (3.6-m)
UVOT onboard Swift Observatory (0.3-m)
Growth India Telescope (0.7-m)
KANATA Telescope, Hiroshima, Japan (1-5 m)
AstroSat (UVIT)

I am familier with the following tools, computer languages, codes, etc., some of which I use very often.

Languages: C, C++, and Python
Tools/Softwares: MESA Star, IRAF, SYNAPPS, TARDIS, Linux, MS-Office, etc.
Others: Latex, HTML, CSS, and Javascript

Extracurriculars

Some of my interests/hobbies are:

Love playing both indoor and outdoor games such as Table Tennis, Badminton, Volleyball, Cricket, Football and Chess
Love reading fiction and mythology books
Ardent Cinema lover
Tech enthusiast
Worked on different committes at school and college level
Involved in editorial & design roles for IIA's science e-Magazine 'DOOT' [Served as its Chief Editor from May-2023 to Jan-2024]
Involved with the editorial work at ASI's Science Outreach platform 'Cosmic Varta'
Part of institute's computer committe as student representative
Life member of Astronomical Society of India (ASI) [L2454]

I have always believed in working hard with honesty. I am always eager to learn new things, whether new tools, concepts, or even sports. I have always been a very keen listener and love to hear about different things from everyone. I believe in self-learning and followed it most of my life. I have experienced that, howsoever challenging things may seem, if we keep working hard, it eventually bears fruit and presents us with wonderful outcomes. I like to do everything with utmost dedication and passion.