Karan Jani Explained

Karan Jani
Birth Date: 18 May 1988 df=y
Nationality:Indian
Alma Mater:Georgia Tech (PhD), Pennsylvania State University (BS)
Known For:Black holes, Gravitational Waves
Website:http://www.karanjani.com/

Karan Jani (born 18 May 1988) is an Indian astrophysicist working on black holes, gravitational waves, and testing Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity.[1] [2] [3] He is currently an assistant professor of physics and astronomy at Vanderbilt University,[4] and holds the endowed position of Cornelius Vanderbilt Dean’s Faculty Fellow.[5] [6] He has worked at the LIGO Livingston Observatory in the US, the Albert Einstein Institute in Germany, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Canada.[7] [8] [9] He is a member of the Indian Initiative in Gravitational-wave Observations effort to build a gravitational wave detector LIGO in India.[10] [11]

Early life and education

Karan was born in Mumbai, India and grew up in Vadodara, Gujarat. He conducted his K-12 schooling at a government school in Baroda, which had no science lab. His interest in physics and astronomy started when he attended Maharaja Sayajirao University and came across a copy of Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time. This inspired him to transfer to Penn State in the United States, from which he obtained simultaneous degrees in astronomy and astrophysics along with a minor in mathematics.[12] [13] His undergraduate research focused on the gravitational-wave science potential of the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna, under the supervision of Lee Samuel Finn.[14]

Jani obtained his PhD in Physics from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2017 with his thesis, "Journey of binary black holes: From supercomputers to LIGO to universe."[15]

Research and career

Jani has previously held undergraduate research positions at the Institute of Gravitation and Cosmos at Penn State, Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics and Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. He has held postdoctoral fellowships at Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt University.[16] [17]

He is part of the LIGO team made the first observation of gravitational waves from a binary black hole merger in 2015. He was one of the approximately 1200 authors of a paper on the subject in Physical Review D.[18] He was also one of the 3 authors of a paper in Nature reporting a specific approach for observing an elusive class of black holes called intermediate-mass black holes.[19]

In 2016, he was part of the delegation that met with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in Washington, DC, for the signing of the MoU between the National Science Foundation and Department of Atomic Energy to build a LIGO detector in India.[20]

Awards and recognition

See also

References

  1. Web site: Vadodara man behind simulation of Einstein's gravitational waves Vadodara News – Times of India. February 13, 2016. The Times of India. en. 2020-03-17.
  2. Web site: Of LIGO, gravitational waves and a revolution in physics. Vadukut. Sidin. 2016-03-27. Livemint. en. 2020-03-17.
  3. Web site: 14% of all the Massive Stars in the Universe are Destined to Collide as Black Holes. Gough. Evan. 2020-02-05. Universe Today. en-US. 2020-03-17.
  4. Web site: Faculty Vanderbilt Astronomy Group . 2023-07-11 . Vanderbilt College of Arts and Science . en-US.
  5. Web site: Wolf . Amy . 26 June 2023 . Scientist who helped prove Einstein theory opens doors to black holes for students with diverse majors . 2023-07-11 . Vanderbilt University . en-US.
  6. Web site: Dean's Faculty Fellows . 2023-07-11 . Vanderbilt College of Arts and Science . en.
  7. Web site: An Indian's journey from A Brief History of Time to meeting Stephen Hawking. Thomas. Maria. Quartz India. 15 March 2018 . en. 2020-03-17.
  8. Web site: stephen hawking.: Karan Jani recalls lunch with Hawking . March 15, 2018. Tushar. Tere. The Times of India. en. 2020-03-17.
  9. Web site: Observing 'black hole symphony' using gravitational wave astronomy . 2020-03-17 . www.nsf.gov . 21 November 2019 . English.
  10. Web site: LIGO India project to take off soon. July 26, 2016. The Times of India. en. 2020-03-17.
  11. Web site: Astrophysicist, LIGO researcher Karan Jani proposes space research center at MSU. 2016-10-20. The Indian Express. en-US. 2020-03-17.
  12. News: Ramesh . Sandhya . 22 September 2018 . This alumnus of a Baroda govt school was part of a team that unlocked a space secret . The Print . 2023-07-11.
  13. Web site: Pathak . Sushmita . 10 August 2017 . The 28-Year-Old Physicist Looking to Revamp India's Education System . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220706115310/https://www.ozy.com/around-the-world/the-28-year-old-physicist-looking-to-revamp-indias-education-system/79858/ . 2022-07-06 . 2023-07-11 . OZY.
  14. Jani . Karan P. . Finn . Lee Samuel . Benacquista . Matthew J. . Pointing LISA-like gravitational wave detectors . 2013 . astro-ph.IM . 1306.3253.
  15. Jani . Karan . 2017-04-07 . Journey of binary black holes: From supercomputers to LIGO to universe . 2023-07-17 . Georgia Tech Library. 2017PhDT.......108J . 1853/58269 .
  16. Web site: Rouhi . A. Maureen . 5 October 2017 . College of Sciences Postdocs Shine in 2017 Georgia Tech Postdoctoral Research Symposium . 2023-07-11 . Georgia Tech Postdoctoral Services.
  17. News: Lee . Ethan . 3 February 2020 . Harvard, Vanderbilt Scientists Find "Stellar Budget" for Colliding Stars . The Harvard Crimson .
  18. Abbott . B. P. . Abbott . R. . Abbott . T. D. . Acernese . F. . Ackley . K. . Adams . C. . Adams . T. . Addesso . P. . Adhikari . R. X. . Adya . V. B. . 1 . 2017-07-11 . Search for intermediate mass black hole binaries in the first observing run of Advanced LIGO . Physical Review D . 96 . 2 . 022001 . 1704.04628 . 2017PhRvD..96b2001A . 10.1103/PhysRevD.96.022001 . 201249161.
  19. Jani . Karan . Shoemaker . Deirdre . Deirdre Shoemaker . Cutler . Curt . March 2020 . Detectability of intermediate-mass black holes in multiband gravitational wave astronomy . Nature Astronomy . en . 4 . 3 . 260–265 . 1908.04985 . 2020NatAs...4..260J . 10.1038/s41550-019-0932-7 . 2397-3366 . 199577340.
  20. Web site: Georgia Tech PhD Student Called To Meet India's Prime Minister. www.news.gatech.edu. 2020-03-17.
  21. Web site: 30 Under 30 2017: Science. Forbes. en. 2020-03-17.
  22. Web site: Karan Jani named in Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science. 2017-01-03. School of Physics. en. 2020-03-17.
  23. Web site: Karan Jani. Vadim . Supitskiy. Forbes. en. 2020-03-17.

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