Anu Raghunathan


About Me

A Math/Mechanical Engineering major with experience in cosmology and statistics, human computer interaction, tech writing and game design.

Location

New York, New York
Thrissur, India
Education
    New York University
    August 2016 - May 2021
    degree
    Bachelor's
    majors
    Mathematics
    Mechanical Engineering
Work Experience
    Dept. of Physics, College of Arts & Sciences, NYU
    Research Assistant
    New York City, NY, United States of America
    January 2019 - present
    company
    Dept. of Physics, College of Arts & Sciences, NYU
    title
    Research Assistant
    overview
    • PI: Prof. David Hogg, 'Resonant Chains in Exoplanet Transits' • Cosmology and statistical methods project: building algorithmic tools using statistical analysis to find extra-solar planets, focusing on resonant chain models as a potential booster. • Ongoing project with plans to publish by December 2020. • Skills used: Solo research while reporting to PI, designing and implementing a custom Python SciPy package, knowledge of statistical methods and probabilistic models to be used on large-scale data sets
    The Writing Center, NYU
    Senior tutor
    New York City, NY, United States of America
    September 2017 - present
    Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Tandon School of Engineering, NYU
    Research Assistant
    New York City, NY, United States of America
    May 2019 - August 2019
Skills
Languages
FrenchHindiMalayalamTamil
Leadership
    Association of Computing Machinery
    Chair
    January 2018 - present