Thejas Seetharamu
Published: 23 January 2022
Thejas came to Glasgow in 2019 as an ERASMUS+ scholar to work on the fabrication of fused silica suspension fibers alongside Prof. Hammond. During his time here he also work with other institutes members of the Newton-Bhabha partnership such as working with Prof. Daw at the University of Sheffield. Thejas has now started a PhD under the supervision of Prof. Hammond.
I started my project work (Supervisor: Prof Giles Hammond) on the fabrication of fused silica suspension fibers as an ERASMUS+ Scholar, with the guidance of Karl Toland. I also got involved in the development of the Sapphire pulling machine, currently in its premature stage, with one of the Ph.D. Students, Jack Callaghan. This fetched me some skills in alignment and beam profiling. Apart from this, I joined one of Prof. Ken Strain’s labs for about 15 days, working on Thermo-refractive index noise measurement with Mr. Andrew Spencer and Dr. Borja Sorazu; this fetched me valuable skills in cavity alignment and mode-matching. I also visited The University of Sheffield for about 15 days to work on the development of pre-Mode Cleaner with Prof. Ed Daw.
My summer was unsurprisingly gripping and enlightening; I intend to continue working in the field of experimental gravitational wave astronomy at least for the rest of my undergrad years.
This internship bolstered my acquaintance with and understanding of the physical world. I was exposed to a new work culture in a very dynamic atmosphere. I fetched a lot of skills and experience which could be potentially deployed during my semester projects at IISER Pune as my projects in CGPA (IISER – IUCAA Collaboration) are quite relatable with that in the summer.
Apart from good research exposure, cultural diversity in a very healthy atmosphere always kept my morale up during my time here.
First published: 23 January 2022