experimental Astrophysics
I have learned about the RIT from a review of a current student of RIT on a higher study Facebook group. When I have browsed their website of school of Physics and Astronomy, I have learned about their multidisciplinary research including general relativity, theoretical and experimental astrophysics, numerical relativity, gravitational wave astronomy, instrumentation development, and many other related areas to explore the depths of the origin and evolution of the universe. I have found three strong and very well-organized research centers: Center for Computational Relativity and Gravity, Center for Detectors & Laboratory for Multi-wavelength Astrophysics, respectively. I have found that the MS program offers both research and professional options to the students to explore the depths of the universe through multidisciplinary research, whether it be general relativity, theoretical astrophysics, observational or instrumentation development, or another area related to astrophysics.
I have found the experimental Astrophysics group fascinating since this group interests cosmological observations, including studies of diffuse radiation in the cosmos, particularly the cosmic microwave and infra-red backgrounds, and measures the large-scale cosmic structure, the epoch of reionization and the history of the star formation in the universe.
Their research projects Cosmic Dawn Intensity Mapper (CDIM), The Cosmic Infrared Background Experiment-2 (CIBER-2), Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE), and the recent publications on the epoch of reionization and cosmic infrared background all excite me and lure me into working for those projects. Besides, project SPHEREx, which works to find the origin of the universe, cosmic inflation, and galaxy formation, also seems to be excited.
I have also found the Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation and the Laboratory for Multi-wavelength Astrophysics’ current research areas very interesting. The faculty research areas are – numerical relativity and relativistic magnetohydrodynamics, gravitational wave data analysis, compact object binaries, accretion disks and jets, galaxy formation and evolution, large scale structure, active galactic nuclei, observational and experimental cosmology, early and late stages of stellar evolution, protoplanetary disks, planetary nebulae, the interstellar medium, supernovae, and pulsars.
Since RIT is a member of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Corporation and faculty are involved in several significant collaborations including the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory Scientific Collaboration, the NANOGrav Pulsar Timing Array Consortium, the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna, and the Cosmic Evolution Survey, I think this MS program will create a massive opportunity for me to have a profound knowledge and technical basis to develop my future carrier.
The future of reionization studies in the infrared is promising. I have found the fields “reionization,” “EBL” and “dark ages” very potential since several projects like- Experiment to Detect the Global Epoch of Reionization (EDGES), Precision Array for Probing the Epoch of Reionization (PAPER), Low-Frequency Array (LOFER), Murchison Widefield Array (MWA), Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT), Dark Ages Radio Explorer (DARE), Large-Aperture Experiment to Detect the Dark Ages (LEDA) will be very much hopeful of solving the mysteries in near future. Besides, NASA project Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx), which will launch the mission on 2023 to find the cosmic questions will also be a vast potential field. This sector has a huge potential to work with large numbers of projects on NASA, ESA, and other experimental cosmology sectors around the globe as an experimental astrophysicist.