Education
Ph.D. in Astronomy
Institute of Astronomy, NTHU, Taiwan
Thesis: MeV observations of Pulsars
Advisor: Prof. Hsiang-Kuang Chang
M.Sc. in Physics
SLIET, Punjab, India
Thesis: Exploring the JWST PRIMER Catalog: An Investigation of Infrared Galaxies
Advisors: Prof. S.S. Verma and Prof. Tomo Goto
B.Sc. in Physics
University College, Kerala, India
Thesis: Effect of Solar Flux on Aerosol Absorption Coefficient
Advisor: Prof. S. Bindu
Publications
"Anticorrelation Between Flux and Photon Index of Hard-X-Ray Emission from the Crab"
K. A. Augustine and H.-K. Chang. Vol. 981, no. 2, 173, p. 173, Mar. 2025.
"Investigating the Anti-Correlation between Photon Index and Flux of the Crab using RXTE and NuSTAR"
D. Chatterjee, H.-K. Chang, D. Debnath, K. A. Augustine, and T.-H. Lin. Vol. 988, no. 1, 105, p. 105, Jul. 2025.
Collaborations
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COSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager) 2024-Present. Early Career Co-Lead of Galactic Science team, and Galactic Science team member working on Pulsars.
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BTO (Background and Transient Observer) 2025-Present. On board COSI. Software team member working on ground software analysis.
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GTM (Gamma-ray Transients Monitor) 2025-Present. On board Formosat-8B. Science team member working on the Crab.
Skills & Tools
Programming & Software
Languages
English, Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi
Basic proficiency: Tamil & French