Koushik Chatterjee
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Hi, and welcome to my website!

I’m a postdoctoral fellow at the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics at the University of Toronto. Using relativistic simulations, my research follows matter and magnetic fields around black holes and neutron stars and connects their dynamics to the signals astronomers observe.

Outside of research, I enjoy reading, gaming, and traveling. A recent trip to Gatineau was especially wonderful in the fall. I’m also a fan of the world of The Lord of the Rings, the books of the legendarium, movies and games (yes, even the Shadow of Mordor series, but I enjoy LOTRO more).

Career milestones

  1. An ultraluminous X-ray source

    Found an ultraluminous X-ray source in galaxy IC 5052 in an internship research project.

    Read the paper ↗
  2. Master’s thesis prize

    Received the Master’s Thesis Prize at IIT Kharagpur.

  3. Black-hole jets

    Published simulations of AGN jets accelerated to parsec scales.

    Read the paper ↗
  4. PhD in astronomy

    Completed a PhD at the University of Amsterdam on black-hole accretion and jets.

  5. Breakthrough Prize

    Recognized as part of the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration, awarded the 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.

  6. Black Hole Initiative fellowship

    Received a postdoctoral prize fellowship at Harvard’s Black Hole Initiative.

  7. Event Horizon Telescope Conference

    Presented an invited talk at the EHT Conference in Granada, Spain.

  8. Early Career Award

    Received the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration Early Career Award.

  9. Magnetar-burst simulations

    Published relativistic simulations of giant magnetar bursts.

    Read the paper ↗
  10. CITA Prize Fellowship

    Received a CITA Postdoctoral Prize Fellowship at the University of Toronto.