About Soham

I am a VITA postdoctoral fellow at the University of Virginia, working in the SIE3D group. I received my PhD degree from Purdue University, under the supervision of Prof. Paul Duffell.

I study high velocity astrophysical outflows and work on devising new numerical techniques to overcome the challenges associated with modeling such outflows. I developed a novel hydro code called Sprout that can expand its computational domain following the fluid flow, thus providing a cheap way to study outflows that grow over several orders of magnitude in space and time. My particular interest lies in supernovae, or explosive deaths of stars. I also have experience working with astrophysical jets, both from a theoretical and an observational point of view.

When I’m not working, I’m usually busy cooking, stargazing, playing badminton, or hanging out with Bayek or Kratos on my gaming console. I hail from the metropolitan city of Kolkata (lovingly called the ‘City of Joy’) in the coastal state of West Bengal, India.

Contact information

Dr. Soham Mandal
Department of Astronomy
University of Virginia
530 McCormick Avenue
Charlottesville, VA 22901, USA
Email: soham@virginia.edu