Radhika Achikanath Chirakkara

I am PhD student at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Mount Stromlo Observatory, Australian National University (ANU) working with Dr. Amit Seta, Prof. Christoph Federrath and Prof. Matthew Kunz. I completed my Bachelors and Masters degree at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, India and obtained my BS-MS dual degree in 2020. I am orginally from India, growing up across many diverse regions of the country.

My research focuses on astrophysical turbulence, magnetic fields and the small-scale turbulent dynamo. I work on understanding magnetic field evolution in the collisionless plasma, like the hot intracluster medium of galaxy clusters, using hybrid kinetic simulations. To do so, I have developed a hybrid particle-in-cell code called “AHKASH” using the architecture of the multi-physics code FLASH. I have also worked on understanding the properties of the collisional magnetohydrodynamic small-scale turbulent dynamo in the low Mach number regime.

To read more about my research, please head to the research and publications tab. You can find my CV here.

Contact details: radhika.achikanathchirakkara@anu.edu.au

Office address: D16, Lower Duffield building, Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University, Cotter Road, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, 2611