Rana Adhikari

Rana Adhikari is a Professor of Physics at the California Institute of Technology, affiliated with the Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy. She holds a B.S. from the University of Florida and a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Adhikari has been an Assistant Professor at Caltech since 2006 and was promoted to Professor in 2012. Her research areas are listed under the broad category of Physics, and she maintains a research website for further information.

Rana X. Adhikari is a Professor of Physics at Caltech, specializing in gravitational wave astronomy, astrophysics, and precision measurement. His research focuses on detecting and analyzing gravitational waves from compact binary mergers using advanced interferometric techniques. Adhikari's work contributes to the development of next-generation gravitational wave detectors and the interpretation of signals from binary black hole and neutron star mergers. His research integrates machine learning to enhance data analysis and improve the sensitivity of gravitational wave observatories. Adhikari has been instrumental in several key gravitational wave detections, including the first observation of a binary black hole merger and the discovery of gravitational waves from a binary neutron star merger. His studies provide insights into the nature of gravity, the properties of compact objects, and the expansion of the universe.