Login

Name	Suryarao Bethapudi
Post	Visiting Fellow
Email	sbethapudi [at] ncra.tifr.res.in
Office Phone	02025719259 Extn: 9259
Office Room	F113
Website	Personal Webpage
HQ	Pune
Address	National Centre for Radio Astrophysics Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Savitribai Phule Pune University Campus, Pune 411 007 Maharashtra, INDIA

Back

Main Research Areas:

Biography:
Suryarao obtained a B. Tech. degree in Engineering Physics (with honours) and in Electrical Engineering as second major from the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, in 2018. He then obtained a Master's degree in Physics from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville USA,, in 2020. Following this, he joined the Max-Planck-Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany, for his doctoral research, completing his Ph.D. in March 2026. He joined NCRA in March 2026 as a post-doctoral fellow.

Research Description:
I am fascinated by the idea of measuring polarization position angles to infer the geometry of the source. Currently, i am applying this technique to study radio transients, including Fast Radio Bursts, Long Period Transients, and pulsars. In the future, I plan to use this technique in the X-ray regime, to infer the geometry of X-ray emitting sources. Accurately measuring polarization position angles requires accurate polarization calibration and measurement strategies. I am hence also interested in working on astronomical techniques to improve polarization calibration and measurement. Finally, I am excited about science popularization and am interested in presenting research work using animations, demonstrations and video essays.