Who am I?

Hello! My name is Jiten Dhandha. I am 24 years old. I was born in Gujarat, India, but did my undergraduate and masters at the University of Manchester in the UK. I am currently a PhD student at the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, studying the cosmological 21-cm signal and its observations through the REACH telescope. I love learning and talking about space, especially all things cosmology, i.e. the the large scale structures in our Universe and their evolution.

Outside of work

When I am not raving about space, ranting about errors in my analysis codes or involving myself in too many projects, I find myself doing one or more of the following things (in no specific order):

  • consuming unearthly amounts of masala chai;
  • pretending to be a half-elephant, half-human (or other equally strange characters) in Dungeons & Dragons;
  • solving math puzzles or competitive coding problems;
  • playing assorted video-games (I love single-player story-driven games!);
  • editing or doing gnomish work on Wikipedia articles;
  • trying out game development on Unreal Engine, or 3D modelling on Blender;
  • and last, but certainly not the least, learning about Indian cooking and trying out new dishes!