V H Satheeshkumar

V H SATHEESHKUMAR

Departamento de F´ısicaTeórica,Instituto de F´ısica,Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rua SãoFrancisco Xavier 524, Maracanã,Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20550-900, Brazil ? +55-21-96947-0095 [email protected] https://sites.baylor.edu/vh satheeshkumar/

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Black hole entropy and Hawking radiation • Singularities, black holes and gravitational collapse • Fundamental symmetries of nature and their interconnection • Very early universe, trans-Planckian cosmology and inﬂation • Heat kernel techniques in general relativity, quantum ﬁeld theory and quantum gravity

EDUCATION

Ph.D. (Theoretical Physics) Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA. [May 2015] - Dissertation: Aspects of Black Holes in Gravitational Theories with Broken Lorentz and Diﬀeomorphism Symmetries - Advisor: Dr. Anzhong Wang M.Phil. (Physics) University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India. [2006] - Thesis: Gravity, Extra Dimensions and Supernovae - Advisor: Dr. P. K. Suresh M.Sc. (Astronomy) Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. [2004] B.Sc. (Physics, Mathematics & Computer Science) Yuvaraja’s College, Mysore, India. [2001]

EMPLOYMENT

Postdoctoral Fellow - Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [July 2015 – Present] Graduate Teaching Assistant - Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA. [August 2009 – May 2015] Graduate Research Assistant - Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA. [Summer 2012, Summer 2013] Lecturer - SBM Jain College of Engineering, Bangalore, India. [April 2008 – August 2009] Physics Teacher - Jain International Residential School, Bangalore, India. [June 2006 – August 2009] Lecturer (part-time) - Tej Academy for IIT-JEE, Hyderabad, India. [June 2004 – May 2006]

ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS

1. CAPES Postdoctoral Fellowship at Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2015-16. 2. Outstanding Dissertation of the Year 2014–15 among all STEM departments at Baylor University. 3. Outstanding Physics Dissertation of the Year 2014–15 at Baylor University. 4. Elected by Baylor University to Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges 2014.

1 5. Nominated four times by Baylor Graduate School for the Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award for Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013 and Spring 2014. 6. Honorable Mention in the Gravity Research Foundation Essay Competition 2013. 7. Summer Research Fellowship at Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), Chennai, jointly awarded by the Indian Academy of Sciences, the Indian National Academy of Sciences and the National Science Academy, India during April–June 2007. - Mentor: Dr. Romesh K. Kaul 8. Vacation Students’ Program at Inter University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune during May–June 2003 - Supervisor: Dr. Naresh K. Dadhich

PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Journals

1. “Static and rotating universal horizons and black holes in gravitational theories with broken Lorentz invariance” (K Lin and A Wang) submitted for publication [arXiv:1603.05708] 2. “Null dust solution in Hoˇrava-Lifshitz gravity” (with O Goldoni, M F A da Silva, R Chan, and J F Villas da Rocha) submitted for publication [arXiv:1603.00782] 3. “Quantization of 2D Hoˇrava gravity: non-projectable case” (with B-F Li and A Wang) Physical Review D 93, 064043 (2016) [arXiv:1511.06780] 4. “Spectral dimension of bosonic string theory” (with D G Moore) Physical Review D 90, 024075 (2014) [arXiv:1407.3002] 5. “The fate of Lorentz frame in the vicinity of black hole singularity”∗ (with D G Moore) International Journal of Modern Physics D 22, 1342026 (2013) [arXiv:1305.7221] * Received Honorable Mention in the Gravity Research Foundation Essay Competition 2013 6. “Gravitational collapse in Hoˇrava-Lifshitz theory” (with J Greenwald, J Lenells & A Wang) Physical Review D 88, 024044 (2013) [arXiv:1304.1167] 7. “Black holes and global structures of spherical spacetimes in Hoˇrava-Lifshitz theory” (with J Greenwald, J Lenells, J.X. Lu, & A Wang) Physical Review D 84 084040 (2011) [arXiv:1105.4259] 8. “Black holes, compact objects and solar system tests in non-relativistic general covariant theory of gravity” (with J Greenwald & A Wang) Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 1012 007 (2010) [arXiv:1010.3794] 9. “Understanding gravity: some extra dimensional perspectives” (with P K Suresh) ISRN Astronomy and Astrophysics Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 131473 [gr-qc/0605152] 10. “Gravity and Large Extra Dimensions” (with P K Suresh) Advances in Astronomy 189379 (2011) [hep-th/0606194] 11. “Bounds on large extra dimensions from photon fusion process in SN1987A” (with P K Suresh) Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics 02, 011 (2008) [arXiv:0805.3429] 12. “Plasmon annihilation into Kaluza-Klein graviton: new astrophysical constraints on Large Extra Di- mensions?” (with P K Das & P K Suresh) Physical Review D 78, 063011 (2008) [arXiv:0801.1269]

Conference Proceedings

1. “Supernovae as Probes of Extra Dimensions” (with P K Suresh & P K Das) American Institute of Physics Conference Proceedings 939: 258–262 (2007) [arXiv:0706.3551].

2 TALKS (outside home institution)

1. “A new metric for a radiating star in General Relativity” at the Third Argentinian-Brazilian Meeting on Gravitation, Astrophysics, and Cosmology (GrACo III) at the Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas F´ısicas (CBPF), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from April 26–29, 2016. 2. “Some surprises in General Relativity” at IV Oficina Carioca de Cosmologia e Gravita¸cão organized by ObservatórioNacional, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil during April 18–20, 2016. 3. “Gravitational collapse in Hoˇrava-Lifshitz theory” at XXVII Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astro- physics organized by University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX during December 8–13, 2013. 4. “Theoretical limits on the (non-)existence of Lorentz frame near black hole singularity” at 7th Gulf Coast Gravity Meeting organized by University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), Oxford, MS during April 19–20, 2013. 5. “Non-Gaussianity from HL gravity” [poster] at Inflationary Theory and Its Confrontation with Data in the Planck Era organized by Aspen Center for Physics, Aspen, CO during January 30 – February 4, 2012. 6. “Black holes in general covariant theory of quantum gravity” at 27th Pacific Coast Gravity Meeting organized by California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, CA during January 18–19, 2011. 7. “Gravity and large extra dimensions” at International Symposium Experimental Gravitation organized by Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai at Cochin during January 5–9, 2009. 8. “Supernovae as probes of extra dimensions” at International Workshop on Theoretical High Energy Physics organized by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee during March 15–20, 2007. 9. “Supernovae and extra dimensions” at Young Astronomer’s Meet 2005 organized by Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) and National Center of Radio Astrophysics (NCRA), Pune, during November 29 – December 2, 2005.

CONFERENCES, SCHOOLS and WORKSHOPS

1. Third Argentinian-Brazilian Meeting on Gravitation, Astrophysics, and Cosmology (GrACo III) at the Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas F´ısicas (CBPF), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from April 26–29, 2016. 2. IV Oficina Carioca de Cosmologia e Gravita¸cãoat ObservatórioNacional, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil during April 18–20, 2016. 3. Strings 2014 at Princeton University and the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ during June 23–27, 2014. 4. Prospects in Theoretical Physics (PiTP) 2014 on String Theory at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ during June 16–20, 2014. 5. XXVII Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics organized by University of Texas, Dallas, TX during December 8–13, 2013. 6. 7th Gulf Coast Gravity Meeting at University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), Oxford, MS during April 19–20, 2013. 7. Inflationary Theory and Its Confrontation with Data in the Planck Era at Aspen Center for Physics, Aspen, CO during January 30 – February 4, 2012. 8. Aspects of Inflation at Texas A & M University, College Station, TX during April 8–10, 2011. 9. 27th Pacific Coast Gravity Meeting at California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena CA during March 18–19, 2011. 10. ADM-50: A Celebration of Current GR Innovation at Texas A & M University, College Station, TX during November 7–8, 2009. 11. Texas Cosmology Network Meeting - 2009 at University of Texas, Austin, TX during October 29–30, 2009.

3 12. XXVII Meeting of Astronomical Society of India at Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore during February 18–20, 2009. 13. International Symposium on Experimental Gravitation organized by Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai at Cochin during January 5–9, 2009. 14. X Workshop in High Energy Physics Phenomenology (WHEPP-X) at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), Chennai during January 2–3, 2008. 15. SERC Preparatory School in Theoretical High Energy Physics at the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi during November 26 – December 15, 2007. 16. International Workshop on Theoretical High Energy Physics at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee during March 15–20, 2007. 17. XXV Meeting of Astronomical Society of India at Osmania University, Hyderabad during February 7–9, 2007. 18. Young Astronomers’ Meet 2005 organized by Inter University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) and National Center of Radio Astrophysics (NCRA), Pune during November 29 – December 2, 2005. 19. Einstein’s Legacy jointly organized by Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and St. Pois College, Hyderabad during October 28–29, 2005. 20. Einstein’s Vision: Its Impact on Science and Society jointly organized by School of Physics and De- partment of Philosophy at University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad during March 14–16, 2004. 21. Galaxies: Structure and Dynamics held at the Department of Astronomy, Osmania University, Hy- derabad during January 19–22, 2004.

TEACHING

• At Baylor University, Waco, Texas, USA. – PHY1405 - General Physics for BA Students [Fall 2014] – PHY1408 - General Physics I Lab [Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011] – PHY1409 - General Physics II Lab [Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Spring 2015] – PHY1420 - General Physics I Tutorials [Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2015] – PHY1430 - General Physics II Tutorials [Spring 2012] – PHY1408/1409/1420/1430 - Physics Tutoring [Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Summer 2014] – PHY1455 - Descriptive Astronomy Lab [Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Summer 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015] – PHY2455 - Foundations of Astronomy [Fall 2014] • At SBM Jain College of Engineering, Bangalore, India. – 06PHY12/22 - Engineering Physics (Visvesvaraiah Technological University) • At Jain International Residential School, Bangalore, India. – CBSE 11th and 12th Class Physics – IGCSE (University of Cambridge) O and A Levels Physics • At Tej Academy for IIT-JEE, Hyderabad, India. – Physics preparatory course for IIT-JEE, AIEEE, AIIMS, BITSAT and EAMCET tests

4 OUTREACH

History of Science

1. “Archaeo-astronomical Signiﬁcance of the Vedic Dar´sap¯urn. am¯asaAltar” (with R N Iyengar) Indian Journal of History of Science, 47.3, 513-519 (2012 ).

Popular Science

1. “I Love Gravity, Because it Attracts me!” Science Reporter, Vol 44, pp 23-25, July 2007. 2. “Supernovae: Explosions in the Cosmos” (with P.K.Suresh), Science Reporter, Vol 42, pp 20-23, October 2005. [astro-ph/0504597]. 3. “Challenging Big Bang: Interview with J V Narlikar” Science Reporter, Vol. 38, pp 20-23, July 2001.

Public Talk

1. “What is so special about relativity?” a public talk at Hundred Years of Relativity Theory Celebrations organized by Jana Vignana Vedika (A.P.), Khammam on June 20, 2005.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

1. Life Member, Indian Association for General Relativity and Gravitation. 2. Member, International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation.

REFERENCES

Dr. Anzhong Wang Dr. Gerald B. Cleaver Professor Professor & Director of Graduate Studies Department of Physics Department of Physics Baylor University Baylor University Waco, TX, 76798-7316 Waco, TX, 76798-7316 United States United States Anzhong [email protected] Gerald [email protected]

Dr. Jonatan Lenells Dr. Dwight P. Russell Assosiate Professor Associate Professor of Physics Department of Mathematics Department of Physics KTH Royal Institute of Technology Baylor University 100 44 Stockholm Waco, TX, 76798-7316 Sweden United States [email protected] Dwight [email protected]