Sayan Panda
Junior Research Fellow
Indian Institute of Astrophysics
I study the interstellar medium, dust polarization, and magnetic fields in star-forming regions and high-latitude environments using multi-wavelength observational techniques.
My work combines sub-millimeter and infrared polarimetric observations with statistical analysis to probe the role and morphology of magnetic fields in the high lattitude clouds. I am particularly interested in understanding how dust grain alignment mechanisms shape the polarization patterns we observe in molecular clouds.