about me

I’m a 2nd-year Astrophysics Ph.D. student at the University of Arizona working with Kathryne Daniel. My research focuses on building simulations to understand dynamics in the Milky Way.

publications

Chatur, L., Louie, D., Schlieder, J., Wilson, R., Bray, E., Rohrbach, S. “Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Wide Field Instrument: Grism Saturation Response to Bright Sources during Thermal-Vacuum Testing.” AAS 10 279 (2026) [RNAAS]

Daniel, K., Wisz, M. E., Masters, K., Wyse, R., Smock, A., Chatur, L. “Spiral Morphology and Radial Migration: Kinematically heating, cooling, and cold.” [ADS, arXiv]

Smock, A., Daniel, K., Rampalli, R., Newton, E., McAuley, O., Hyman, S., Chatur, L. “Wrinkles in Time. II. Stellar Age Trends in Kinematic Signatures from Transient Spiral Structure.” ApJ, 1005, 151 (2026) [ADS, arXiv]

Patel, E., Chatur, L., Mao, Y-Y. “Temporal Evolution of the Radial Distribution of Milky Way Satellite Galaxies,” ApJ, 976, 141 (2024) [ADS, arXiv]

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