about me
I’m a 1st-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
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]