PhD (Physics)
Cosmology
Biography
Dr. Akshay Rana is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics, St. Stephen’s College. He obtained his Ph.D. in Physics from the Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi, specializing in Cosmology. Alongside teaching and research, he has actively contributed to student mentoring, academic outreach, workshops, and institutional initiatives. On Administrative front, he has served as Associate Coordinator of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) since 2023 and is also involved in managing the college website. His academic engagement extends beyond the classroom through invited lectures, seminars, workshops, and research talks at institutions in India and abroad.
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Research Interests
Dr. Akshay Rana’s research interests lie primarily in observational cosmology, with a focus on understanding the expansion history, geometry, and fundamental properties of the Universe through astronomical observations. His work makes use of a range of cosmological probes and combines them with model-independent and non-parametric methods to extract cosmological information directly from observations, including Gaussian Processes, Bayesian statistical methods, and Markov Chain Monte Carlo techniques.
His current research interest lies in the study of temporal variations in fundamental constants using cosmological probes. He has published several research articles in leading international journals in cosmology and astrophysics, including JCAP, Physics Letters B, European Physical Journal C, and Physics of the Dark Universe.
His current research interest lies in the study of temporal variations in fundamental constants using cosmological probes. He has published several research articles in leading international journals in cosmology and astrophysics, including JCAP, Physics Letters B, European Physical Journal C, and Physics of the Dark Universe.