Mahek Dange
Main Focus
- Molecular gas excitation and physical conditions in nearby galaxy merger with starburst and AGN nuclei
- High-resolution ALMA observations of multi-transition CO emission at ~100 pc scales
- CO SLED construction and excitation modeling (RADEX, PDR and shock models)
- Spatially resolved molecular gas properties, kinematics and mass across the central kpc of galaxy mergers
Curriculum Vitae
06.2026-Present : Master Thesis student at MPIfR (Bonn, Germany)- Unveiling molecular gas excitation around the active nuclei of the nearby galaxy merger NGC 3256 (Star Formation and Galaxy Evolution team).
05.2026-06.2026 : Research Intern at MPIfR (Bonn, Germany)- Exploring the molecular gas in a nearby galaxy NGC 7469, using the ALMA archive (Star Formation and Galaxy Evolution team).
05.2024-09.2024 : Research Intern at the Argelander Institute For Astronomy (AIfA), University of Bonn (Germany)- XMM-Newton Data Analysis of the Zwicky 3146 Galaxy Cluster (Dark Energy team).
11.2022-Present : Master of Science in Astrophysics at the Argelander Institute For Astronomy (AIfA), University of Bonn (Germany)
06.2021-09.2021 : Summer Intern at DG Ruparel College of Arts, Science and Commerce (Mumbai, India)- Literature research on the link between supermassive black holes and their host galaxies.
2019-2022 : B.Sc. Physics (Honors) at Amity University (Mumbai, India)