Gurtina Besla
Professor Of Astronomy at University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, United States
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Top SchoolGurtina Besla is a Professor of Astronomy at the University of Arizona with a decade of post-PhD experience using high-resolution numerical simulations to study the evolution of low-mass galaxies, particularly the Milky Way’s satellites. Her work blends orbital dynamics and hydrodynamics to reconstruct interactions like those of the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, building on a Hubble Fellowship at Columbia and a PhD from Harvard. Based in Tucson, she combines rigorous computational modeling with observational context to probe how small galaxies grow, lose gas, and shape their host’s halo. Beyond research, she has a long history of mentoring youth in STEM and early interdisciplinary training in atmospheric physics, reflecting a commitment to outreach and cross-field perspective.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Astrophysics, Ph.D., Astrophysics at Harvard UniversityBachelor's of Science, Astronomy & Physics, Bachelor's of Science, Astronomy & Physics at University of TorontoHigh school, High school at University of Toronto Schools
Github Skills (1)
java1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
gurtina/ASTR400B_2020
Dec 2019 - May 2020
Contributions:145 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
gurtina/ASTR400B_2023
Dec 2022 - Mar 2023
Contributions:87 commits, 115 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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