Welcome! This is a repository of collected projects designed for undergrad students at the California Institute of Technology, whom I mentor there as a postdoc.
To clone this repository, open a Terminal window (on Mac or Linux) and do the following:
git clone https://github.com/alurban/mentoring.git
You will be able to retrieve this copy and work from it, but not to push changes unless I grant you permissions. (Please email me if you would like to discuss setting up push privileges.)
Alternatively, you can open this repository in your desktop or download a ZIP-compressed version using the "clone or download" button at the top of this page. This will work from any system.
- tidal_disruption -- A project that builds a toy model of binary neutron star inspirals using both Keplerian and relativistic laws of motion
At Caltech:
- Caltech Library
- Caltech's Office of Student Affairs
- Caltech's Center for Teaching, Learning, and Outreach
- A list of research facilities
- Caltech Student-Faculty Programs
For data science and signal processing:
- A neat Python tutorial with focus on data science
- Stackoverflow, a vast font of wisdom for coding and debugging
- A collection of tutorials centered on gravitational wave signal processing
For LIGO and my associated research:
- LIGO Laboratory
- Online version of my curriculum vitae
Pro tip: if your eyes hurt after staring at a computer screen all day, consider using software that adjusts your monitor's color filter to reflect indoor vs. outdoor lighting conditions, such as f.lux.
Finally, if you're feeling overwhelmed, here's a video of an adorable sloth!