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Postdoctoral Positions

• 2007 Sep - present: Postdoctoral scholar with Prof. Samuel Finn at Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University.
• 2007 Jan - 2007 July: Postdoctoral scholar at Center for Computation and Technology (CCT), Louisiana State University.

Education

• August 2000- December 2006: Ph.D (Physics), Louisiana State University;
Dissertation Title : Population Boundaries and Gravitational Wave Templates for Evolving White Dwarf Binaries.
• August 2000- May 2003 : M.S. in Physics, Louisiana State University
• August 1996 - June 1998: M.Sc. in Physics, University of Pune , India
• June 1993 - June 1996: B.Sc. in Electronics, Nagarjuna University, India

Research interests

Publication lists

Selected Conference Presentations

1. Hot sub-dwarfs as gravitational-wave sources for LISA
       Kopparapu, R. K., Wade, R; 2009 APS meeting (talk)
2. Distinguishing GRB Progenitors using Gravitational-Wave Observations
        Bondarescu, R; Kopparapu, R. K ; Finn, L. S; Lang, M; Summerscales, T. Z.; 2009 LIGO-VIRGO Scientific Collaboration meeting (poster)
3. Stability of Multi-planet Systems in and around Habitable Zones
       Kopparapu, R;; Barnes, R; 2009, American Astronomical Society (talk)
4. A gravitational-wave color-magnitude diagram for compact binary systems
       Kopparapu, R; 2008, Eastern Gravity Meeting (talk)
5. Can Binary Population Synthesis Models Be Tested With Hot Sub-dwarfs ?
       Kopparapu, R;Wade, R; 2008, American Astronomical Society meeting (poster)