About Me

I am a Physics PhD student at Stanford University advised by Kent Irwin. My main interest is applying the methods of quantum metrology to enhance searches for axion dark matter.

My focus is on building superconducting RF resonators, understanding quantum noise in these frequency ranges, and developing new sensors/protocols to evade the standard quantum limit on measurement in dark matter searches. In this, I am generously supported by the Quad Fellowship.

Previously, I was at UC Berkeley working on neutrinoless double beta decay and WIMP dark matter detection. Before that, I was born in Delhi and raised in Singapore & Dubai.

In my spare time I like to write on my blog, usually about physics, history, and other assorted thoughts. This website also hosts some other older essays and book reviews.

I also really like learning new languages. I’ve been most successful with French, Turkish, Persian, and ancient languages like Latin, Sanskrit, and Avestan.

You can get in touch with me via email or follow me on Twitter.

Publications/Articles

Stephen E. Kuenstner, Elizabeth C. van Assendelft, Saptarshi Chaudhuri, Hsiao-Mei Cho, Jason Corbin, Shawn W. Henderson, Fedja Kadribasic, Dale Li, Arran Phipps, Nicholas M. Rapidis, Maria Simanovskaia, Jyotirmai Singh, Cyndia Yu, Kent D. Irwin, Quantum metrology of low frequency electromagnetic modes with frequency upconverters, Phys. Rev. Research 7, 013281 (2025)
V. Ankel et al., Noise limits for dc SQUID readout of high-Q resonators below 300 MHz, arXiv:2504.20398 (2025)
M.H. Kelsey et al., G4CMP: Condensed Matter Physics Simulation Using the Geant4 Toolkit, Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research, A 1055, 168473 (2023)
L. Brouwer et al. (DMRadio Collaboration), Projected Sensitivity of DMRadio-m3: A Search for the QCD Axion below 1 µeV, Phys. Rev. D 106, 103008 (2022)
L. Brouwer et al. (DMRadio Collaboration), Proposal for a definitive search for GUT-scale QCD axions, Phys. Rev. D 106, 112003 (2022)
Jyotirmai Singh, Preey Shah, Investing in the future of Indian Science, Observer Research Foundation (2022)
B. Aharmim et al. (SNO Collaboration), Measurement of neutron production in atmospheric neutrino interactions at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, Phys. Rev. D 99, 112007 (2019)