Arbin Timilsina
Data Scientist · Physicist · Writer
I grew up beneath the Annapurna range in Pokhara, Nepal. Today, I hold a PhD in Nuclear Physics and work as a Data Scientist in Massachusetts. My writing explores the peaks we watch from our rooftops, the ones we set out to climb, and what stays with us long after.
About
I work as a Data Scientist at The RepTrak Company, where I build AI-driven systems for reputation intelligence. My background includes neural machine translation at Luminoso Technologies and years of nuclear physics research at Brookhaven National Laboratory and Iowa State University.
My writing spans poetry and prose. I am the author of the poetry collection infinite void, finite feelings and a memoir in progress, Suntala.
Writing
Suntala
Suntala is my memoir in progress. It begins with a suntala - an orange - peeled for my daughter at bedtime, and follows the scent backward through my grandmother's songs, the rooftop where I traced the mountains, and the Everest expedition whose story I had never told.
Preview Suntala
infinite void, finite feelings
Some wounds cannot be fixed with an ointment. Here is an unfiltered exploration of the fractures that break us open. From the heavy currents of the ocean floor to the empty side of the bed, these pieces sit with the pain of longing, the absurdity of survival, and the sudden, surprising gasp of fresh air. They are brief conversations with the void - honest, aching, and unapologetic.
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Physics
Jets, QCD Matter, and Neutrino Experiments
Iowa State University · Brookhaven National Laboratory · PHENIX, DUNE, SBND, ICARUS
My PhD dissertation, advised by John Lajoie at Iowa State University, measured inclusive jet production in proton-proton and copper-gold collisions at √sNN = 200 GeV using PHENIX data from RHIC. The work studied how jets are modified as they pass through hot, dense quark-gluon plasma.
After the PhD, I stayed at Brookhaven National Laboratory as a postdoctoral researcher, working on the DUNE, SBND, and ICARUS neutrino experiments.
Recognition
Professional and Academic
- The RepTrak Innovators Award
- BNL Spotlight Award
- RHIC & AGS Thesis Award
- ISU Research Excellence Award
- ISU Teaching Excellence Award
Everest, 1999
The recognition below arrived after Everest. I was fifteen, and I turned back ninety-eight meters from the summit. What actually happened up there - and the story I took apart decades later - is the center of Suntala.
- Child of the Year
- Child Encouragement Award
- National Talent Award
- Courageous Youth
- SAYUP Youth Award
- Kumudini Ratna
Contact
Email is the best way to reach me.