I am interested in direct absorption and enhanced absorption techniques like cw-CRDS, off-axis CEAS and multiple-pass absorption to measure the properties of combustion related species. I am also interested in developing optical instruments for environment and breath sensing applications. My background is in Raman spectroscopy. I have developed a multiple-pass Raman spectrometer for accurate flame temperature measurements. I have also used Raman and Rayleigh scattering to measure the non-equilibrium energy distribution in a supersonic flow.

• K. C. Utsav and Philip. L. Varghese, “Accurate Temperature Measurement in Flames with High Spectral Resolution using Stokes Raman Scattering from Nitrogen in a Multiple-Pass Cell,” Applied Optics 52, 5007-5021(2013).
• Utsav KC, Joel A.Silver, David. C. Hovde, and Philip L. Varghese, “Improved Raman Spectrometer,”Applied Optics 50, 4805-4816(2011).

• 2013: Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
• 2009: M.S.E., Aerospace Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA. 
• 2006: B.A., Honors in Physics, Williams College, Williamstown, MA, USA.
  

• April 2014:  Post Doctoral Researcher, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, SA.
• June 2013- March 2014: Post Doctoral Researcher, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
  

• Clean Combustion Research Center