Portrait of Himel Das

Himel Das

AstrophysicsComputational ScienceScientific ResearchLinux & FOSS

An astrophysics enthusiast from Bangladesh exploring astrophysics, computational science, scientific research, and open-source technology.

Projects

DISHARI

Our team's proposal for the NASA International Space Apps Challenge 2026 on planning safer space missions with physics-based checks.

NASA Space Apps 2026

Project ARGUS

ESTEM

Team project for ESTEM: used satellite remote-sensing data to track environmental changes.

Top 4 TeamsCompleted

AtomicMemory

An interactive web application for learning the periodic table through a gamified experience.

Try It Live

Cordata

A computational geometry tool for calculating the area, perimeter, and centroid of polygons using coordinate geometry.

View on GitHub

Urochithi

An anonymous letter web app that stores as little data as possible, designed like vintage paper.

View on GitHub

JustVocals

An audio-processing project for separating vocals from instrumental components in audio clips.

View on GitHub

DocSafe — Hospital Emergency Alarm System

Prototype of a networked hospital call system using ESP32, OLED displays, call buttons, MQTT/TLS, FastAPI, and PostgreSQL.

Prototype

Competitions & Awards

CERN Beamline for Schools 2026

With six teammates (Konatori-135), analyzed sample BL4S calorimeter data and reconstructed the neutral pion invariant mass for our proposal, shortlisted among the global Top 50.

Global Top 50

Bangladesh Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics

Earned a Silver Medal in the regional round of the Bangladesh Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Silver Medal

Digital Innovation Fair 2023

Won the regional Digital Innovation Fair 2023.

Winner

Leadership

Founder

Stargzr

Founded a Bogura-based astronomy community that began as a network for astronomy enthusiasts and expanded into astronomy outreach and events.

President

Science Club, Bogura Zilla School

Led science outreach activities including science fairs, workshops, competitions, and practical projects such as model rockets and telescopes.

Founder

Techbondhu

Founded a community focused on technology education and innovation.

Co-Head, Content and Production

Aruddho Ekattor

Worked on content creation and production strategy.

Content Writer

Tachyon

Contributed science and technology articles and content.

Physics Tutor (Grades 9–10)

Unique Public School and College

Taught physics to Grades 9–10 students with an emphasis on physical intuition and demonstrations.

Vision

I want to study astrophysics, using observations, data, and modelling to answer questions about stars and the universe.

Alongside research, I want to build free, open tools and write explanations that students outside big universities can actually use.